Irish baby names

[Melissarella]

First post! DH is English, I am Irish and pregnant with DC1. Looking for Irish name suggestions.

Struggling to find names we both like and that DH doesn't immediately associate with just one member of my family/friend/famous person. For example, I like Ronan for a boy but he said it was 'too Boyzone'. I know loads of Ronans so don't think it's an issue and I'm going to be giving birth so think I should get to decide.

We live in inner London. Kids at school will have names from a wide range of countries and cultures, so not worried about the name being unusual in the UK.

Surname starts with F so would prefer to avoid F names. I have a very common Irish girl's name starting with A and would like a different name for any DCs.

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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

Has anyone seen Catastrophe? Very funny scenes in that about calling a baby Muireann.

I'm from Dublin and would say Neev. Much prettier than Nee-uv but that's not why!

I adore the name Senan, please use it!

Also love Lorcan & Sean.

For girls I like Saoirse or Aisling

Cillian is a truly boys' fabulous name, and very unusual(and therefore fresh-sounding)in the UK

Orla is my favourite girls' name, although it is definitely on the rise here

Good Luck

Boy
Conan
Cael
Èanna
Aodhán
Rían
Donnacha
Caiber
Setanta
Aodh
Naoise
Tiernan
Luan
Ultan
Eunan
Sean óg

Girls
Roisín
Eilish
Úna
Realtin
Bláthnaith
Saorla
Síofra
Evanne
Étaín
Aideen
Ríona
Sadhbh
Aíne

Oh and just to add Moya for girl....

Girls
Grainger
Doireann
Fiona
Cait
Norah
Sinead
Treasa
Blaithnid
Caoimhe
Siobhan
Siofra
Cara
Sorcha
Searlait Irish for Charlotte
Boys
Seoirse Irish for George
Cathal Irish for Charles
Riain
Darragh
Donal
Fionn
Colm

Grainne!

Donncha

Can people put pronunciations next to these? I'm finding this a really interesting read and want to make sure I'm pronouncing them correctly. Think I've got most of them but unsure on a few

Also Colm and Cormac for boys.

Not read the thread so apologies if I'm repeating. We are an Irish family and we have

Boys
Ruairi
Emmet
Sean
Dermot
Lorcan
Shea

Girls
Niamh
Ciara
Siobhan
Roisin
Aoife
Aine
Orla/Orlagh/Orfhlaith/Orlaigh
Saoirse

Searlait? 😂

You can't call a baby Searlait.

They just made that up so people called Charlotte could have an "Irish" name!

Forgot to mention Eiran/Eireann for a boy

A good twenty percent of the names listed here are not remotely Irish!

Searlait is pn the same as Saorla and that is def an Irish name meaning Nobel Princess (love it) (pn Sayr-la)

I'm Irish living in England. Here are some names in my family (lots of cousins). We found it hard avoiding the names of our cousins and settled on Daniel, not actually Irish but hugely popular there. I also really liked Brendan but my DH didn't agree.

Boys

Conor
Declan
Kieran
Sean
Liam
Colm
Ethan
Evan
Aidan
Pearce
Daryl
Patrick
Rory
Finnian
Nathan

Girls
Sinead
Letitia
Aisling
Colleen
Orlagh
Catriona (pronounced Katrina)
Niamh
Edel / Adele
Tara
Siobhan
Cecelia
Áine

Searlait is pronounced Shar-litch.

Woeful thing to inflict on a child. 😂😂

I'm gonna say it. The most beautiful Irish name of all.................

GOBNAIT

Maybe a bit too ethereal and pretty for real life.

What if your Gobnait wasn't tiny and dainty and elegant?

Boys:

Domhnall/Dónal
Shane (séain)
Diarmuid
Declan
Eoin
Niall
Tiernan
Oisín
Fiachra
Fionn
Dara
Cathal
Ciarán

Girls:
Iseult
Deirdre
Sadhbh
Maedbh
Réaltín
Bláthín
Gráinne
Áine
Sorcha
Síle
Orla
Muireann
Mairéad
Ciara
Aoibhín
Etaín or Éadaoin

Nothing useful to add, except wow, Irish names are beautiful. I don't have a drop of Irish blood in me, but wish I was for some of these names...

That's true Bathtime, it is a very dainty and elegant name. And it would be awful if Gobnait turned out to be a florid faced lady pig farmer in size ten wellies.

That would demean the beauty of the name.

And it would be awful if Gobnait turned out to be a florid faced lady pig farmer in size ten wellies.

Or the last member of the local Legion of Mary, never sure if it was the weight around her middle or the sideburns to blame for her boyfriend of 40 years never popping the question (or her cherry).

That would demean the beauty of the name.

It really would.

Darragh
Turlough
Cathal
Sean
Conleth
Dirmuid
Eoghan (Owen)

That's my favourite boys names.

Can't think of any girls that haven't been mentioned already.