Is it unfair to call my baby Saoirse?

[Myname15]

Hi everyone
I'm 21 weeks pregnant with my first child. Recently found out that we're having a girl. My favourite girls name is Saoirse (pronounced sir-sha). I love the meaning (liberty) and have loved the name since i was a kid. The name's Gaelic, dp is Irish as is half my family, but I am really struggling with whether or not it's unfair to land my daughter to be with that spelling :s.
What does everyone think?

I wouldn't know how to pronounce it.

She will spend her life correcting people.

Can't you just call her Liberty?

(if you're Irish and live in Ireland, then go for it though of course!)

Are Welsh people English? ????????????

Er no - they are Welsh, from Wales. They are considered to be British citizens but along with with the English and the Scottish, tend to identify their national identity separately.

Don't do it! I have an Irish name and I work in a multi national company in Europe. I spend my whole day correcting people. And no, they often don't remember after being told the first time. It's not easy to spell or pronounce. My name sounds nothing like the way it is spelled and only a few of the Irish colleagues I have occasionally worked got my name first time. Even those from Northern Ireland can't say it. It's a nightmare for me to be honest. I don't understand what my well-travelled parents were thinking when they lumbered me with this name. I have now added a guide to pronunciation in my email signature. I actually think it scares people off from approaching me as people are embarrassed to say it incorrectly.

tread well yes I thought so, but I was referring to soupdragon's post on page one which no one questioned.

GrayJane, please tell us your name!

gray Is it really unusual?

More unusual than Sadhbh, Caoimhe, etc?

I'm struggling to think of a name that people from the North wouldn't know. They do pronounce Roisin as Rosh-in though.

Blimey GrayJane, that sounds tough!

Gormfhlaith. Gobnait. Sadb with the dots for h's.

We were going to have Saoirse as a middle name for dc2 but he turned out to be the wrong gender! We have no Irish connections just loved the name, but decided it was a bit too difficult to go for as a first especially as we can't claim any Irish heritage. I think it's lovely, go for it

God bless any poor soul called Gobnait. Worst Name EVER!

Caoilfhionn?

Rionach?
Siobh?
Siabh?

Cliodhna?

It's beautiful. Do it!

Lasairfhíona?

I like it and if it is a name you love then call her it.

It's not 'quirky' or 'look at me at all'.

Auberginsrus Seoirse is George in Irish. Not a million miles away from Saoirse .
Seoirse us pronounced Shore sha.
For your next dc if it is male

Isn't UK society multicultural?
So call your baby what you like.
So many different cultures with different names.
I'm sure there are lots of names people mispronounce.
The people who matter to you and your dc will learn how to pronounce it properly.

I always read it as sore-arse! Sorry-that probably isn't helpful!!

rollon That is what I read it as too! Such a shame because it is such a lovely name but my brain goes "Sorearse - no that's not right - it's an ee sound seer sha - is that right - oh shit - I've forgotten -again" I'd probably be better if I knew someone with the name but I've only ever read the name in books and googled how to pronounce it.

Lucybabs (waves) have met someone from the UK (related to my dsis through marriage) with Saoirse and Caoimhe as well. Could be the same people ?

I'm Irish Valsold and so is my friend and her daughters who knew Caoimhe and Saoirse were so popular!

I have a Gaelic name, and I do spend a lot of time correcting pronunciation in those who have only seen it written, and spelling in those who have only heard it spoken. But I adore my name, I'm very proud of it, its meaning and its heritage. Saoirse is gorgeous.

Thankful applause for WildRunner.
I have an easily pronounced, bog-standard name. Misspelled all the time. Nothing is sacred. Enjoy the diversity of names :) (I even apply that on here to all names I dislike, wouldn't it be boring if we all agreed!)

Grey Is it Dearbhaile? Laobhaise ? Fionnghuala I haven't heard Cliona for ages - lovely name.

DH used to work with a Dearbhaile and a Tadgh. I used to get calls whenever he/one of his colleagues had to deal with either of them to remind him how to say their names. Numpty. So yes, I can completely concur that people might avoid you out of embarrassment at not being able to say your name.

I often have to google names on CV's though just to figure out a gender never mind pronounce it. It's part of living in the UK and I agree with Holly

In 2019 when we didn’t know my sons gender yet we were picking names so my husband initially came at me with the name and was like what about saaarsha!!! In crazy voice and I was like you’re crazy 😝 but then I realized he was pronouncing it way wrong when we watched song of the sea which was such a precious movie and I heard how Irish people and not my husband pronounce it haha. Anyways and so it has stuck with us since and now we are naming one of our daughters Saoirse. We are having twins in 2022 October