View Message

New Post
Search
Help
[Opinions] Most Irish name you can think of?
by CN (CSwe)
9/15/2008, 6:25 AM
What is the most Irish name you can think of? I'm just curious...
I met an Aonghus last week and for some reason I thought that sounded very Irish (love the spelling too). And yesterday when I was on a Dublin walking tour our guide was named Ailbhe (she spelled it out loud) which might be the most Irish feminine name I've heard on a real person so far.
So the most Irish feminine and masculine name in your opinion?
Archived Thread - replies disabled
vote up1

Replies

- Lea M (lcgirl20)
9/16/2008, 3:55 PM
For a boy, it's either Cianan or Killian (but I like the first one so much better). For a girl, I'd say Siobhan.I actually like Cionnfhaoladh a lot. Too bad I'd never remember how to spell it (and I'm like the best speller I know!) and the kid wouldn't be able to spell it either.
vote up1
- Chrysanthemum (hayleyskye)
9/15/2008, 7:53 PM
- bananarama   +2
9/15/2008, 1:23 PM
Anything not anglicized......like Caoimhe, Niamh, or Aoife. I don't really like Irish names because many of them (particularly Aidan and Liam) have become overused jokes.
vote up1
- Tippins (blaaarg)   +1
9/15/2008, 1:42 PM
Liam's not irish
vote up1
- Chrisell
9/16/2008, 12:25 AM
Since when?
vote up1
- Elena
9/15/2008, 11:25 AM
When I picture a quintessentially Irish name, it has to be Sean for me.
vote up1
- Andromache (Hannah Ruth)   +2
9/15/2008, 10:53 AM
Cionnfhaoladh (KEN-ah-lee)
vote up1
- Gracie (YMPvt)
9/15/2008, 12:49 PM
Ow...
vote up1
- Schezar
9/15/2008, 12:14 PM
My eyes just crossed, lol.I am one of those people who just CANNOT comprehend or even try to pronounce Irish names. So beyond me! haha.

This message was edited 9/15/2008, 12:15 PM

vote up1
- The LP (arrowhead909)
9/15/2008, 9:44 AM
Patrick and Katie. No, they're not IRISH names, but I definitely think of Irish people when I hear them.
vote up1
- MelvinSpelvin
9/15/2008, 9:13 AM
Most Irish name I can think of? Saoirse. The spelling, the meaning, the pronunciation, everything about it is very, very Irish.
vote up1
- queenv
9/15/2008, 8:48 AM
When we lived in Australia, my daughter had a friend who had immigrated from Ireland. Her name was Eimear. I had never heard the name before, and haven't met anyone else with it since. I can't say I care for it, but it's the most Irish name I've run across on a real person.
vote up1
- Loxandra (E.K.)
9/15/2008, 7:51 AM
- Llewella (penguiny7)
9/15/2008, 7:03 AM
I think the more amount of seemingly unnecessary letters it has, the more Irish it looks. So like Caoilfhionn and Toirdhealbhach. :)

This message was edited 9/15/2008, 7:03 AM

vote up1
- Joan-Ay
9/15/2008, 6:32 AM
Well, I have a most Irish combo. It's Owen Kelly, my great-grandfather's name. I actually hope one day I can name my future son Owen Kelly.Most Irish masculine name:
Kelly / CeallachMost Irish feminine name:
Siobhan
vote up1