Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

Please or to access all these features

Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Girls name help

19 replies

IndecisiveD · 03/10/2023 18:31

I’m going name blind looking for a middle name for my daughter.

I liked Erin but can’t use it because it makes her initials spell a word (so all E names are out)

  • I don’t want a name that ends in an ee sound (definitely)
  • or an a sound
  • I would like a name of Irish origin but that isn’t to complex to say/spell
  • I would also like it to be a saints name (Erin isn’t I know)

If anyone has suggestions please share I thought knowing what I wanted and wanted to avoid would help but it’s really not.

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
SteveBuscemisRheumyEye · 03/10/2023 18:35

Bridget

SteveBuscemisRheumyEye · 03/10/2023 18:36

Dymphna

GuardiansPlayList · 03/10/2023 18:38

Olive
Isolde
Lilac
Tulah
Rose
Sarah
Hazel

KirstenBlest · 03/10/2023 19:23

Do the initials create a bad word if the middle initial is E? Would other vowels be problematic.

cherryassam · 03/10/2023 19:24

I know it’s not of Irish origin but obviously there is an Irish connection and it’s a Saints name - Clare

villamariavintrapp · 03/10/2023 19:30

Joan?

mathanxiety · 03/10/2023 19:42

Maeve
Niamh
Sadhbh (starts with S, rhymes with five)
Doireann (pronounced Dirren)
Muireann (pronounced Mwirren)
Beibhinn (pronounced Bevin)
Caoilfhionn / Keelan
Roisin (fada on O and last I, means little rose or darling rose)
Aislinn/ Ashling
Siobhan (fada on A)
Sinead (fada on E)
Mairead (fada on E, Irish for Margaret)
Blaithin (fada on A and last I, pronounced blaw-heen, means little flower/ darling flower)
Reailtin (fada on E, pronounced rale-cheen, means little star/ darling star)

mathanxiety · 03/10/2023 19:46

Siobhan (Joan), Sinead (Jane), and Mairead (Margaret) are the only names linked to saints afaik.

Ssme92 · 03/10/2023 20:46

Caitlin (pronounced Kate-lin)

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 03/10/2023 21:28

Monica.
Anne.
Clare
Frances
Margaret
Bridget
Keira.
Catherine
Agatha.
Christina.
Therese
Martha.
Winifred
Lucy.

pumpkinpiee · 03/10/2023 21:33

Orla

junebirthdaygirl · 03/10/2023 21:58

Una ...its lrish for Agnes..might be a saint ..pronounced Oona.
Fiona...not a Saint
Patrick...After St Patrick

Treasa...lrish for Teresa..a Saint...pronounced Trasa
Aine ...lrish for Anne..a Saint. Pronounced Awina
Bridge Irish for Bridget

junebirthdaygirl · 03/10/2023 21:59

Should say Brid..

Theoldwoman · 04/10/2023 03:05

Kate
Louise
Maeve
Tess
Frances
Lucille
Rhiannon
Charlotte
Vivienne
Abigail
Alice
Olive
Isobel
Ruth
Meredith
Hazel
Imogen
Ann
Caroline
Opal
Juliet
Nicolette
Genevieve
Celeste
Antoinette

user1492757084 · 04/10/2023 04:34

Bridget
Jane
Mary
Catherine
Aileen
Sarah
Saoirse
Clover
Sinead
Leane
Caragh
Carra
Deirdre

IndecisiveD · 04/10/2023 07:41

You are all superstars thank you.

Other vowels are okay, I’d avoid O names unless they were utterly perfect otherwise but it doesn’t make a word just the start of some so might look odd as initials.

Off to read up on the meaning of some of the suggestions that have caught my eye that I hadn’t thought of.

OP posts:
Crunchymum · 04/10/2023 12:59

I’m going name blind looking for a middle name for my daughter

Have you decided on a first name?

Molly54320 · 04/10/2023 13:04

Lola
Birdie
Lilly
millie
tora

SteveBuscemisRheumyEye · 08/11/2023 12:08

@IndecisiveD what did you go with?

New posts on this thread. Refresh page