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Irish or Cornish baby names suggestions.

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Squishypenguins · 28/04/2026 19:42

Suggest some Irish or Cornish baby names please. With Irish please add how to pronounce them

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MoreCraicPlease · 30/04/2026 23:28

@NamingNoNames I missed the part about a second name! I agree pronunciation is less of an issue if it’s a second name.

Lolamills · 02/05/2026 09:03

My daughter is called Elowen which is Cornish for Elm. I think that’s been suggested already though ❤️

tofumad · 02/05/2026 09:23

Heidi2018 · 30/04/2026 23:05

Im in Ireland and all of the girls I know with that name are Maeve

I'm in Ireland and all the girls I know are Maedhbh

Signout · 02/05/2026 09:37

tofumad · 02/05/2026 09:23

I'm in Ireland and all the girls I know are Maedhbh

That’s actually a more unusual spelling of the name. Last year the most popular spelling was Méabh, followed by Maeve, with the other spellings lagging a good way behind, according to CSO stats. I was at school in the 80s and Maeve was the most popular spelling then.

Blorengia · 02/05/2026 15:38

CornishTiger · 30/04/2026 20:51

Definitely not Cormac!

Cormoran might be acceptable, as in Cormoran the giant on St Michael's Mount and, of course, the well-known Cormoran Strike.

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