Irish girls names

[JedBartlet]

Orla
Tara
Clodagh
Alannah
Cara
Una

I want a nod to Irish heritage without having something difficult to spell or pronounce for people in the UK - voice of experience!

Thoughts on the above, or any other suggestions that fit the bill?

PS, my Irish born cousin is Brona. Easier for forriners than Bronagh

What about Nora? I love that but DH won't have it!

I had a thread on this not long ago with loads of helpful ideas - search Irish names for English babies on here and it should come up!

Fwiw I'm probably going to call my daughter Ailbhe because I love it, even though the spelling might cause issues.

herat

Cara is Irish
So is Una (or Oonagh)

Tara and Alannah possibly more debatable but have the Irish link I'm after (like Erin)

Sorry! Just saw about not being able to have 'sh' sound.
I know 2 very Irish Molly's! How about Nola?

Niamh is one of my favourite names

Heratnumber
Cara is definitely Irish - it means friend.

Darerca. (Dar er ka)
Alanna
Deirdre ( Deirdra not Deardree)

Cara and Alannah are names based on Irish words, as opposed to being Irish names in the traditional sense. Cara means 'friend' in Irish, and Alannah comes from 'a leanbh' which translates to 'my baby/my child', but is used as a term of endearment similar to 'darling'.

They're both lovely meanings and make beautiful names which may not be traditional Irish names, but certainly have the Irish connection that OP is looking for.

I like Cara best from your list, OP.

Sorry but i went to school with an Orla and she just kept getting called Oral if you know what kind of context i mean!! I love Irish names and I am half Irish but can't get on with Una or Orla sorry. I love Sinead and Ciara.

Oh and Cara and I also once knew a Ciareeen.

*Ciareen

I came across a baby Cora recently which I thought was lovely.

Jed Cara is Welsh too. It means Darling, or beloved

I love the name Saoirse. It's top of my girl list.

Love these threads, always see my own and childrens names. I like Aine, Fionnuala, Deirbhile and Blaithin.

Mary, Bridget, Roisin, Clodagh, all beautiful.

How does Sorcha become sur-a-ka?!

Maeve
Niamh
Bridget
Nora
Aisling
Maura

Una is Irish for Agnes. Brid lrish for Bridget or
Doireann is lovely

I would choose a name you love regardless of spelling. Unless you live in a very monocultural area your daughter will be in a class with kids from all over and with names to match. IMO there's more of a default reaction now to ask about unusual/interesting names than 20 years ago when people would just butcher take a wild guess at names. I think the issue is greater with names that are hard to say rather than pronounce if you see what I mean? So Nuala is easy to say once you know how to pronounce it, Fia less so due to the issues you've raised. Fwiw I love Aoife and Fionnuala and don't foresee many issues using them in the UK.

We chose an Irish name with no Irish connection . We had a shortlist of 6 all Irish

They're all gorgeous names! I also love Aisling, that's such a beautiful name.

Our wee one (currently 12 weeks pg) will be Maeve if she's a girl.

I like Clodagh best.

Niamh / Neve
Ashling
Ciara / Keira / Kiera
Finola
Keavy
Keeva
Maeve
Maura
Oona
Briege

'How does Sorcha become sur-a-ka?!'

Er, because it follows the phonetic rules for the Irish language.

God, is Nuala making a comeback in Ireland? That's such a holy joe battle axe name. 😂

Mairead
Dara / Daire
Eileen / Eibhlín