Sister for Niamh.thoughts pls..

[niamhsmam]

DD called Niamh and baby girl due in 9 weeks! We have a shortlist but can't seem to agree..so tell us what you think

Aoife
Orla
Ava
Eimear (my fav hubby not keen).

The vowel combination IA is always ee-ah (two syllables) in Irish.

How about:
Ailbhe ('Alveh')
Aisling (Ashling')
Beibhinn ('Bev-inn')
Damhnait/ Davnat ('Dove-nat')
Dervla/ Derval/ Dearbhla ('Der-vla')/ Deirbhile (Der-villa')
Neasa ('Nassa')
Una
Riona ('Ree-uh-na')
Roisin ('Roh-sheen')
Iseult
Caoilfhionn ('Kee-lan')
Eithne ('Enya' or 'Eth-na')

Morag? Roisin? Orla is lovely.

If you wanted to stay Celtic but not specifically Irish, how about Eilidh or Angharad?

Mairead - which can be 'may-reed' or 'maire-ed'. Diminutives include May, Maisie and Mysie.

Cara
Cliodhna
Fiona
Rosaleen

Aoife gets my vote together with Niamh

I love Orla.

I like Eimear as well, but I can't spell it, was that right?
I just looked at some Irish girls names to see what else was out there.
I quite liked Ide which is pronounced 'ee-da' and Neala - 'neil-a' if you like the idea of more than one 'n' name or Nuala.

I think that Orla goes very well.

Aoife

I know twin girls called Niamh and Erin, I think they sound good together.

Aoife or Ava

those two names are also my daughter's favourite names for girls

Funny I have an Orla and was thinking of Niamh as a possible 2nd girl's name. Love Aoife too but not for me as it's been taken!

Thanks for all you input ladies, we have now crossed Ava off the list so it looks like its between Orla and Aoife. Just a little worried how Aoife will be pronounced here!also its very popular in Ireland at the moment!!!!oh why is it so hard.

Orla and Aoife are both beautiful. I think I prefer Orla of the two.

What about Caragh/Cara? I've always loved it

Orla and Aoife are both gorgeous.

What about Áine?

I would step away from the Celtic sounding names and go for a pretty but still fairly unusual name for contrast. Something like Naomi.

Ahh, just seen that you have narrowed it down, both are lovely and you cant go wrong :)

I'd go for Orla out of those two.

Aoife is an absolutely gorgeous name, but I have to say hand on heart that I have often wished I hadn't used it for DD even though it really suits her! She has lived in England and Australia and it is hard work. Not sure why, maybe because I pronounce it the Irish way with a very soft f, but loads of people say it as Ee-tha after I have explained that no, it isn't Ay-oh-fie. She does get lots of "oh that's a pretty name" comments though so you may feel it's worth it

I think niamh and orla go lovely together. I know some sisters called Niamh and Erin which i think go well too