Breagh (Bree- ah)

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Not pregnant but just discovered this name and completely love it!
Breagh, it means beautiful in gaelic which I love! Haven't seen it on any name sites etc which is surprising so wondering if I'm missing something? Could also spell it Brea I suppose but prefer the original way.

The only one I've come across, and this was in Scotland, pronounced it Bree-Ah. I'm not a Gaelic speaker but her family were.

Tbh I think it's a bit weird when non-gaelic speakers give their kids really Gaelic, controversial to pronounce, names. But each to their own.

One of the few with you who think it's a lovely name. And regardless of Irish pronunciation citation, wouldn't be pronounced bra in Scotland.

Going with the Scots pronunciation I think this is quite a beautiful name. And it would stick with the Breagh spelling.

My friends daughter is called Breagh pronounced bree-ah. I love it!

Breagha is an adjective (meaning 'fine' , 'good looking' etc). (In Scots, it has become the word 'braw', with the same meaning.)
Gaelic adjectives normally agree with (change to fit) the noun they describe. The Scottish Gaelic for 'fine/beautiful girl' would be 'nighean breagha'.

You can look it up in this Gaelic dictionary: www.ceantar.org/Dicts/MF2/mf01.html
And hear it pronounced here: www.faclair.com/ViewEntry.aspx?ID=3F1640EEFE22A57380F5DFA54407B2CB

PS There is/used to be a CBeebies TV character called Breagha www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/watch/feeling-better-theme-song

Of course it's a Scottish name!

And a lovely one!

Pronounced just as you describe OP (ignore insular types who don't realise other languages and their pronunciations exist!)

A local area has this name, pronounced Bray.

So in Scottish Gaelic, it's the masculine spelling? Sort of like calling a girl Beau instead of Belle?

I would probably default to pronouncing it bra (to rhyme with fleadh), but on opening the thread, my first thought was 'bleagh'. Not great.

I'm in Scotland and know somebody who recently named their daughter this - it's pronounced Bree-a

Thanks for the comments. Glad to see other Scots would also pronounce it Bree-ah! I still love the name but wont be pregnant for some time so my taste may change.
Re. the comments about naming a child a language I don't speak. There's names that stem from a variety of languages I.e Hebrew, Greek, French etc so only naming a child a language you speak would be very narrow! However, being Scottish born and bred I reckon naming my child a Gaelic name isn't too far fetched ( FYI My son also has a Gaelic name)
Anyway, interesting how the Irish pronunciation is so different.

I don’t want to rain on your parade but I know a gorgeous Scottie dog and equally gorgeous Alsatian called Bria (not sure of their spellings). It’s a nice name but I will always associate it with them. They are lovely though!

Definitely needs an a on the end.

To the posters saying it's pronounced bra, worth noting that Orish and Gaelic can pronounce the same name differently - my dog is Dubh (Doo) but my Irish-born vet pronounced it more like Dove to begin with.

Yes the pronunciation differences between Irish and Gaelic can be vast. For example Mairead: In Irish it's pronounced muh-raid but in Gaelic it sounds like my-ritt (or thereabouts).

Either way Breagh is a weird 'name'.

Scots Gaelic and Irish Gaelic are two different things. It's a Scottish Gaelic name and it's lovely! Pronounced correct in the OP

I'm in Scotland and know a little girl called Breagha (Bree-ah). She's lovely and I think it's a lovely name.

It seems to be gaining in popularity in the highlands&islands (pronounced Bree-ah!). I feel it started out as just a word, then evolved to a dogs name and now a girls name- it seems that the world and his wife all have a cockapoo/labradoodle called Breagha right now.
I’d also be wary of using an overly Gaelic name, despite being a fluent speaker. I’ve had too many phone calls that start of “Can I speak to...Eyelid???!!” 🤦🏼‍♀️

@Thistles24 Eilidh by any chance?