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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Hi there - this thread is a little old. [[https://www.mumsnet.com/baby-names/most-popular-irish-baby-names
If you’re looking for an Irish baby name, find inspiration here]]. MNHQ

Hi...my daughter is Nuala (pronounce 'Noo-la')...I have an Irish name, and my maiden name was Irish, so we gave both our kids Irish names. Living in England, Nuala is easy to pronounce, spell and means 'fair shouldered one'...I think it's sweet !

I am Irish, DH is Ghanaian and 4 month old DD is Aoife. We've had to pronounce and spell to every single person who has asked her name. Just back from 2 weeks in Eire, Limerick followed by Galway before which I smugly informed DH EVERYONE would know the name Aoife...um, they didnt!

If I had another (still at the stage of saying never again) I would go for Saoirse, despite the fact that I'm sure Aoife will go nuts with me for having a PITA name!!

One of my favourite names is Clodagh, but DH won't have it

We have a Maebh and Eibhlín here.

There are lots of Jacks and Chloe's here in west cork at the moment.

Of the 8 mums of children in DS's class, 4 are Marys and 2 are Margarets.

Is your boy's list closed or can I squeeze Fintan on to it?

Proper irish spelling for Laois is Lis (fada on i), Ailbhe (alva), Saidhbh (Sive), Fiadh (Fia), Doireann.

Alannah is a beautiful old Irish name..

bernadette so lovely

ds has one in his class

By the way..Alannah means "Darling Child"

(pronounce "a lanna" not "Alarna" )

Caoimhe? (kee-va)

My name is Grainne

My daughter is called Macushla, we've had wonderful reactions to it, nn Mac which is quite funky on a little girl

caomihe pronounced kee-va

Is the name Isolde Irish???

Nyree

Iseult / Isolde
Beautiful names
Love Macushla.

Ooooooooollld thread.

I have a Niamh from when Niamh wasn't as popular as it is now. She hates her name with a passion and has spent years being called Ny-amp Ny-umph Ny-am

Old thread! But one I posted on (under a different name) when pregnant with my first. Now pregnant with my 3rd and back to the 'what to name a girl' (though it could be a boy). Happy memories reading through it!

Wow yeah its from 2009