Girls’ names - unpopular list!

[Indecision2020]

Hello
I’ve name changed because I’ve discussed these options at length IRL and would like my other posts to be anonymous!

No one likes any of my options for my baby girl due this autumn. Let me know your favourite or any other suggestions!

I’m Irish, DH is English. We live in London and DS has a classic Irish first name.

Mary
Marie (pronounced marry)
Maud
Eliza
Ailbhe
Caroline
Anne

I love Caroline, I think it's such a pretty name. My sister is called Caroline and it suits her lovely! Xx

I'm considering Mary if my current bump turns out a girl!

But I'm a Marie (English pronunciation) maybe it's too close? I don't want to name the baby after me lol

I love Mary, it's a classic!

My favourite less-popular Irish name is Ailis. Quick and easy to spell, and the pronunciation is pretty easy in England (just sh instead of s).

Or Eilis. Billie Eilish has made the pronunciation well-known.

We also considered Maria and Anna as Irish-but-not-too-Irish (named after relatives called Mary and Anne).

I do love Ailbhe, though.

Mary - great
Marie (pronounced marry) - It'll be Maree not Marry
Maud - fine
Eliza - fine
Ailbhe - A no from me, is it Elva?
Caroline - classic
Anne - I prefer Ann and like it as a first name

I think Caroline.

What about Maebh or Eibhlín? I love Maud but DH vetoed it.

I love Maud
Caroline and Eliza but Eliza is more popular now.

Caroline is my guilty pleasure name. I think it’s gorgeous and don’t understand why it’s so underused. Carrie is also lovely for short.

If I was very very posh I might be brave enough to use Maud, but it does make me think of a splodge of mud!

Caroline
Mary
Marielle

Mary - lovely name, it's due a comeback
Marie (pronounced marry) - love Marie, but pronounced M-Rie kind of, rather than marry
Maud - would you really want to be called Maud?
Eliza - pretty though I prefer Mary
Ailbhe - no idea how to pronounce it
Caroline - nice classic, also due a comeback. It's lovely
Anne - I much prefer Anna

Caroline or Eliza are lovely

Mary - lovely classic name
Marie (pronounced marry) - not keen
Maud - I like Maud's ice cream, hate the name
Eliza - not keen
Ailbhe - not sure in how to say this
Caroline - not keen
Anne - quite like it

I'd go with Mary

I love Mary, Eliza and Caroline

I like Anne - its a classic name and Annie is a nice nickname.

Melissa
Greta
Cara
Sophie
Lucy
Willow
Sara
Naomi
Susannah
Louise
Gemma
Emilia
Faye
Ada
Leah
Robyn
Amber
Joanna
Pearl
Cassia
Rachel

I only like Ailbhe. The rest are just ugly

Mari isn’t made up, it’s the Welsh form of Mary which is pronounced ‘marry’. I personally like Eliza too but Mari is lovely and would work on the pronunciation side in England :)

I love Eliza, one of my favourite names.

Love Ailbhe too. And it’s not too popular yet for babies in Ireland. I know several but they are all 25+.

Marie is lovely, but it’s not quite pronounced marry like some posters are saying (obviously the op knows that as an Irish person!).

One of my friends is Marie pronounced marry - she's English with no Irish ancestry as far as I know. I like it, but that's probably influenced by the fact it is my friend's name and she's lovely.
But I like everything on your list except Maud.

Mary or Ann

I like them all but would choose Ailbhe. It could always be anglicized day to day to Alva if people can't cope with it.

I like Mary and Eliza.

I also like Mari (prounced Mah- ree, as in calamari)

I love Ailbhe. If your DS has an Irish name it'll probably go best.

I love your list altogether. So nice to see a list of names that doesn't include a single cutesy one.

I know a Maree which I thought was another Irish spelling? Pronounced Marie