Are these Irish names too matchy/matchy?

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I'm pregnant with number 2. We've not definitively found out sex of baby but strong suspicion it's another girl and I'm really struggling with girls names. I would really like an Irish name (we are all Irish) or a Scottish name as my mum's family are of Scottish descent.

I have an Aoife already (Ee-fa).

The only girls name I can warm to at all is Róise (Row-shuh).

DP thinks its a bit matchy/matchy. I think they are cute together. Would love some unbiased opinions please ❤

I think they're lovely together.

They're beautiful - have you considered Roisin? That would be similar but not as matchy.

Aoife and roisin go perfectly well together. I can't see how they would be matchy at all.

Thank you for your thoughts!

@Ihaveoflate I had considered Roisin but I just don't like the "een" sound at the end. I'm not massively fond of similar names names like Blathin or Realtin for the same reason, it just sounds a bit harsh to my ears!

My favourite Gaelic names are Niamh, Saoirse and Sadhbh (but I wouldn’t use this one unless I actually lived in Ireland) Roisin is nice but always seems a bit old-woman like to me.

@Lipsandlashes Sadhbh is absolutely gorgeous, agreed! Sadly a hard no from DP . I've a close relative Niamh so that's also out for me 🙈

Caoimhe is my absolute favourite Irish girl name. From when I was about 16 weeks pregnant I had that name chosen!

Do you live in Ireland OP? We had to rule out a lot of Gaelic names because we live in London and the spellings were just too much.

I think they're lovely together, but Caoimhe as a pp suggested would be too similar imo.

Bridie?

I love Aoife and Róise together. They aren't matchy at all, totally different sounds.

I live in Ireland yes, Roise is more unusual here than Aoife but I can't see anyone struggling with it spelling/pronunciation wise. Caoimhe is lovely but they are everywhere here , also its DP's ex's name (who's perfectly nice but still... ) 😅

Erin?

Not Erin. It's very popular, but not a name I like.

They work perfectly together, look more similar than they sound. I love Róise, really pretty and much fresher than Róisín. And at least it's not another Fiadh!

I think they are lovely together. I also love Laoise and Croìa (can't seem to get the fada the right way around on my phone!)

Erin is objectively pretty as a name but could be assumed here that you had certain political leanings, I think it would work a lot better outside Ireland.

@Serpenta Funny you say that, there's 3 Fiadhs in my DD's room in creche (only 18 kids)!

@Marlena1 Ooh I forgot about Laoise, definitely worth a think. Not a fan of Croia but maybe because I hadn't heard of it before Conor McGregor called his daughter that.

Thanks for all the suggestions and opinions ❤.

This new army of Fiadhs will take over Ireland 30 years from now.

Aoife and Róise are too matchy sounding for me. Maybe something like Niamh, Liadán, Aisling, Aifric, Sadhbh, Emer, Maeve, Bláithín, Muireann?

Fiadhna Fáil

@Serpenta Never a truer word spoken, I've never seen anything like it 😅

@SionnachRua thanks, I want to hear the other side too and I do kinda get they are a bit matchy. 3 of your names I have close relatives with the same. Maeve is on the list but I'm not crazy about it. Muireann I love but DP and I pronounce it differently and it would drive me crazy. Liadán is nice, I've a feeling DP would veto but I'm adding to the list, thank you

They sound fine together, but I'd choose Caoilfhionn.

Yeah it's hard to find Irish names that haven't been snapped up by family, isn't it? I don't Aoife and Róise are dreadful together but it'd be a no, personally.

A friend of mine had a baby Luisne a few years ago, I thought that was pretty. Though maybe still too like Aoife... I'd have suggested Síofra but that's very matchy imo. I LOVE Raonaid but can't separate it from Murray