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Orlagh Orla Orlaith

47 replies

Maraa · 09/02/2022 18:53

Which spelling does everyone prefer?

We have Irish heritage, but live in London so not sure whether the more traditional Irish spellings would work here or whether we would be constantly correcting the name?

Open to any suggestions as well at this point. Less than a week to due date and I am still not decided

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Ghostlyfeet · 09/02/2022 18:55

Lovely name! I'd go with either of there first two spellings. The third I wouldn't know how to say if I saw it written down and would panic!

DramaAlpaca · 09/02/2022 18:55

Keep it simple. Orla.

TheYearOfSmallThings · 09/02/2022 18:56

I'd go for Orla or Orlaith - if in Ireland probably Orlaith, but in the UK I'd go for Orla. Not Orlagh though.

TheYearOfSmallThings · 09/02/2022 18:57

If you really want to confuse people you could go for Órfhlaith...

Teaforme123 · 09/02/2022 18:59

The first two, but yes I'd choose Orla. Nice and simple. Not Orlaith I always want to pronounce it how it looks.

hattie43 · 09/02/2022 18:59

Orla

3peassuit · 09/02/2022 18:59

As you’re in the UK go for Orla, you’ll be forever spelling it out otherwise.

LethargicActress · 09/02/2022 19:01

Orla. You’ll thank yourself when she’s learning phonics. It’s a lovely name.

tigerbear · 09/02/2022 19:03

I have an Orla ❤️
She’s always loved her name - not too common, but not try hard ‘quirky’

TheYearOfSmallThings · 09/02/2022 19:03

I would keep the fada btw.

purplecorkheart · 09/02/2022 19:07

Orla especially if you are UK based.

Hasselhoffsheadband · 09/02/2022 19:09

I love Orlaith but agree go for Oral if you live in the UK otherwise she will just keep getting 'or-layth'.

Hasselhoffsheadband · 09/02/2022 19:09

Orla not Oral!

Immunetypegoblin · 09/02/2022 19:12

@Hasselhoffsheadband

Orla not Oral!
Yeah, please don't go for Oral Grin

Orla is nice.

Derrymum123 · 09/02/2022 19:14

Orlaith.

SwimmingOnEggshells · 09/02/2022 19:15

Orla. Even if you're in Ireland.

calmrood · 09/02/2022 19:16

I'm Irish and lived in London and had a child in my class called Orla. Imo it's not nice in an English accent- sorry. It's pronounced Or-La, the R sound is really important. When it's pronounced with a different accent it just sounds like Ola or Awla, which obviously have a very different and non- Irish sound.

If you do want use it though I'd keep it simple and use Orla.

UserBot9to5 · 09/02/2022 19:16

Orla

Im Irish but I think thev pelling Orla works everywhere

calmrood · 09/02/2022 19:18

I think Niamh is a lovely name and is easy to say (just not spell!).

HarrietM87 · 09/02/2022 19:19

Definitely Orla. But agree with the pp about the pronunciation - the way English people pronounce it totally ruins the name IMO. Awla is awful.

LynetteScavo · 09/02/2022 19:39

I really like Orla. Usually I like traditional, but I think Orla works well . It's a really pretty, under used name.

I went to secondary school with someone called Orlaith. She was called or-layth. It was only when I left school I realised she was letting everyone mispronounce her name. For some reason she wanted to be called or-layth rather than Orla. Her parents called her orla.

SeanChailleach · 09/02/2022 19:57

Aurora

OrangeAndYellowAndBlue · 09/02/2022 19:59

I've known an Orlaith and an Orlagh, but not an Orla, funnily enough.

I really like Orlaith, but I can see how of the two "silent GH" is easier for English speakers to process, as that's part of the English spelling system. But I think Orlaith is just beautiful.

To be fair, Orla is a perfectly acceptable Irish spelling.

PrivateParty · 09/02/2022 20:05

Orla.

SwimmingOnEggshells · 09/02/2022 21:16

Fair point @calmrood