Fiadh or Roisin?

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Hi all

I know this has probably been done to death but any help with Irish girls names gratefully received. I'm Irish and DH is English, we are living in the UK.

Baby is due this week... we don't know what it is actually but if it's a boy I think we are set on Fionn. DH seems to be able to pronounce it okay!

I'm a bit more stuck on girls names for some reason and again think it's now down to Fiadh or Roisin.

Fiadh (fee-a) means wild or little deer, depending on what you read
Roisin (ro-sheen) means little rose

I liked Caoimhe but DH can't cope with the spelling and said it's like Quavers....

I've also thought about Aoife and I like Éabha but not mad about the spelling for some reason - I don't know why but I don't think it looks pretty!

Any views on Fiadh or Roisin, which do you think you would choose?

Forgot to tag you @Goldfingers

😂 at the curse of doom

Haha I'm inclined to agree with Eimear I want to like it but I can't!

I love having an Irish name I don't think it's a curse!

No we don't. I have just come across Aurnia which appears to be pretty old and rare. I also like Ita.

My mum will hate both!

Sadhbh

(To really confuse 'em)

Fiadh is so beautiful!
I'm Welsh and knew how to pronounce it. But then again I am obsessed with names and a complete name nerd!

@Goldfingers Aurnia, how do you say that?

@confusedyoungthing aw thanks! I actually really like Cerys but trying to stick to an Irish name

Oar knee a to the best of what I can find. It seems to be disliked on here but I like it and Nia is full Welsh name so if she hated it she has options.

Also when it comes to her learning to spell her name she'll be in a right pickle

That's just crazy. Children easily learn to spell their own name just as they easily learn two languages in a bilingual home, or learn any system in which symbols communicate meaning. Small children's brains work far more effectively to learn language and symbols, and how they are connected, than older brains do.

And Irish names do look how they are pronounced. Irish orthography makes complete sense. Children can easily wrap their minds around this.

Roisin. I’m not keen on Fiadh. Is it one of those names that was never originally a name but has been picked up as one recently and is now quite mainstream? A bit like Seren? Or is it an Old Irish classic? Fawn never goes down well on here when it’s suggested.

Aoibhe is definitely Eva. Aoibh is Eve

OP I love them both, Fiadh incredibly popular in Ireland at the moment. Popularity never bothers me but just FYI!

@daisypond I think it's been around 4-5 years, certainly didn't hear it when I was growing up

@Littleheart5 have heard that, apparently especially in the north? Haven't heard it here at all so it's hard to get a sense of how popular...

I have a Fiadh and she is a wild deer! Beautiful name.

We are Dublin and Galway and it’s huge in both. Both sets of our friends having a baby boom at the moment, and there are three Fiadh’s in that boom, creid é nó ná creid!
As I said I still think it’s lovely!

As well as an infinite number of Hugh/Hugo and Harry’s!

I would go with Róisín. Fiadh was no.10 most registered name in Ireland in 2018

www.cso.ie/en/interactivezone/visualisationtools/babynamesofireland/

Would you consider Sibéal ( shib + ale ) Isabel/Sybil/Elizabeth given your in-laws are English... to pay homage to that side?

Love Fionn but I know a lot of them (14 place on list of registered names for 2018)

roisin!! my dds middle name

Wow far more popular than I realised!

Useful link too thank you!

Sibeal no... sure the surname is English 😂

I have a Fia (short for Sofia)
I love it and of course you should have it spelt the correct Irish way.
The conversation will probably go
Hi what's your name?
Fiadh
Oh that's unusual
It's Irish
Oh ok
The end.

This comes from someone with an unusual Italian name I've had that conversation many times!

A few Irish names I'd never heard of on the CSO list:

• Eala
• Croiadh
• Reiltin
• Liadh
• Eile
• Fodhla
• Cialadh

With fadas... I've been lazy... real or made up?

@troppibambini Sofia's a beautiful name

I like all of those names, although I didn't know how to pronounce Fiadh I must admit. Knew all the others.

I love Realtin but alas vetoed! Ríona?

How about Síofra if you like Fiadh? It's a SH sound, not S.

Réailtín and Fodhla are the only names there that are real.