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[Opinions] WDYT of these Irish names?
Aislinn- ASH-ling
Brenna
Caoilinn- KEE-lin or KWEE-lin, Keely
Cassidy
Faine- FAWN-ya
Fionna, Fiona
Lasairiona- La-sar-EE-na )nn Lasara/Lasaira, Saira
Maeve /Meadhbh- MAYV
*Muriel / Muirgheal
Sadbh SIVE (or Siv/Sif which is Scandinavian)
Saoirse SEER-sha
Saorla SAYR-la
Siobhan-shah-VAHN
Siomha- SHEE-va
*Taillte- TAL-tyeh
Catriona
Niamh- nee-AHVBoys
Brennen
Cavanaugh
*Devon
Finn
Oran /Odhran
*Quinn
*Tadgh- TYG
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I like:
Aislinn- ASH-ling
Caoilinn- KEE-lin or KWEE-lin, Keely- prefer it spelt Caoilfhionn,
Faine- FAWN-ya
Fionna, Fiona
Maeve /Meadhbh- MAYV
*Muriel / Muirgheal
Saoirse SEER-sha
*Taillte- TAL-tyeh
Niamh- I'd just like to correct your pronounciation of it, though. It's generally pronounced NEEV, although in some parts of Ireland, they pronounce the end of the name as if it were sort of half a syllable, like NEE-uv. The emphasis definitely isn't on the second syllable, though.Boys
Brennen
Finn
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I like:Aislinn
Brenna - love this!
Cassidy
FionaBrennan but not Brennen
Devin but not Devon
Finn
Quinn - love thisNikki :)Proud Mama! See My Profile!
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Aislinn - Nice, i prefer it spelled Aisling
Brenna - Nms, I think this one is Welsh, not Irish
Caoilinn- I dislike it for a weird reason: it rhymes with Teelin, a place name
Cassidy - I hate surnames used as first names
Faine- Like it
Fionna, Fiona - Dislike
Lasairiona - a little too ornate for me
Maeve /Meadhbh- I dislike the way this name sounds and have no idea why
*Muirgheal- I like it, especially this speling
Sadbh -mnsaa
Saoirse- this was once on of my favorites; I like it less now
Saorla - dislike it
Siobhan- okay
Siomha- sounds odd
Taillte- Sounds odd
Catriona -Love it
Niamh- Love it if prounounced NIEVBoys
Brennen --Don't use surnames as first names
Cavanaugh -- See above
*Devon -- nice as an mn
Finn -- Nice as an nn
Oran /Odhran -- I love Odhran
*Quinn -- It's okay
*Tadgh- Like it"Les yeux sont aveugles. Il faut chercher avec le coeur." -- Le Petit Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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Aislinn - (pronounced ASH-lin) It's ok, I prefer Aisling
Brenna - nice
Caoilinn - nice
Cassidy - dislike, don't like surnames as first names in general
Faine - like Fainne
Fionna, Fiona - love Fiona
Lasairiona (La-sar-EE-na )nn Lasara/Lasaira, Saira - nah, too over the top for me
Maeve /Meadhbh - Meadhbh is ok
*Muriel / Muirgheal - hate them both, love Muirne though
Sadbh SIVE (or Siv/Sif which is Scandinavian) - Sadhbh is one of me least favourite names! Don't like Siv either, sorry
Saoirse SEER-sha - love it
Saorla SAYR-la - love it lots
Siobhan-shah-VAHN - ok, a bit dated here
Siomha- SHEE-va - ok
*Taillte- TAL-tyeh - doesn't really sound like a name
Catriona - Caitriona is ok
Niamh - (pronounced NEE-uv or NEEV) it's ok but I have bad associations with itBoys
Brennen - dislike (surname thing again)
Cavanaugh - and again
*Devon - ok
Finn - much much prefer Fionn
Oran /Odhran - ok
*Quinn - and again
*Tadgh- TYG - pretty coolImage hosted by Photobucket.com

This message was edited 10/2/2005, 4:40 AM

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I like -girls:
Aislinn
Caoilinn- pr. KEE-lin and spelt Caoilfhionn or Caoilfhinn
Fiona
Taillte
CatrionaBoys:
Tadgh- spelt Tadhg

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This message was edited 10/2/2005, 4:00 AM

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I like:Brenna (prefer Breanna)
Keely (prefer Keeley)
Cassidy
Fionna (prefer Fiona or Feona)
Siobhan
Catriona (prefer Katrina)
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Brenna
Caoilinn- KEE-lin or KWEE-lin, Keely
Faine- FAWN-ya
Fionna, Fiona
Maeve /Meadhbh- MAYV - I prefer Meabh or Meav
*Muriel / Muirgheal
Saoirse SEER-sha - I love it!
Siobhan-shah-VAHN
Siomha- SHEE-va
Catriona
Boys
Brennen
Cavanaugh
*Devon
*Quinn
One of my most favorite Irish boy's names is Seamus.
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I like:
Brenna
Saira
Maeve
Siobhan
Niamh
Brennen
Devon
Finn
Quinn
Tadgh

This message was edited 10/1/2005, 4:13 PM

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I like Brenna, Keely, Maeve, Brennen, and Devon!
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