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Celtic girls' names (pref Scottish) that don't end with "ah" sound

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CurlyCasperReturns · 13/03/2010 22:21

As the title says.

Our favourite first name ends in an "ah" sound and I don't want the middle name to repeat that. I love, but have therefore ruled out:

Iona
Isla
Ailsa
Cara
Mara
Caiomhe
Aoife

and so on.

I'd rather hear other name ideas, than give the first and have people make suggestions to "match". Please help - this my chance to stamp my celtic roots onto our baby. I'm Scottish, so would prefer that, but OH is part Irish, so that's ok too.

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swanandduck · 16/03/2010 16:25

Sinead
Siobhan (pronounced shivaun)
Aisling (pronounced Ashling)
Emer
Maeve

flybynight · 16/03/2010 10:33

Marsali - Gaelic form of Marjory

blushingm · 16/03/2010 07:30

eirinn (?) pronounced Erin. It's the irish version apparently

diydemon · 15/03/2010 21:50

Not Bronwyn - although lots of people seem to choose this, "Wyn" is the male form of "white".

So Bronwen is correct - the literal translation is "white breast".

Welsh lesson over.

Some other ideas...(friends of dds)..

Sian
Megan
Medi
Sioned
Ffion
Rhianwen
Rhian
Rhiannon
Alaw
Haf
Catrin
Cadi
Mano n
Angharad (but non-Welsh people will never be able to say/spell it!)
Carys
Elin
Elan
Olwen
Blodwen
Siwan
Ceri

SoMuchToBits · 15/03/2010 21:30

Kirsty
Mairi
Roisin
Niamh
Siobhan
Eilidh
Aisling
Caitlin (with the proper Irish pronunciation Cat-LEEN)

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CurlyCasperReturns · 15/03/2010 21:21

Don't worry - I went to school with some Morags and have bad enough memories!

Ailis is winning favour in this household.

sorry blushing was looking for Scottish and maybe Irish, but not Welsh. (neither of us is welsh) as lovely as your suggestions are.

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5DollarShake · 15/03/2010 21:12

Isobel.

Please don't blight your child with the name Morag.

blushingm · 15/03/2010 20:26

Rhiannon
Mairwen
Erin
Mary
Sioned
Niamh
Bronwyn/Bronwen
Gwen
Arianwen
Rhianwen

katiepotatie · 14/03/2010 21:09

Corrie
Aileen
Maggie
Ailie
Skye

decena · 14/03/2010 20:50

Ailidh?

Seonaid is often pronounced shona so that is back to "a" sound.

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CurlyCasperReturns · 14/03/2010 17:04

great - plenty of food for thought.

Morag was my first car
Maggie, Eilidh and Morven are all relatives...

I love some of the others - will run them past OH. Thanks.

(he has already vetoed mhairi - and I love it )

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StayFrosty · 14/03/2010 03:08

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blinks · 14/03/2010 02:04

senga (joking)

bonnie (not joking- love it)

maggie

jaime/jamie

mathanxiety · 14/03/2010 01:50

Seonaid

mumhadenough · 13/03/2010 23:22

Murrin or Mirrin?

poppeto · 13/03/2010 23:18

Love Muirann

giraffesCantCeilidhDance · 13/03/2010 23:11

People would probably spell ceilidh kayleigh all the time.

Morven is my baby sisters name.

dizzydixies · 13/03/2010 23:02

fireverastudent - ceilidh is a dance surely

love morven though

TrinityIsFuckingTrying · 13/03/2010 22:54

vhairi is actually spelt mhairi but spoken with a 'v' as mh is v

erin?

skidoodle · 13/03/2010 22:52

Muireann

foreverastudent · 13/03/2010 22:50

Ceilidh
Aileen
Ailith
Ailish
Arran
Skye
Blair
Elspeth
Emer
Erin
Vhairi
Morven
Kathleen
Kirsteen
Sinead
Siobhan

dizzydixies · 13/03/2010 22:41

Maeve
Maude
Shona/Rhona although both ah sounds sorry
Ffionn

dizzydixies · 13/03/2010 22:39

Ishbel
Muiranne
Heather
Eibhlin

Lemonmeringue · 13/03/2010 22:34

Roisin
Mairead

More Scottishly, second vote for Morag.

gibbberish · 13/03/2010 22:28

Oops I spelt it wrong sorry

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