Irish baby names - opinions?
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Irish baby names - opinions?
| Mon, 01-07-2008 - 6:47pm |
My DH and I know that we'd like an Irish first name for our second child (the middle name will be a family name). We're both Irish, and we just generally think Irish names are lovely sounding. Our last name ends with a long e sound so that eliminates any names that may rhyme with e.
Girls:
Saoirse Louise (pronounced searsha) - Although there are many of the same letters in both names, I think it flows nicely.
Evelyn Louise (pronounced eve-lin) - Will everyone assume it is pronounced ev-uh-lin?
Boys:
Declan Clark
Nolan Clark
Conlan James
Any other suggestions? Thanks!!

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I'm long past my baby years, but couldn't resist weighing in on this one!
Boy names:
Kevin
Sean
Ciaran (pronounced KEE-ran)
Patrick
Brian
Girl names:
Ciara (pronounced KEE-ah-ra)
Siobhan (pronounced SHA-von)
Moira (or Maura -- pronounced the same)
Caitlin
Kathleen
Eileen
Naoise (pronounced NEE-sha)
Hope this helps!
I think people will have trouble pronouncing both of your girl names - most will assume it's ev-uh-lin and most (including me) would have no idea how to pronounce Saoirse.
some Irish names:
I'm Irish too and I love the Irish names.
I have always loved Saoirse! Have you been to www.babynamesofireland.com? It's a fantastic source!
You wouldn't have to pronounce it Katrina--I went to school with a Catriona who pronounced it Catrona with a long o.
I've always loved Siobhan. My husband vetoed it, so I guess we won't be using it! As for Saoirse, now that we have a famous young actress with the same name, people might actually pronounce it right!
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