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[Opinions] new Irish names I have found(and adore)
Séamus
Sean
Connor
Brian
Ryan
Lile(lily in English)
Ireland
Caitlin(not new, butI still love it)
Shayla
Orla
Tory
Kelly(for a girl only)
KileyAny suggestions, or comments?

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Séamus - I've always liked this name a lot. Nice.
Sean - Nice name.
Connor - It's okay, I'm not a fan but it's not a bad name.
Brian - SLADE! Sorry. I like it.
Ryan - Not bad, don't really like or dislike it.
Lile - It seems this is pronounced the same as Lily (if it's not, correct me), and I'd prefer to just use the spelling. (Especially because she'd get people calling her Lyle.)
Ireland - This name is not Irish, and I personally don't like it at all.
Caitlin - I'm kinda sick of it to be honest, though this spelling is definetly preferable to the plethora of new ones that are being used. (Two years ago when my aunt named her kid Kaitlyn I was kind of pissed off at her.)
Shayla - I don't think this is Irish either. I don't like it very much. Sounds too much like the other trendy -aylas (Kayla &c).
Orla - All right.
Tory - This is the party in the 1770s that did not want to separate from Great Britain. I would have trouble taking a little Tory any more seriously than "Meet my daughter, Republican."
Kelly - Not bad, I sorta prefer it on a guy but it's fine on both.
Kiley - Is this an Irish name? I thought it was English.Don't have many suggestions because I don't keep that many in my head (I tend towards French, German and Jewish names), but I really like Aoife, Sinéad, Eilís and Finn.
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I like:Connor
RyanCaitlin (prefer Kaitlyn)
Shayla
Kiley (prefer Kylie)
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I like them all except for Shayla and Orla. The ones I'd use are:Séamus
Sean
Connor
Lile(lily in English)
Tory
Kelly(for a girl only)
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I like/I'd useIreland
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Séamus - Like
Sean - Okay, not that keen on it.
Connor - Like
Brian - Very middle-aged.
Ryan - Used to like it, but it's been done too many times.Lile - Love
Ireland - Hate it as a name. Not sure I'd count it as Irish since it has Germanic -land stuck on the end.
Caitlin - Like
Shayla - Dislike. Not convinced on this being Irish either.
Orla - Growing on me.
Tory - Where did you find this? Care to share any information on it?
Kelly - Hate
Kiley - Hate. Not really Irish either.Suggestions:
Aileen
Ailís
Aisling
Alannah
Aoife
Caoimhe
Catriona
Ciara
Eibhleann
Eibhlín
Eilís
Fíona
Fionnghuala / Fionnuala
Maeve
Mairead
Niamh
Séarlait
Sibeal
Sinéad
SiobhanAlastar
Ciaran
Cillian
Conall
Donovan
Eoin
Finn
Malachy
Niall
Oisín
TadhgBy the way, in your sig you have Arianna spelt with two rs. You didn't really mean that did you?
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Agree.I was fairly sure that Ireland, Shalya and Tory weren't Irish. Erin is the Irish name for Ireland, correct?
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Anglicised dative form, yep :)I suppose it counts as an Irish name if you define "Irish" as "something connected with Ireland" rather than "from Irish Gaelic".
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The only one I like is Seamus. Connor isn't bad, but I'm tired of it.
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