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Lovely, Gorgeous, Irish Girls Names Please!

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HolyShmoly · 31/01/2018 21:17

DH and I are really struggling with names. We are Irish, living in England with a very English surname (think Smith.) Baby will be born and raised in England and I'd like to give her an Irish name as a link to our home and also so she doesn't have the dullest name ever (I have a really plain name which I disliked and then ended up having a very dull surname to go with it so it's a pain I feel.)

I'd like to avoid names with fadas or that are too difficult for a non-gaeilgeoir to get a handle on, I think two syllables would be preferable. Scan says baby is a girl. Lots of family so Maeve, Niamh, Roisin are out and DH doesn't like Aoibheann or Mairead.

So far we love Aoife. That's it. Just one name shortlisted. Ideally I'd like to have at least two names to choose from, or else we might end up with a not-at-all-Irish Eleanor.

Thanks in advance!

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LastGirlOnTheLeft · 12/02/2018 11:03

Blaithnaid, Cadhla, Aisling, Aoife and Saoirse are all my faves. I like Sorcha too.

elderlee · 12/02/2018 13:59

Aoibheann
Kyra
Alannah
Cliona
Aibhlinn

AlwaysLookOnBrightsideOfLife · 24/02/2018 13:57

@harrietm my autocorrect changed Eithne on me & I didn't pick up on it.
Seems you're more about the common Irish variants, so by that arguement the not so commonly used Irish names wouldn't be valid Irish names iyo?

I've Irish friends called Brianna (can also be spelled Briana and comes as the female version of the Irish, Brian), Catriona (although Caitríona would be the more "traditional" spelling but there are variants), as well as Caitlin (pronounced Cawtch-leen as opposed to the anglicised Kate-lyn) amongst many other names listed by other posters already.

Neala, of Irish origin - feminine version of Neal, means champion.
Kyna is Gaelic & means wise.
Branna female variant of Bran, meaning raven.
Aurnia, not a common Irish name, no. It is, however, Irish and means golden lady.

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