Can you have a first name and middle name that mean the same?

[KatF]

DH and I spent some time discussing a middle name for Sorcha ( sor-i-cha) last night and both decided we liked niamh (neve). Looking into it more they both seem to have similar meanings of light, radiance and brightness....would this be weird?

Also I like the spelling Neve but DH really doesnt not sure if Sorcha Niamh is TOO gaelic?

Our last name is Flynn.

Are you gaelic? If so, go for it.

Sorcha is a very Gaelic name, so as you are going Gaelic anyway i would go for the authentic Niamh spelling.

They don't mean exactly the same thing. Sorcha means 'bright light' and Niamh is more to do with 'radiance', I think (Niamh is also famously from 'Niamh of the Golden Hair', the princess form the legend of Tir-na-nog).

Lovely name, btw.

My DD is called Orlaith Ruby. Orlaith means golden and DP is a jeweller.

We didn't intend to have a jewellery theme, it just happened. I wanted Orlaith, he wanted Ruby so he we compromised!

He did make me a beautiful gold neklace with a pendant in the shape of an "O" with rubies as a present after she was born.

I doubt many people will know the meaning of both Sorcha and Niamh and I doubt they'd find it weird even if they do know the meanings.

I have seen (on fbook) a Caitlin Kathleen, which made me laugh.

My husband is from southern Ireland and im Scottish so a gaelic name is good we just want to make sure we know that it is authentically pronounced and we know the meaning otherwise it seems a bit pointless. Thanks for all the advice so far

I would pronounce Sorcha as Sor-kah (rather than a cha sound) or even Sir-kah, but I guess it's probably down to what part of Ireland you're from.

Sorcha Niamh (Neeve) is lovely! Do you live in Ireland? I have a friend called Sorcha who lives here in London and she gets lots of people say Sorsh-ah.