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?

Tara is unusual now for babies. I know a few Taras my age but it's been neglected for babies lately. I think it should come back!

Another suggestion if you don't mind anglicised spellings- Derval or Dervla. Original spellings Dearbhaile usually.

Yes platinum I don't know any baby Taras either...I don't know if I can imagine one! Cara seems softer but I do like Tara

Call her Ireland!

I love Dara for a girl.

Iseult is such a lovely name.
As is Isolde but that's not Irish 😥

Funkin it's a boys name though isn't it?

Iseult is one I hadn't considered...I don't know how I feel about it!

Naoise is another lovely boys name often used for girls too?

It's definitely an Irish girls name as well as a boys name. I've met two in the past 8 months. One in her 30s and one who's 11. Both Irish (although the child lives in England).

I went on holiday to Ireland last year expecting the person managing the holiday let to be a man because they were called Dara. Dara was a woman .

My boys play rugby with a girl called Dara too.

OP I feel your pain, I have a very Irish name (never met anyone with the same name) and I always have to spell it out for people. As a kid I hated it, as it was often mispronounced which the whole class found hilarious 🤔

I'd love to give my future kids an Irish name but 1. Wouldn't want them to go through the same and 2. I don't want it to seem too similar to my own.

I love

• caoimhe, but maybe spelt Keevagh
• caragh
• Erin
• Shannon
• saoirse maybe sorcha
• brogan
• caitriona
• ide but spelt Ida
• Nora

What about Maire for a girl?

Brows Nora is cute, I like it, but it doesn't strike me as immediately Irish.

jamie hmm I'm not sure about Maire, I'm not sure people would know how to pronounce it.

Funkin that's interesting, I've never met a female Dara. Maybe it's on the up! I think I prefer Cara/Tara though.

Iseult
Pronounced
Eesult
Or
Issult

Popular at the moment- aoibheann/Aveen, Laoise / leesha, Also Moya, Cora, Colleen, Correinne, Siorla/ Shorla, Rionna, Cushla, Movanna, Macushla, Caitlin/ Catchlinn, Caitriona, Naoise/ Neesha, Shona or Shauna, Shauneen, or go the whole hog and chose Padraigin!!

Ailbhe or Alva

What about Noirin? Or Noreen if you want it anglicised.

I didn't know people used Macushla.
Clint Eastwood film with Hilary Swank as a boxer in it used Macushla.
Love it.
Very different.
Is it my pet ?
My darling ?

It used like darling but literally means 'my pulse' as in blood flow. It would strike me as highly unusual to use it as a real name, much more stage Oirish than an actual name in Ireland.

I had a very similar list for my daughter OP! My name and her name have been mentioned here. I really like Maeve, Roise and Iseult (although I think DH would never go for Iseult in particular). I like Tara, Cara and Dara too but personally would be put off by the English pronunciation, i.e. Taaaara instead of the short Ta-ra. I also know a female Dara. And btw, love the username, how about Ciara Juno (CJ)

I knew a Macushla at school in the 80s, It is a rarely used name but how gorgeous is it?!

Blonaid is becoming more popular but not sure how to spell it. I like Bridgeen too and Cliona.

Blathnaid, I prefer Blaithín

I know an English born Blathnaid! She is about 18mo.