Irish baby names anyone?

[lovesicecream]

Can't decide! Dh is Irish so would like an Irish name, any ideas?

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Hi there - this thread is a little old. [[https://www.mumsnet.com/baby-names/most-popular-irish-baby-names
If you’re looking for an Irish baby name, find inspiration here]]. MNHQ

DS chose an Irish name for his confirmation lately.

Fechin

It raised a few eyebrows I can tell you!

Síofra is a lovely girl's name.

that rings a squeaky bell there Mathanxiety!!

SiamoFotutti, Finian and Finnain are two different names and my father was called Finnain by his Irish-speaking parents so I don't think there is any doubt about it.

And so are Eva and Ava

not necessarily if you are thinking about multi-cultural pronounciation. Many people who spell their name Eva pronounce it Ava. So its fluid. However that doesn't change the actual point that the "name" OP said she liked is a piano and not a child.

Saoirse - I love this name. If I ever had another girl (which I won't) but if I did I would choose this.

DS is Rohan (which is anglicised version of Ruadhan) pronounced Roo-awn as Math has mentioned already.

My DGF is Paeder but it gets dreadfully skewed by most english people.

My parents were Irish (Aoife and Seamus), and my sister and I both have names from the list. Much as I love my very unusual name, I would not choose an Irish name for a child who will be living in England. They have been Anglicised in a horrible way and some are now chavvy names, albeit spelt wrongly, and are a nightmare if spelt correctly.

Can I suggest too that if you want an authentic Irish name it's good to check the spelling with an Irish speaker first. Lost of names are misspelt, even on this thread. I also regularly see Irish names pronounced incorrectly on baby name threads in mn.

Spelling isn't a matter of life or death of course , but if it's important to you then check it out online. If you don't care then ignore this rambling post .

My daughters name is Alanna - means beautiful in Gaelic. Another lovely name is Aisling - which means free spirit.

You can go on-line and most Gaelic names actually have a meaning. DD's second name is Cerys (welsh for love) - so she is beautiful love. You can get a sick bag if you like :-))

Gaelic isn't Irish.

And be careful about the online resources, some of them have made up names and mix in welsh ans scottish too.

As an Irish person - gaelic is the true language of the Irish and the only language my great grandmother spoke. Welsh people speak welsh.

Irish people speak Irish. Not Gaelic, which informally is more correct for Scots. Gaeilge translates to Irish, not gaelic.

good website - www.babynamesofireland.com/pages/girl-names-a-c.html

Yeah online sites that are aimed at Americans, I wouldn't take them as gospel.

Aislinn means Vision or dream ..............

Sorry, that sounded anti-american, i didn't mean it to sound like that. I think that Irish names are quite fashionable in the states and sometimes it's a kind of Irish that fits in with the fashion that is what is being sought.

Think ill use spellings that will be easy to pronounce over here, don't know how I'd go about it if it's a boy and he insists on darragh though, can just see people pronouncing it dar rag!

I have Chloe, Ciaran and Cillian. If i ever have another would love using Carrick.
Lol i like C names as you see

Lol me to! My first two are c names , dp put his foot down after that and said no more c's ! I wanted chase or caleb

I think I know what you mean Bandwithering. Sites that say Kelsey is an Irish name or tout names beginning with K, or include names with letters not found in Irish, like J, K, Q, V, W, X, Y, Z.

I like this site though.

You can spell Daragh DARA if you thing it would cause problems, but the GH is no different from the GH of night or right. Or Kenneth BRANNAGH.

Alannah is derived from the phrase 'A leanbh', which roughly translates as 'darling', or 'dote', a fond diminutive for anyone of any age.

lol lovesicecream my poor mother in law also has 2 other grandkids called kian and callam! She never knows what name to call

Dp doesn't pronounce darragh the same as he pronounces dara though

Darragh- Dow (rhymes with wow) ra

Dara - dar ra

That's a strange way to pronounce Daragh.

isn't it, math? Dah-rah, is the only pronounciation I have ever heard.

He has a friend called darragh who pronounces it that way