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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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dubnobasswithmyheadman · 07/06/2006 16:48

Best friend's dd is Aoife. When she was born her brother (4) couldn't quite get the hang of it and kept calling her Arfur Smile

Hollyboo · 07/06/2006 17:01

I Like Kyla, Kayleigh, Darra, Kelly and Abegail(Abbey)

Yorkiegirl · 07/06/2006 17:06

Cliona I would pronounce as Cleena, my friend Cliona does anyhow!

Gem13 · 07/06/2006 17:15

I'm not Irish but I have lived there.

Anyhow, my favourite is Aoife.

I like Niamh too.

Kelly1978 · 07/06/2006 17:17

i liek Aoife too, very pretty name.

stleger · 07/06/2006 17:51

Afric. Or Kitty.

BudaBabe · 07/06/2006 17:56

Orla is an easy one.

I have a friend who called her DD Aifric (pronounced Afric) - wasn't sure of it at first but I like it now.

I have a friend at school called Darina which I liked.

I like Laoise although hadn't heard it before.

My fave is Aoife. Like Maeve a lot too.

cece · 07/06/2006 18:33

Roisin or Mairead

roisin · 07/06/2006 18:35

I like Roisin Grin

Kayleigh · 07/06/2006 19:14

and I like Kayleigh GrinGrin

74Jamie · 07/06/2006 19:27

Aveene?, i know its spelt diffently but its such a cute name

Tinker · 07/06/2006 19:29

How do you pronounce Laoise?

LadySherlockofLGJ · 07/06/2006 19:32

Lee sha

drosophila · 07/06/2006 19:54

Have to say my name has been mentioned here and not in a complementary way!!! The shame!!!

Fillyjonk · 07/06/2006 20:05

ok, how do you say Aofie?

Eidlh is lovely, my friends daughters were called Eihdl (why cant i spell it?) and Roisin...she lived off leith walk...in edinburgh....hmmmm

but she was from liverpool and the girls are older anyway. but ... hmmm.

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Fillyjonk · 07/06/2006 20:24

am v curious now, cf...welsh names are hard for english people to pronounce as they are unexpectedly phonetic...

angharad and eluned seem to cause huge problems. also mair. (i love mair but my family cant say it)

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Rhubarb · 07/06/2006 22:00

Siobhan - my niece is called Siobhan. And I can pronounce Bernadette too, my middle name! Aren't I clever!

thewomanwhothoughtshewasahat · 07/06/2006 22:02

does Mary count as Irish? Mary Anne? the variations of Kathleen, Caitlin etc (not sure which version is the most Irish)?

doobydoo · 07/06/2006 22:03

How about Aine I think it has an accent over the A[`]Ornya

thewomanwhothoughtshewasahat · 07/06/2006 22:04

ailish?

doobydoo · 07/06/2006 22:05

The accent thing goes the other way..Smile

LadySherlockofLGJ · 07/06/2006 22:06

Bronagh

Is not a name I really like.

From the Irish Gaelic, as opposed to Scottish Galeic, the first part means...

Tá brón orm ....I’m sad or sorry.

My DC called his child this, I am not sure I like it.

doobydoo · 07/06/2006 22:07

Tho some people say Onya..not sure what it means