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Róisín

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bidenfor · 30/05/2023 19:17

Róisín

Family are Irish, but mother born in London.

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Iheartsummertime · 30/05/2023 19:22

Love it

AgnesX · 30/05/2023 19:25

I love Roisin....and most people can pronounce it too!

TracyBeakerSoYeah · 30/05/2023 19:31

Beautiful name & if you love it use it!

loverofbono · 30/05/2023 19:40

Beautiful, an alternative would be Róise. Pronounced Rowsha. (Although some say it like Roisha) Either way I adore it

Whatisityoucantface · 30/05/2023 19:43

Love it!

Gothambutnotahamster · 30/05/2023 19:46

I hate it - my least favourite Irish girls name. Always reminds me of a horrible old woman that my mum used to work with (I'm Irish).

Confusion101 · 30/05/2023 19:50

I love it. Majority of dialects in Ireland pronounce it Roe-sheen but Ulster Irish pronounces it Rosh-een. Which way are you thinking?

CastleTower · 30/05/2023 20:03

Love it.

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bidenfor · 30/05/2023 20:03

Confusion101 · 30/05/2023 19:50

I love it. Majority of dialects in Ireland pronounce it Roe-sheen but Ulster Irish pronounces it Rosh-een. Which way are you thinking?

Roe-sheen

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bidenfor · 30/05/2023 20:04

Gothambutnotahamster · 30/05/2023 19:46

I hate it - my least favourite Irish girls name. Always reminds me of a horrible old woman that my mum used to work with (I'm Irish).

What Irish names do you like

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Gothambutnotahamster · 30/05/2023 20:05

Aoife
Meabh
Aisling

These are my 3 favourite girls names.

Gothambutnotahamster · 30/05/2023 20:06

Obviously need fada's

halfsiesonapotnoodle · 30/05/2023 20:12

Gothambutnotahamster · 30/05/2023 20:06

Obviously need fada's

But not apostrophes!

Gothambutnotahamster · 30/05/2023 20:26
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bidenfor · 30/05/2023 21:10

Gothambutnotahamster · 30/05/2023 20:05

Aoife
Meabh
Aisling

These are my 3 favourite girls names.

Too galic lol

Aoife - eefah
Meabh - maive
Aisling - ash-lynn

She hates the English meaning of Róisín being rose etc but she will stick with it lol

Wonder if English people will know how to write and say the name :/

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febbabies2023 · 30/05/2023 21:13

I'm English and read the thread! I'll be honest I had no idea how to pronounce it or had ever heard of it.

But guess it's not too much of a problem if day to day you're in Ireland?

AlligatorPsychopath · 30/05/2023 21:15

Always been one of my favourites. Musical and traditional. She will occasionally get called "Roy-sin" but such is the fate of all those with Gaelic names. I get twitchy every time I hear English people say "Ass-ling".

AlligatorPsychopath · 30/05/2023 21:16

Ps. I'm Ulater-born but always said "Roe-sheen", although it's true that some say "Rosh".

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bidenfor · 30/05/2023 21:23

febbabies2023 · 30/05/2023 21:13

I'm English and read the thread! I'll be honest I had no idea how to pronounce it or had ever heard of it.

But guess it's not too much of a problem if day to day you're in Ireland?

Roisin Murphy. You will have heard her name.

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TopHatWonderer · 30/05/2023 21:27

I think the name is beautiful. I do think some English speakers will go for Roy Sin pronunciation as a first attempt, I know the Roe Sheen pronunciation from Roisin Conaty who is often on 8 out of 10 cats does Countdown. I love her.

In all honesty, I volunteer in a school and we have lots of children have names from all different countries of origin, or unique spellings and we just learn the correct pronunciation. Kids pick it up fast, most children do correct an adult or another child if they say it incorrectly. I constantly had to tell people how to pronounce my surname as a child and adult before I got married and happily let it go so it just seems like a normal thing to me.

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bidenfor · 31/05/2023 11:32

TopHatWonderer · 30/05/2023 21:27

I think the name is beautiful. I do think some English speakers will go for Roy Sin pronunciation as a first attempt, I know the Roe Sheen pronunciation from Roisin Conaty who is often on 8 out of 10 cats does Countdown. I love her.

In all honesty, I volunteer in a school and we have lots of children have names from all different countries of origin, or unique spellings and we just learn the correct pronunciation. Kids pick it up fast, most children do correct an adult or another child if they say it incorrectly. I constantly had to tell people how to pronounce my surname as a child and adult before I got married and happily let it go so it just seems like a normal thing to me.

Lol saying Roy Sin out lould sounds like I'm putting on an Irish accent

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JaneJeffer · 31/05/2023 11:42

Wonder if English people will know how to write and say the name :/
They can ask her same as they would anyone with a name they're not familiar with.

TopHatWonderer · 31/05/2023 11:45

@bidenfor I feel I do that when I say Saoirse as in Ronan. It naturally lends itself to an Irish lilt otherwise I feel like the French Policeman in Allo Allo. My Mum used to have a few Irish pronunciations in her speech which we thought were hilarious. Her Grandma was Irish, so my Grandma in turn had lots of Irish lilts to her voice. It has died out for us unless we are impersonating her to reminisce.

Katela18 · 31/05/2023 13:48

I love it, if DS had been a girl this would have been the name :)

DD is called Clodagh

ourflagmeansdeath · 31/05/2023 20:52

Beautiful, I love it - I'm not Irish, I live in England and knew how to pronounce. I know 2 in my area