Sheila?

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What do you think - is it too old fashioned?

Did i even sell it correctly, or is the i before the e, or should it be Sheelagh?

What about Elvie Sheila ?

Seriously, don't feel bad at all folks

I read that as Elvis Sheila....

I am guessing your style is eccentric but established names with a celtic/hippy/nature flavour.......?

Is that about right?

I will have a think. No Amelia, Isabel, Sophie suggestions??!!!

by established I just mean real, with some basis, not invented.

Elvis Sheila ..... that has a ring to it ........

Well, i have three children already, Ciaran, Brennan and Brogan, and i love Irish/Galic sounding names. Am not adverse to Welsh either. I need something... different. Not different, but unusual different...

Arwen Sheila ?

Naomi Sheila ?

Arwen - no, just no.

And i have a cousin Naomi so that's a no go too.

Teegan ?

Jeez

Arwen - I like this one! not a LOTR geek, but it's a good one.
Tegan is nice. Welsh. I love Tegan but I hate Regan. Don't know why.

Zelda - not cletic but I like it. Quirky, powerful, strong.
Belinda plays bridge with Zelda. Don't mess with either of them.
Selma HOmer Simpson's aunt. I like it. My aunts have far worse names.

Shona - gaelic for Happy.
Nollaig (NULLig) gaelic for christmas. Very unusual here too. Heard very occasionally.
Bethan - WElsh for Elizabeth I believe
Muireann (Mwirren) gaelic, scots and Irish
Clio (goddess of something!? educate me somebody? - Clio short for Clodagh would really be my cupán té)
Zyla - I think I just made that one up. but like Lyla with a z. too like Xylaphone?
Gaia (goddess of earth. pronounced like Guy-ah) like it. Unusual but sane.
Skye - as in the isle of. love this one. never been there so I couldn't get a way with it.
Romilly - after romilly weeks? the mulberry handbag? romilly street in W1!? whatever, I like it.

Shelby, like a shelby mustang! NOt a big fan of car names, usually, but I do sort of like this one. Just like the sound of it, pretty sound but not too frilly.
Delaney - don't get this one, but it's the new madison in the usa. It matches your other children's names well.
Blythe Welsh, saw it on American boards a bit, a while ago. Ditto Brynn, but for girls.

Girly names not yet popular
Posy
Tanzy
Polly

Urbane urban chic
Lois
Dulcie
Edie

.. any of these making you reach for your pencil//?

maggie I love Romilly, and also Romy

Romy! Yes, lovely, it's not wtf? but it's quirky and pretty.

Also, Meren?

I like Delaney and Romilly - also like Rominy for some strange reason. Not so keen on t'others.

I'm a hard one to please, me.

One of my favouristest people in the world ever is called Sheila (she is mid-30's).
I like it.

BUT she has been teased mercilessly all her life

Er, 'Delaney Sheila', as in reverse of Sheila (?Shelagh) Delaney, author of 'A Taste of Honey'?

am I just very old? do I just like 60s kitchen sink drama? well maybe. but Delaney a surname, sorry.

NB my mother also a Sheila. and definitely of Irish (sligo) stock but alas too old to boast an 'authentic' spelling. I don't consider that that negates her ethnicity.

What about Morven? Welsh for Mermaid. I just read that on another thread.

HEY! this one is like sheelagh, but not as (ahem cough) frumpy old-fashioned

Siofra. Pronounced Shee-fra. That means fairy in gaelic.

hmmm

Waht about Zoe - that's a no nonsense, cute name. Would suit somebody with non-frilly tastes.

Ohhh.. i like Siofra...

What about Laoise? It's pronounced 'Lee-sha' so is very similar, and very Irish

ok get out your notebook, write down Romilly, Delaney, Siofra. report back later. Does husband have a say!? husbands are generally the spanner in the works...

Siofra !

Laoise !

maggie My DH was a HUGE spanner. Shot down practically every name I thought of (I thought of loads)