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Lukeandlorelai4Ever · 20/01/2018 17:07

We have final few names picked but can't decide. Also throw some names I might like if you can!

Saoirse
Avery
Amelia
Saorla

We are Irish hence the two Irish names

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WaxOnFeckOff · 23/01/2018 11:57

I like Avery! You might like Ainsley or Amarys/Amaris

T00much · 23/01/2018 13:05

Avery = printer labels for me
Amelia = too popular
Saorla = I like it but people will always think you're saying Sarah which would annoy me
Saoirse = ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT, beautiful name

MikeUniformMike · 23/01/2018 13:51

Saoirse is the one that stands out as the nicest, and my guess of how to say it was right. I'm not Irish.
Saorla is nice too. Don't like Aviary or Ameelia

MikeUniformMike · 23/01/2018 14:28

I can spell but that's how the names will be said.

Meemzinha · 23/01/2018 19:17

Saoirse is one if my favourites! I also adore Caoimhe.. I wanted to use it for my daughter but my partner doesn't like it :(

manicinsomniac · 24/01/2018 03:42

I absolutely love Avery.

I don't know how to pronounce Saorla to be honest but it looks like I like it.

Don't like Amelia and not keen on Saoirse.

My favourite Irish name is Sorcha. I think. I taught a little girl with this name and it was said 'So - ruh - kuh' which I think is really pretty. But I have been told (on mn!) that that was wrong and it's actually 'Saw-shuh' which I don't like.

abiirthdaycake · 24/01/2018 06:10

manic Sorcha is definitely, 100% pronounced the first way in Irish. It does my head in when people called me "sore-shuh", I can't imagine how much more annoyed I'd be if they then eliminated the "R" from it as well.

But yes OP, Saorla is by far my favourite of those, as Saoirse is very common where I am - it sounds harsher or something to me too, whereas Saorla is lovely and frilly or something almost. What about Síofra? Or Síomha? Or of course Sorcha, which is obviously the best name there is Wink

Lukeandlorelai4Ever · 24/01/2018 08:07

Thanks for comments, yes had also thought of sorcha so may be back on the list.
I don't know why I'm going for Irish names this time around!
I think saoirse is our favourite though it is very popular at the moment.
Why is this so hard! Then have to think of a middle name Shock

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Lukeandlorelai4Ever · 24/01/2018 08:08

We were also thinking of Alexandra? I went off it and now I like it again !

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WaxOnFeckOff · 24/01/2018 08:42

Alexandra is nice and has lots of potential for shortenings too. Funny how Alexander has Alastair (in all it's myriad of spellings) as the Gaelic version but that's never really been prevalent in a feminine form in the same way as Alexander.

Yes, I know here in Scotland they feminised every male name, usually by adding -ina on the end of it but most of those never lasted the pace. I used to work dealing with communications to lots of Scottish elderly customers and would come across Duncanina, Angusina, Donaldina etc but can't say I ever came across an Alistairina.

Lukeandlorelai4Ever · 24/01/2018 08:46

Didn't know that about the name Alexandra!

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MikeUniformMike · 24/01/2018 12:12

Alexandra is nice because it has lots of potential shortenings.
Ally, Alex, Sasha, Sandy, Zandra, Sandra etc

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