Pretty sounding irish derived baby names?

[Bella321]

I'm so stuck for a name for my little girl.

We have been wanting to go with a name with Irish origin because my partner and his family are Irish. However, we live in England and I don't want her to have the life long annoyance of people misspelling or mis pronouncing her name.

Me working in childcare and him having a large family is limiting options too as names like Orla and Fia are already taken.

Please correct pronounciation if wrong.. but my maybe list so far is:

Éabha- Ava

Aoibhe- Eva

Maeve

Úna- oona

Éala- Ayla

Talullah

Íde- eeda

But none are quite feeling like the one. And also the Irish origin is questionable on some even though they have all come from "Irish baby names" lists online.

Help! Any more suggestions or ones to eliminate?

I like the names you mentioned.Una is my favourite on there.I really like the name Neve also.Have a few friends both Irish and not in the UK who've used it. Also love Enya.

I really liked Áine (on-ya) and Róisín (ro-sheen) if I'd had girls.
Never heard of Tallulah as an Irish name. I would assume American origin if I heard it.
Aoife and Siobhan might be more well known so less likely to be spelt or pronounced wrongly.
Out of yours, I'd suggest Maeve with that spelling would be the easiest for Brits to spell / say but I might be wrong.
Fadas are likely to be dropped regularly. Some official paperwork (banks!) won't even let you register with a fada. I have that issue with one of my boys' names. It irritates me as it changes the pronunciation but depends if that will annoy you or not

Dervla
Iseult
Darerca

Imogen

I am becoming drawn to Éala but think maybe for this reason the spelling Ayla would be simpler but then it seems to loose any connection to being Irish. Also considering Éabha just going with Ava the anglicised spelling but that also looses it's Irish connection.

The ‘Irish baby name lists’ online are famously batshit. They invent names, classify as Irish names which have nothing to do with Ireland, misspell, invent etymologies etc. I mean, Tallulah isn’t Irish! Aoibhe and Éabha would be pronounced identically by some dialects of Irish, and Éabha is just a recent invented Hibernicisation of Ava, anyway, if that matters to you. Éala is also a recent invention.

If your husband is Irish, let him lead on this? It’s also not clear why you’re worried about mispronunciation and let considering names with the ‘aoi’ vowel cluster. Though I spent 30 years in England with an uncommon Irish name and surname without difficulties.

I like Íde best of what you’ve suggested.

Other names —Aisling, Clíona, Sadhbh, Clodagh, Róisín, Síofra, Aoife, Caoilfhionn, Caoimhe, Ciara, Eimear, Cara.

Not Tallulah, I think it has other connotations.
The others are pretty.
I teach several girls called Aoife (in England) but they pronounce it in different ways.
Ayla is lovely, and not too popular, if that's an issue for you.

Fionnuala?

Éala is the name I was drawn to from your list too. I know children locally (not in Ireland) with names with Irish spellings and people do learn them. If you do anglicise the spelling, perhaps you could use an Irish spelling for her middle name? E.g. Ayla Niamh, Ayla Maeve etc?

I know a Morna and a Murrin.
Both Irish I believe. Although we are Scottish

No, neither of those are Irish. The Irish version of Murrin is Muireann, though.

I have seen Lia (anglicised version of Liadh)
I think Ciara is nice too and you could consider Finnia which i considered, is kind of a play on the boy's name but is easy to spell/pronounce.
Dara/Daire used to be used for both boys and girls but now mostly boys, but could be considered
Sheila has Irish roots (could even spell Sheelagh) or Dervla?

This is helpful. I agree the Irish baby name lists are completely made up and have discounted quite a few names based in this.

My dilemma is my first front runners were Aoibhe and Éabha but then I began to overthink whether it would be frustrating to them throughout thier lives having to correct people. Additionally when I tried to research them I myself became confused about what the pronounciation is for each spelling as have seen conflicting answers.

My partner is 100% irish but born here so is not fullly aware of all the pronunciations either. I want the name to be our choice not influenced by family.

Keira
Aisling
Saoirse

How about Erin, Cara, Eimear (ee mer), Ciara, Líadan, Mollie, Brough, Clydach, Naula (Noola), Fiona. Brígh (Bree), Brigid, Alannah, Bridie, Caolinn (keelin)? I think they are all very accessible.

