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Irish names English people can say

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Annie29 · 07/06/2006 15:20

Any Irish mums or mums-to-be out there with English OHs???
I really want my baby to have an Irish name, so that, despite my fading accent (the shame Blush), we can still maintain a bit of heritage (it's all getting lost with the World Cup coming up!).
DH and his family are from Up North, so they have trouble pronouncing any of my sisters kids names, all beautiful Irish names like Saoirse (they say Sushi), Ciaran (Key-ron), Blaithin (Blah-hoon!!) .
We've been told it's a girl, so any suggestions would be welcome! I have a DS, but couldn't come up with an Irish name for him, so this one HAS to have an Irish name!!!

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LadySherlockofLGJ · 07/06/2006 15:21

Sinéad

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Annie29 · 07/06/2006 15:21

Oh and Maebh is Mauve... what is wrong with their ears???

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leander · 07/06/2006 15:21

my dd is Erin, but maybe not Irish enough.

expatinscotland · 07/06/2006 15:21

Beats me. Our daughters have Gaelic names - one Scots Gaelic, Eilidh. The other is Roisin after DH's beloved Nana.

I'd just go w/an Irish name and they can learn to pronounce it.

LadySherlockofLGJ · 07/06/2006 15:22

Alanna

expatinscotland · 07/06/2006 15:22

How about Nuala? DH's first cousin is called that and it's pretty easy to pronounce.

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Annie29 · 07/06/2006 15:22

I like SInead too, but I have a very good friend called Sinead, so I don't want to call her that.

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LadySherlockofLGJ · 07/06/2006 15:22

Aoife

expatinscotland · 07/06/2006 15:22

Orlaith is easy to say.

schneebly · 07/06/2006 15:23

Erin
Kerry

bossykate · 07/06/2006 15:23

emer?
bridget? ok i know that is the anglicised version!
maire/maura?

i will try and have a think of some more for you.

expatinscotland · 07/06/2006 15:23

One of the midwives who delivered Roisin was Irish and she was called Attracta. But I wouldn't call my bairn that. :o

LadySherlockofLGJ · 07/06/2006 15:24

Ailbhe ? == Alva

Bugger to spell though ?

bossykate · 07/06/2006 15:25

aislin/ashling?
orla?
caitlin/kathleen?

roisin is lovely.

expatinscotland · 07/06/2006 15:26

DH's nana was a gem, from what everyone tells me, God rest her soul.

Likewise, baby Roisin is a cuddly wee thing.

bossykate · 07/06/2006 15:26

maeve?

expatinscotland · 07/06/2006 15:26

Fidelma.

:o

schneebly · 07/06/2006 15:27

cara
ciara
clare

LadySherlockofLGJ · 07/06/2006 15:27

Bronagh

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Annie29 · 07/06/2006 15:27

Erin is on my shortlist, but DH doesn't like it for some reason. I think it's beautiful. Roisin is nice too. I agree I should just go with it and they can learn. Though they have been trying to learn to say Saoirse and the rest for quite a few years now, and still can't manage it.
Nuala, hmmm, no offence but a bit old lady ish (sorry!). Easy to pronounce though, you are right there.
Alanna is too close to my own name!!

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spidermama · 07/06/2006 15:27

Aoife is a beautiful name.

Tinker · 07/06/2006 15:28

Roisin and Siobhan are nice

Tinker · 07/06/2006 15:29

Naimh (sp?) - do like that.

expatinscotland · 07/06/2006 15:29

Well, Nuala has a daughter called Saoirse and if I, an American, can pronounce it, so can these folks. It's a lovely name.

LadySherlockofLGJ · 07/06/2006 15:30

And if you really want to mess with their heads........Aoibheann. Grin

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