Any good Irish names out there?

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Registered: 08-16-2006
Any good Irish names out there?
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Fri, 03-16-2007 - 6:30pm
I would love some Irish name suggestions!!

 

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Registered: 09-29-2005
Fri, 03-16-2007 - 10:16pm

Where to begin? LOL

You might try checking out www.babynamesofireland.com and seeing if anything grabs you. It's a great site -- very accurate, and you can even hear the names spoken.

If nothing else, it may help narrow down the type of name you're looking for. Just asking for "good Irish names" will no doubt return a slew of Aidan, Connor, Owen, Liam suggestions (and there's nothing wrong with that, but I'm guessing if that's all you wanted you'd have gone with one of them already, popular/common as they are). ;)

HTH


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Registered: 08-25-2005
Sat, 03-17-2007 - 7:35am

Some suggestions...

Girls
Ailis/Ailish (Ale-ish, Ile-ish)
Aine (Awe-nia)
Aislinn (Ash-ling)
Aoibhinn/Eavan (Eevin)
Aoife (Eef-a)
Cairenn (Care-in)
Ciara/Keira
Daimhin (Daw-veen)
Eimear/Emer (Ee-mir)
Eilis (Eye-lish)
Fallon
Iseult (Ee-solt)
Keela/Keelin/Keely
Liadan
Liban (Lee-ban)
Maeve (Mayv)
Mairead (Ma-raid)
Meara (Mee-ra)
Niamh (Nee-iv)
Orla
Ribh (Reeve)
Roisin (Rosh-een)
Saoirse (Seer-shih)
Saraid (Sor-id)
Sinead (Shin-aid)
Siobhan (Shiv-awn)
Sorcha (Sor-ha)

BOYS
Ardan (Ar-dawn)
Bevan
Cathan/ Cavan
Cael
Cian/Kain/Kane/Keane
Darran
Declan
Dillon - this name is different to the Welsh Dylan
Dugan
Eamon (Aim-an)
Finn/Fionn/Fintan
Keegan
Kieran
Nevin
Niall
Oisin/Ossian (Osh-een, Oss-ee-an)
Reamon (Ray-mon)
Rogan/Ronan
Scanlan
Seamus (Shay-mus)
Sean (Shaun)
Shea (Shay)
Tiernan/Tierney

I haven't included the "common" Irish names. Hope some of these help. Another option is to use family surnames that special to you - I knew some one whose mother's maiden name was Roughan, so he was named Rohan. Also Irish place names may be another idea eg Derry, Tyrone, Cavan, Kerry, Shannon etc.

Hope this helps,
Michelle

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Registered: 12-09-2005
Sat, 03-17-2007 - 11:07am

I love Maeve for a girl. It is pronounced like Dave but with an M. It is very feminine and underused.

-Nikki


                             
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Registered: 07-12-2006
Sat, 03-17-2007 - 1:43pm
You can't get much more Irish than Colleen!!!
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