Éabha- Ava. Looks like an 'irishified' spelling
Aoibhe- Eva. Looks like an 'irishified' spelling (might not be)
Maeve - I don't like it
Úna- oona. Will get said as Ewna not Oona
Éala- Ayla - I don't like it
Talullah
Íde- eeda. Will get said as Hide without the H.

Your list looks like names that you picked 'because they look Irish'. They sound similar to names are currently popular.

The ‘Irish baby name lists’ online are famously batshit. They invent names, classify as Irish names which have nothing to do with Ireland, misspell, invent etymologies
I agree.

Spelling a Gaeilge name in an anglicised way is a bit insulting IMO. Would you name a DD Shinaid or Shivawn?

Give the baby your surname. Pick a first name you like.

Where did you get these from? This is exactly what I mean by the nonsense that is suggested online as ‘Irish names’, and which the OP and her husband don’t have the knowledge to winnow out.

‘Clydach’ isn’t an Irish name, it’s a river in Wales and a place near Swansea. Similarly Brough isn’t an Irish name — it’s one of a couple of towns in England or an architectural term. Naula isn’t a name — do you mean Nuala? Which, along with Bridie, is the equivalent of calling your baby Gladys or Mildred. Brígh likewise isn’t an Irish name — do you mean Bríd?

How about Erin, Cara, Eimear (ee mer), Ciara, Líadan, Mollie, Brough, Clydach, Naula (Noola), Fiona. Brígh (Bree), Brigid, Alannah, Bridie, Caolinn (keelin)? I think they are all very accessible.
They're not. Some aren't Irish and some are misspelt.
Clydach isn't a name - it's a village on the outskirts of Swansea, Wales, very accessible from the M4.
It's pronounced Cludd-ach, ch like in scottish loch.

Look into your family tree. Find the name of an actual Irish ancestor that you like. She could be Mary, Anastasia, Ellen, Johanna, Catherine or Margaret.

Your Irish connections might not be traditional names ..

Caitria
Caitrin
Caoimhe
Maire
Maura
Aoibhe
Roise
Saoirse
Eileen
Bridget
Deirdre

Siobhan

What about Tara?
It might be old fashioned but I love Bridget.
Though I agree with pp, look into dh’s family tree for ideas

The Irish baby name lists online can be misleading and sometimes simply made-up, I agree. Your list is mostly fine though OP. Just be aware that Maeve is an anglicised spelling of the name if that matters to you. (There is no letter v in the Irish language so that’s a dead giveaway.) Méabh is the modern Irish spelling but there are older spellings people use too.

I’ve never met an Éala, and it’s often classed as a recent invention that’s become very popular.
Éile, which is pronounced fairly similarly (or at least it would be today), may have been an ancient name.

I think Tallulah is Native American, but there was an Irish name Tuilelaith that has sometimes been anglicised as such.
https://forvo.com/word/tuilelaith/#ga

What Irish dialects pronounce Aoibhe and Éabha identically@Mushrump?
I’ve never heard them pronounced the same by fluent Irish speakers. Éabha is of foreign origin for sure, but I don’t know how recent. It is used to translate Eve in the Bible. Lots of modern Irish names are of foreign origin anyway, eg Máire, Siobhán.

If you’re not in Ireland it might be easier to choose a name without a fada OP. Ciara (Kee-ra) Niamh (Nee-uv) or Aoife (Ee-feh) maybe, although pp is right in that people often don’t know what to do with the aoi letter cluster. Personally I wouldn’t anglicise the spelling. My own favourite is Sadhbh (pronounced Sive), but I think in England people just see a name beginning with sad, so it doesn’t work as well there.

I seem to be in a minority but I have a name that isn't all that uncommon but still requires spelling and it's not that much of a pain. It's misspelled and mispronounced constantly and it just becomes second nature correcting it, and sometimes I don't bother correcting it at all. It's not a hardship. I know from my job that different spellings of even common names means pretty much everyone needs to confirm spelling anyway. So I would say no point in making spelling a defining factor. Go with what you like.

I love Orla

How about Niamh? I think the pronunciation of this is pretty well known?