irish names

[mum2niamh]

my dd is called niamh and i would like a celtic/irish/scottish name for my next child, sex as yet unknown. Suggestions please!

Aoife
Oonagh

I taught a little girl called Sadhbh - pronounced Sive.
I think it's a lovely name to hear but I know she used to get very weary (even at 7) of saying to teachers (who were struggling with her name on a list), "It's SIVE, like FIVE but with an S"

This is a nice site to get some ideas from

Paddy?

Girls:
Aisling, Orla, Roisin, Caoimhe, Etain, Siobhan

Boys: Ruairi, Conor, Oisin, Oscar, Darragh, Cilian

Eoin
Eamon
Ambrose
Cormac
Conor
Podraig
Diarmuid

thanks, but how do I pronounce Aoife, Roisin, Caoimhe, and oisin? I like the spellings!

Aoife = eef- a
Roisin = rosh - een
no idea re the others

Caoimhe - quee-va
Oisin-osheen

Don't choose a name you don't know how to pronounce. Nobody else will either and it's not fair. Pick something like Callum/Finlay/Cameron that are in common use in england.

Roisín or Maeve would be two of my favourites.

I also love Clodagh. (gh silent)

Boys' names, like Tadhg, Cathal, Diarmuid, Cormac, Oisín, and although it's not gaelic, I love Patrick. I wouldn't be a fan of Pádraig. Every Pádraig I know ends up 'podge' which is awful.

ps, I don't know whether you're in Uk or Ireland, but if choosing a name like Maeve, there's NO need to spell it Maedhbh. Maeve is perfectly acceptable in Ireland.

I'm sure there is a more anglicised spelling of Saedhbh in use in Ireland.

Síofra is my dd's ballet teacher's name. It's Irish for Fairy. Sheefra for those who don't know how to pronounce it!

my friend is called aisling
pronounced Ash-ling
she has to tell people once or twice and puts up with people spelling it wrong..
Worth it I think for a very pretty name.

What about Ailish?

Macdara (m)
Fiachra (m)
Paidi (m)
Colm (m)
Cearbhall (m)
Saoirse (f)
Sinead (f)
Roisin (f)
Blaithin (f)
Aoibheann (f)

dannan? i heard it on a programme my dd was watching and it was for a girl but not sure what it means?

Love Saoirse

My beautiful red-haired daughter is Roisin, and it really suits her. I tend to call her Rosie for short though, and at least people can spell it!

Eilish (pronounced eye-lish) is a lovely Irish name, which is the same as Elizabeth.

Sheena and Shona (Siobhan in gaelic) are Scottish, and mean the same as Jane.

Morag is also ScottishI don't know the Gaelic spellingand means the same as Sarah (princess)

what does dannan mean??????? tia

I love Saoirse.
You would have the problem of no one being able to spell/pronounce it though.
I also have a Niamh and even that can be problematic and it's one of the easier Irish names