Orla Obrien - too irish

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DS has choosen Daisy as a middle name so it would be Orla Daisy O'brien. We arent Irish so no accents to deal with. This is the only name DH has suggested that I dont hate or is too popular (Olivia, Emily etc)

Yes-sounds like an alcoholic flower seller in Angela's Ashes.
So it does.

Yes far far far too Irish - also the O and O is a bit much too

It's lovely!

My friend as a DD called Orla, and their surname is Irish, even though they are not really Irish.

Orla is a beatiful and underused name, IMO.

Didn't know there was such a thing as sounding too Irish

I'm more or less ambivilent on Orla. I like it but not massively.

"far far far too Irish", what does that mean?

I think people will always be asking you "so what's the Irish connection?"

Not a bit too Irish (whatever that means). And sorry, if your surname is O'Brien, then you're probably Irish somewhere.

Orla is nice. It's not a bit Angela's Ashes -- names like Orla, Niamh, etc. became popular in Ireland only in the 60s during a time of Irish pride/cultural revival. Back in the Angela's Ashes days it was all Biddy this and Ita that (and Angela).

Love the name Orla.

Don't think that + O'Brien is 'too' Irish, whatever that means...

Obrien is my married name and the irish conection is about 8 generations back so not irish really. Infact my GP are Irish so Iam more than him iykwim.
I didnt mean too irish in a negative way I didnt mean to offend {blush} its just when I said I liked Patrick for DS a few people said it was too irish and made them think of a lepraucuan (?)

Very few leprechauns are actually called Patrick though.

Is being Irish a bad thing? Better get my coat, so.

Not a bad thing at all just more than 1 person said this so I wondered if other people had preconceptions about a name. Ive seen OP where they said not to use the h=name Heidi unless she was going to be blonde and stunning

What on earth is 'too Irish'?

It is an Irish name, yes, O'Brien is an Irish surname. Orla (or Orlaith) is Irish.

If you've got an Irish connection (which you have) go with it. It's a lovely name. Very Irish but not in comedy way you're fearing.

Thank you caen its the comedy connection I fear. I was unsure when I posted this but Im liking it more and more.

But Heidi, the book character wasn't blonde!She had dark curly hair.

I think its a great name. And I think its fantastic that it is just fine these days to have an Irish name in Britain in a way that sadly it wasn't when I was a baby (my parents rejected names that were distinctly Irish because they were worried about anti Irish racism).

I know !! - I thought I'd just remembered it wrong. but the Blonde thing keeps coming up. weird.

I love Orla but am not keen on names ending with a vowel with an "O" surname. That does rule out a lot of Irish girls names though...

OMG THAT IS WHAT CONFUSES ME

Ok so my actual name is patrick. HOW is that super super Irish? I mean I know Saint Patrick etc but I mean come on, it's not like Padraig or Darragh or Finbarr or Tiernan or Teague or Eamonn!!

OP - sorry, am coming accross from another thread with this (was off topic but I mentioned that when people hear my name is Patrick they immediately assume I'm Irish, despite most Patricks I know having nothing to do with Ireland)!

like orla but not combined with daisy

There's another Daisy there for you too, Padraig

It sounds as if you have Irish heritage, but wth? Orla is a gorgeous name - would have loved it for DD, but DH vetoed it

Gorgeous name.

I have an Irish first name and two Irish parents but my Dad had a very disappointing surname (in terms of it not being 'Irish enough' ) I always dreamt I would marry a man with an 'obvious' Irish name...and I didn't I married a Devonian. (but he is bloody lovely though so I will let him off!)

Orla is a lovely name IMO.

Lovely name, love Orla/Orlaith. It does sound Irish and people may ask but so what.

Padraig - I love the name patrick, great nn's and a real classic name which Id used it. I dont know what the irish thing with it is othe than St Patrick (was he actually irish or adopted as the partron saint ??)