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Aoife - I really like it, but it's very similar in sound to Eva which is soo popular, I worry Aoife could go the same way

Orlaith - beautiful name (and my preferred spelling). It seems to get mentioned on here alot but I don't know any

Imogen - lovely name. Both my dds have one Imogen in their year. One is Imme but the other is always Imogen

Mary - I really like it

Nuala - not a fan

Eirinn - is this Erin? Or air-rin? I quite like Erin

Liam - I really like it but with William on the birth certificate

Quinn - it's not my usual style but it's ok. I actually prefer it on a girl

Eoin - it's ok
Fionn - not a fan
Shea - really not a fan
Ruari - lovely

Aoife Y
Orlaith N
Imogen Y
Mary N
Nuala N
Eirinn N

Liam n
Quinn Y
Eoin Y
Fionn Y
Shea Y
Ruari N

Do you like Rohan?

I like Mary, Nuala and Shea

I like Quinn for a girl.

I really love Eoin and Aoife 😍

Aoife, Orlaith (this spelling) and Éirinn were all options for DC (had boys) so I love them all.

Fionn for a boy, although I also like Liam and, not on list, Oisín.

I like

Aoife and Mary for a girl

Quinn and Ruari for a boy

Boy: Quinn and Ruari

Girl: Aoife and Mary

Aoife and Quinn are my votes!

How is Orlaith pronounced?

I love Orlaith, Imogen and Nuala for girls
Ruari and Fionn for boys.

Aoife - popular and blends in with all the Eva, Ava, Evie type names, even if the meaning is different
Orlaith - Orla is increasing in popularity and IMO doesn't sound great in some accents
Imogen - nice but don't like Immy
Mary - love
Nuala - the one I know says it as Noo-ah-la not Noola. Like it but might be a PITA
Eirinn - is it said as Erin? Not keen

Liam - lovely but was overused in the 1990s, Leo very popular
Quinn - Quim
Eoin - I'd use Owen
Fionn - Finn very popular, might get mixed up with the girl's name Ffion
Shea - Shea butter not Shay pronunciatiion and spelling will be a PITA
Ruari - isn't it Ruairi?

Mary and Liam are the only ones I really like from the list but there's nothing wrong with any of them.

My favourites from your list:

Mary Victoria
Aoife Victoria

Eoin Gower
Owen Gower
and how about John Gower?

Norah for girl and Quinn for a boy!

I'm English with an Irish DH, if that helps. Are you in the UK or Ireland? Some of your names would be OK in one country but odd in the other.

Aoife - fine but will be mispronounced in UK
Orlaith - fine, but Orla easier in UK
Imogen - fine
Mary - fine in UK, old fashioned in Ireland
Nuala - will be pronounced wrong in UK, very old fashioned in Ireland
Eirinn - usually spelled Erin. Nor really used in Ireland. An Irish expat sort of a name

Liam - fine, a bit dated in Ireland
Quinn - not really used in Ireland, a common surname not used as a first name
Eoin - fine but will get mispronounced in UK
Fionn - ditto
Shea - usually short for the old fashioned Seamus in Ireland
Ruari - it's usually spelled Ruairi with or without a fada on the last letter

Aoife - like
Orlaith - like but prefer Orla spelling
Imogen - not keen
Mary - ok
Nuala - not familiar with this name. Pronounced Noo- a - la? Or Noo-la?
Eirinn - ok, much prefer Erin spelling.

Liam - ok
Quinn - a friend's surname so I don't think of it as a first name but it's nice enough.
Eoin - like
Fionn - like
Shea - like
Ruari - like but is it pronounced Rory or Ruairidh (Roo-a-ray).

I like Irish names in general. Personal favourites are Eimear, Norah, Tadhg and Ronan.

Imogen Victoria is lovely.

I also like Ruairi Gower.

I love orlaith (means golden princess ) like aolfie too .. I also like erin

For a boys name callaghan would be cool bit outing but its my maiden name my family are irish and was my boys name for our youngest who was a daughter nm would be callie x congratulations

Aoife - lovely

Orlaith - though I prefer this spelling I think Orla might be simpler, but this depends on where you live. I prefer it with the r pronounced, which it often isn't in an English accent. There should be a fada on the O, but it's frequently left out even in Ireland.

Imogen - lovely

Mary - really like Mary

Nuala - still very old- fashioned in Ireland

Eirinn - becoming popular in Ireland now, but for many years wasn't used much as a name there and many still consider it an ex-pat name as a pp mentioned. The name is uually spelt Erin ime, which is an anglicisation of Éirinn/ Éireann. I've noticed it's said differently in English and Irish accents too. In Ireland it's more Air-in than Eh-rin.

Liam - very nice

Quinn - dislike except as a surname

Eoin - nice

Fionn - lovely

Shea - not a fan of Shea except as a surname. (People I've met with the first name are usually Shay though.)

Ruari - spelt Ruairí and very nice, it's pronounced differently to Rory

I like Eirinn and Finn (not so keen on Fionn).
What about Sinead or Siobhan ?

Aoife - LIKE, and it goes nicely with Victoria as a MN.

Orlaith - prefer the modern Irish Orla spelling, and it needs to be pronounced with the rhotic R. So a no on Orlaith on possibly two counts.

Imogen - really, really dislike this name.

Mary - LOVE, and goes so well with Victoria.

Nuala - soooo old lady - your H can't seriously think this would generate anything but hoots of laughter from the Irish relatives?

Eirinn - crazy to use the dative case; why not Erin, which is the usual girl name?

Liam
Quinn
Eoin
Fionn
Shea
Ruari
I like all these boys' names. All lovely imo, and MN Gower goes well with all of them.

Norah Victoria - too much AW sound.