Nuala?

[Emilyjoy]

Is Nuala too old of an name? My husband is from Belfast and his family are all in Northern Ireland, so he’s keen for an Irish name. I love Nuala! Pronounced nula or new-la. But I’ve heard it’s like a middle aged woman’s name like a British Tracy or Sharron? What do people think? Would Nola maybe be better? I also love maeve 😍

I'm in Ireland and Nuala would be seen as a very old fashioned frumpy kind of name, sorry! Nuala is the name of your grannys friend, the one who used to teach primary school before she retired 😁.

Maeve is lovely. Nuala is like Barbara or Cathy.

It's pronounced Noo (as in too) -la here btw. I've never heard it said any other way.

Would Nola also be so old fanshioned? I just love the name so much. But don’t want to upset his family giving her a name they may find vile. So it’s not old fashioned as in granny chic? Iris and Ada etc are getting popular over her. It’s Cathy and Barbara middle aged. Wouldn’t call a baby name 😩

Is it nyoo-la (like new) or noo-la (like too)?

I think it's lovely. I wouldn't worry about what his family say. It's your baby not theirs and as long as you love it that all that matters.

Oh no 😂 what about Nola? Is that also Incredibly old fashioned? I love Lola buts it’s Comon over here. I just absolutely loved Nuala as an alternative !!

It's completely gorgeous. And yes, I am biased Mine only gets lovely comments and I've never had the impression that people were wincing behind her back!

Yeeey!! I think it’s so pretty and underused! 😍

I know lots of Nuala's - but all 50+! Not granny chic either I'm afraid. Never heard of Nola. Maeve is lovely. This can also be Maedhbh. Pronounced the same, probably frightening to non Irish people 🤣

If you & DP love it go for it!

It's definitely noo-la (not new-la).

What about Fionnuala (finn-oola), nuala for short?

I'm in Belfast and know of a baby Nuala, I think it's cute!

I think so too,

Both Nuala and Fionnuala are the Irish versions of Jackie, Carol, Linda, Sue or Patricia.

Your aunties names.

I know a baby Nuala. It may be old fashioned but names come back around again.

I know a three year old Nuala, and I think it's gorgeous, it suits her very well, but we aren't in UK.
My niece is a Maeve and it's gorgeous too!

I know a 7yo nuala and it really is lovely. I'd never heard it before though so didn't have the older connotations. She gets called noo.

Its lovely..go for it.
Agree that Fionnula is really nice..shortened to Nuala

I’ve never heard of the name and I haven’t an Irish bone in my body so I have no idea if it’s old fashioned but I think it’s really pretty.

Nuala (Noola) is on a par with Gladys. Old fashioned and not likely to experience a sudden increase in popularity.

It's a bit old fashioned, but then again, names like that are making a come back. Some other ones in a similar vein are

Una
Mara
Nora

It’s pronounced Noo-la not New-la. I don’t consider it to be particularly frumpy it’s just not as popular as the yawn inducing Erin, Aoife, Eimear etc which are now overused. I don’t mind it but I much prefer Maeve.

New-la and noo-la are both pronounce exactly the same to me.
I much prefer Maeve to Nola

My next door neighbours daughter is Nuala. She's a teenager. I think it's a lovely name. She's not Irish, but of Irish descent.