Sibling for Maeve

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Looking for name suggestions for Maeve’s brother or sister. I’m Irish, DH is English and live in the UK. Favourites so far:

Girl:
Ailbhe
Aoife
Orla

Boy:
Cillian
Tadhg
Rory

Surname is Cole. Thanks

Girls
Deirdre - but I think a lot of English people really struggle to pronounce it properly
Sadhbh
Aoibhinn
Isla
Fiona
Fiadh

Boys
Conor
Darragh
Éoin (in any of the spellings Owen/Eoghan)
Ciarán
Óisín

I like all your choices.

Girl I would add - Fiona, Fionnuala, Saoirse, Aisling, Clodagh

Boys - Pádraig, and I'd go with Ruaíri over Rory. Fiacra, Feilim, Cathal

A question Maeve and her sibling might have is why one got the Irish spelling and one English.
You've already had lots of great suggestions, although Cathal Cole is an alliteration too far, especially if he ever spends time in Belfast where they lose the th and it becomes "Maeve's bro'r Ca'al"...

Anya is all I have to add.

Thanks for the suggestions- quite a few family members names in their too!

In terms of spelling. I also have Orla/Rory on the list. Happy to use an anglicised spelling if it’s an acceptable and used version to make life a little easier for them but I wouldn’t change the spelling of Aoife/Tadhg ...

I like all of the boy names, of the girls I only like Aoife

Otis
Eric
Adam

Ola
Jean
Lily

Sorry, but I just had to!

@Ohhgreat

Otis Eric Adam

Ola
Jean
Lily

Sorry, but I just had to!

Maeve’s little sister is Elsie though, isn’t it?

Niamh or Neve.

I love Niamh but I think it’s too close to Maeve ... it was a contender first time round

I prefer Ruairi over Rory.

My favourite from your girls list is Ailbhe but that's probably the hardest one for English people.

I totally agree - much prefer Ruairi but dh not sure. I also prefer Ailbhe but worry whether it would be a hassle for them, spelling and pronunciation wise!

Same for Tadhg!

It's a long time since I lived in England but I think people would be able to say Ruairi easily just might misspell it either Rooree or Rory. Same with Ailbhe, she would get Alva a lot, Tadhg might get Tige. None of that would particularly bother me. My name is English and gets misspelt a lot I've lived in Ireland, England, Scotland, Australia and got lots of variations. Never bothered me.

@Bettyhatesavocados

Niamh or Neve.

Niamh yes but never Neve

Iseult

For a girl

Muriel
Muireann

Boy:

Finn
Cullen
Oisin

I love all of these names

These are all lovely names. I love Aoife and Rory.

Dave

Finn
Oisin
Niall
Quinn
Declan
Cormac
Patrick

Erin
Saoirse
Tara
Cara
Nora
Roisin
Fiadh

@irishfarmer

It's a long time since I lived in England but I think people would be able to say Ruairi easily just might misspell it either Rooree or Rory. Same with Ailbhe, she would get Alva a lot, Tadhg might get Tige. None of that would particularly bother me. My name is English and gets misspelt a lot I've lived in Ireland, England, Scotland, Australia and got lots of variations. Never bothered me.

We're in England and know a Ruaridh and everyone seems to cope with the speeding and pronunciation once they know

Aisling
Orlaith
Roisin

Ruaridh
Finbar

Love your names OP, but I find Tadhg Cole a little difficult to say with the g and c sounds coming in sucession like that. I have to say it more slowly than usual to say it properly - it comes out as Thigh Cole otherwise.

Sent a PM with my experience of some of your choices