Thoughts on using the name Clodagh for our baby girl

[Rossmayo]

Both me and partner are Irish but live in England, thoughts on calling our baby girl Clodagh?
Pronounced Clo - Dah
I think it’s easy enough to say but interested to see people’s reactions with no Irish heritage.
Any advice is appreciated,
thank you

I’m Irish, it have always liked it. Plain in a good way. My German friends laugh at ‘Clo’ being a contraction, though (Klo being loo in German).

I like it. I’m not Irish and I already knew how to pronounce it. She might be the only one in your area if you live in England, but a lot of children I know have pretty unusual names so I don’t think that should be an issue.

It’s a lovely name.

I'm not English, but have lived in England 25yrs and English is my 1st language. I first read it as Clo-Dag, but assumed that would be wrong.
I'm not sure what is is but I dislike the sound of Clo-Dah. It sounds claggy and heavy. I'm clearly in the minority but its my honest opinion.

Yes it’s a very lovely name and I’m not Irish but knew how to pronounce it from reading it.

I’m a 1960s baby so I remember Clodagh Rodgers. It’s a lovely name.

A clod is a pile of soil. It’s a no from me and I’m Irish.

Love the name Clodagh! Also like Clover if you’re worried about no Irish connection.

But if you’re Irish, you know it’s not pronounced ‘clod’.

There was a singer called Clodagh Rogers back in the day, so for older people it will be familiar. There was a girl in my class at school called Clodagh (1970s). I like it.

Lovely name.

It's nice but I prefer Bronagh, like the actress Bronagh Waugh.

I love it and I'm English and would know how to pronounce it. It's a beautiful name

I've got Irish ancestry enough to be entitled to a passport, but I'm basically as English as it comes. I've also never heard of Clodagh Rogers. Took a stab at how I thought the name would be pronounced from the title and got it right! If you like Clodagh, then absolutely go for it.

Same. And yes I also think it’s lovely. Unusual enough but easy to pronounce.

Love it!! I am Irish and anyone I know called Clodagh is lovely.

Its sounds harsh to me, I think instead of Clo-dah, you'll get a lot of Cloddar

It makes me think of Black Narcissus. Sister Clodagh the nun.

I know a Clodagh and I think it's a lovely name - I think the pronounciation is obvious enough to an English speaker.

Easy enough to pronounce I think and quite nice. Eejits at school might say clod I suppose but they turn anything into a tease or insult.

I have a Clodagh! In England....She's primary age, I've not met another so far but we always gets comments on it being a lovely name. Also never really had issues of it being mispronounced xx

I too have a Clodagh in England. Once people are told how to say it, the majority get it right. She is complimented on it - lovely name.

It's not an exact homophone of the German word for loo when its first syllable rhymes with "slow". It's a beautiful name for a girl, but many Irish names are.

I’m afraid it makes me think of the poor woman Clodagh Hawe who was murdered by her husband (who also killed their children and then himself). It was a horrific and tragic case and I recall there was a hashtag #hernamewasClodagh that circulated after, to try and take the focus off her murderer and remind everyone of the victim.

As Irish names go it’s fairly easy for the English to spell and pronounce! I don’t love it myself but that’s irrelevant, I think it works fine in this country.