What is Sadhbh’s sister called?

[dinosaurkisses]

Due dc2 next spring- boys name sorted as we’re using a family name. Having more trouble with a girls name.

Dd is Sadhbh (pronounced Sive, rhymes with 5) which was DH’s pick. Ideally would go for another Irish name, but every irish girl’s name I’ve looked at is either

1. Hideous (looking at you, Gobnait) Or
2. very frequently used as it isn’t hideous (lovely names like Aoife and Ciara)

We are in Ireland so spelling etc isn’t an issue. I like Elinor, so it doesn’t need to be an Irish name (but I don’t love it).

Please hit me with inspiration- DH has just seriously suggested Blaithín so I’ve given up there.

I heard Sharon Horgan mention her daughter but she pronounced it Sivey (to rhyme with Ivy). Is it optional?

I knew sisters called Sadbh and Beibhinn thought those names went beautiful together.

Another one who loves Éabha.

I think it's a beautiful name and would have been my choice of I'd had a girl

I heard Sharon Horgan mention her daughter but she pronounced it Sivey (to rhyme with Ivy). Is it optional?

No she probably has added the “ey” part as a cutsie nickname. I have two (unrelated) friends called Claire and Jane and both their friends and parents call them Clairey and Janey.

Grainne doesn't sound anything like groin
It's not pronounced Groin ya
It's grawn ya

I might know someone who has a Fiadh with a Sadhbh.

Caireann
Bébhinn

Sorcha would be beautiful. Growing up, I was friends with a family that had 3 daughters, one named Sadhbh and the others were Aoife and Cara, all beautiful names.

Croiadh (fada over the i) pronounced cree-a and means little heart

Róisín. Love it!

My favourite Irish girls' names are Breige and Brona.

Doireann is lovely.
And Blaithnid..dh might like
Cait with a fada of course.
I don't think Muireann is a mouthful and there is no issue.
Una is lrish for Agnes and Gobnaith is lrish for Deborah/ Debbie

Isibéal or Sibéal?

Áine?

I know a baby Muireann, such a lovely name!

What about Siun? I think it's really pretty.
I know several Oonaghs who are all primary school age so it must have had a revival around these parts.

Dinosaurkisses I'm rocking my 2 mo DD Sadhbh Elinor to sleep here! My pronunciation explanation is identical to yours too.
My shortlist included Ailbhe and Muireann, Dara and Meadhbh. I like Lasairfhíona and Aedamair but thought possibly too much of a mouthful. (I wanted a name where it could potentially be spelled phonetically without looking ridiculous- that ruled out Aoife = Eefa.) I wasted Emer on my cat 😸

Oh yes, Sorcha was my other favourite. I love Dara for a girl but used it for Sadhbh's twin brother in the end.

By Sorcha do you mean Saoirse? Or is there a similar name?

I’ve always said Saoirse more like seeer-sha

Sorcha is a different name to Saoirse - it means "bright" or "radiant" and is pronounced Sorr-kha or Sorr-sha depending on dialect.

For me Saoirse is Seer sha
Sorcha.. my friends daughter is Sur ah ka
But I've heard it pronounced Sur ka and Sur sha

@villainousbroodmare I love encountering people with similar (amazing and classy) tastes in names!

More Scottish than Irish but definitely on the Gaelic theme:

Ciorstaidh
Marsali

I like Iseult!

Have my four week old Sadhbh asleep on me at the moment :)
Also on my list of Irish names were:
Siomha
Aodhemar
Bebhinn
Doireann
Neasa

Also love Elinor /Eleanor :)

bebehen did you have a boy's list hijacking shamelessly and dinosaurkisses longing to know your boy choice since we have such marvellous taste!