Non-ugly Irish girls' names

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I'm looking for suggestions of Irish names (broadest interpretation of same OK) for a girl that are not hideous.

Irish boys' names are easy, but girls are way trickier as so many of them are just not very attractive IMHO. Others are lovely when pronounced properly but very lumpen in the mouths of non-Irish speakers, and DH (and family) are English.

So, what am I not considering? The more unusual the better here.

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Oh sorry. I only know hideous ones.

Actually how about Aoife? (Pron Eefa). That's a gorgeous name.

Aoife
Roisin
Siobhan
Imelda is quite popular
Mairead

I love the name sorcha... I think there are alternative spellings too...

saoirse is one alternative of sorcha

Niamh is another lovely one (pronounced neeve)

Also like Caitlin....

We got a book called o'Baby with Irish names...didn't choose one though.

Have you some Irish connection?

I like Maeve, is that Irish? (pronounced Mave)

Cara..

Can you tell I'm working through alphabetically on a web page of irish girls' names ?

Orla's not too easy to mangle. I also like Emer and Eilis.

I love Roisin, Saoirse, Aoife. Apparently my pronunciation of those isn't bad. As an English person I mutilate Niamh so probably best avoided

Cara can be spelt Caragh

I like Fionnuala.

Please correct me if spelt wrong!

Thanks all.

Caitlin is pronounced something close to "Cotchleen"! Do you really think that's nice?

Of the names so far, the only one I love is Aoife, but not sure I'd use it as a bit too popular and also my cousin's name.

It is gorgeous though...

Maeve can also be spelt Meabh

What about Aoibhin
pronunced Aiv-een

Thats with a fada over the second i

Rhiannon?

Oh, and Leesha is pretty (can't quite remember the Irish spelling, something like Laoise?)

I love the name Naoise (NEE-sha). Originally a boys name but sounds feminine to me and I know a lady called it.

I like Orla

I love the name Sorcha.

I thought Rhiannon was Welsh? I love that name

I couldn't use Naoise for girl, it's a boys' name to me.

DH thinks it's too girly for a boy, so it's pretty much out unfortunately, as I love it.

Laoise, yes, I do like Laoise and it works in English too.

molly is a very cute irish name , but i love aoife
im irish