Irish names needed!

[niamhsmam]

DD is called Niamh,baby due in sept and need advice on which names to choose.
I like Aibhe (Ava) and Conor (hubby not keen on Conor,say's abit chavy!!)What do you guys think.

I love Fionn or Finn and like Fergus. Maeve and Aoife are my favourites Irish girls names.

Boys' names --
Fiacra
Fiach
Diarmuid
Caoilte
Raghnall

Girls --
Davnat
Fionnuala
Finola
Neassa

try this website babynamesofireland.com
lots of information on legend associated with names and prononciation
girls
fidelma
aisling
saoirse
sorcha
aoife

How do you pronounce Caoilte Mathanxiety? Not come across it before.

Caoilte is the word for the Forrest Department. Not sure what it's called in English. The department of wood!???

I meant to say, off the top of my head it seems very similar to the word .

Coilltes core purpose is to enrich lives locally nationally and globally through the innovative and sustainable management of natural resources.

No, that's Coillte (forestry dept) you're thinking of, not Caoilte. They're similar though.

Caoilte can be pronounced KEEL-cha, or KEEL-te (T as in French 'tu'), or KWEEL-cha/ KWEEL-te.

(I love Siofra, and also Aifric)

Conor is very popular in Ireland at the moment but is definitely not considered chavvy. In fact, it's quite a middle class name.

Ciara and Aisling are probably the most popular girl's names at the moment.

Would you consider Ailbhe (pronounced Alva) for a girl?
Other names:
Sinead (Shin-ade: Irish for Jane)
Sorcha (Su-ri-ca: Irish for Sarah)
Catríona (Irish for Catherine)

For a boy I like Rory, Dónal or Niall.

Actually, another name that's quite popular at the moment is Caoimhe (Queeva) for a girl.

I love the name Roisin for a girl but my DH won't go for it!

Boys:
Caolan (Kee-lan)
Odhran (Oar-an)

Girls:
Caoimhe (Kee-va)
Saoirse (Seer-sha) (though that word has some political connotations in the north of Ireland)

Girls

Ailish
Aislinn
Alannah
Mary
Evelyn
Emer
Cairenn
Cara
Ida
Iona
Norah

Boys

Ae dan
Dillon
Eamon
Owen
Conan
Declan
Liam
Lochlan
Niall
Riordan
Tomas

I don't think all your names are Irish Isho.

Mary is English, Iona is Scottish isn't it and I always thought Ida was an English 'old lady' name. I've never heard of Cairenn either.
Also, isn't Dillon Welsh?

Sorry, not getting at you, I just wouldn't like the OP to pick a name she thought was Irish and then have someone point out later that it wasn't.

Oh, sorry! I chose my favourites from websites of Irish baby names

"Saoirse (Seer-sha) (though that word has some political connotations in the north of Ireland)"

Cara
Catríona
Sinéad
Róise
Éabha
Aoife

Tadgh
Seán
Oisín
Daire

Swanandduck, you might be right about the others but even if Mary was originally English, culturally it's as Irish as anything! There are a lot of old ladies in Ireland called Mary..

but obviously tecnically speaking, Maura (Maire.. can't do the fada, sorry) is more Irish.

I agree it's a very, very traditional name in Ireland. But my understanding was that the OP wanted actual Irish names.

To be honest, a typical child's name in Ireland now would be Sophie, Katie or Emma.

Well you've all given me alot to be thinking off..thank you.
Its such a big decision to get right and as I said our little girl is called Niamh so we want a name that will go well together and not such a spelling nightmare!!!I am finding out the sex of the baby in a few days so that should narrow things down.Also like Eimear but hubby says it will be called Emu.Are you lot sure Aibhe's is not a name..i do love the sound of "ava". x

I have a Kieran, Aiden, Niav, Liam, Erin and Ethan, Ethan is not technically irish but there are lots in my family, we also decided to go with none traditional irish spellings for the benefit of darling husbands family, though they still spell them wrong.