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Help[Opinions] Re: Some Celtic names, WDYT?
in reply to a message by Catzor
I like/love*:
Anwen
Briallen*
Caoimhe
Carys*
Emer
Eirwen
Epona
Fiona*
Olwen
Sinead
Siobhan
In terms of usability I'm not a massive fan of name like Tangwystl, but that's just because I'm unsure how to pronounce them! I have yet to meet a Shelagh or Elspeth under the age of about 45 in Scotland either so I can't help but associate them with older generations.
Anwen
Briallen*
Caoimhe
Carys*
Emer
Eirwen
Epona
Fiona*
Olwen
Sinead
Siobhan
In terms of usability I'm not a massive fan of name like Tangwystl, but that's just because I'm unsure how to pronounce them! I have yet to meet a Shelagh or Elspeth under the age of about 45 in Scotland either so I can't help but associate them with older generations.
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Which of the names *have* you seen on younger generations, and which are usable? Do you think names like Shelagh and Elspeth are dated in a bad way or in a good way? Like, in the U.S., a name like Louisa would be dated in a good way, but Linda in a bad way. I'm assuming you're from Scotland, given your comment about meeting people with those names.
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Yeah I'm from Scotland. Well from those names I've seen these on the younger generations:
Aisling
Caoimhe
Carys
Emer
Fiona
Maeve
Niamh (a few times)
Rhiannon
Roisin
Sinead (quite popular here)
Siobhan (same as Sinead)
I would say those are all usable, the other ones on your list I haven't really heard of or met anyone with those names so I can't comment on their usability. But Shelagh and Elspeth which are particularly dated in Scotland might hold a sort of charm if you're from elsewhere. I don't know, but here they are dated in a bad way.
Aisling
Caoimhe
Carys
Emer
Fiona
Maeve
Niamh (a few times)
Rhiannon
Roisin
Sinead (quite popular here)
Siobhan (same as Sinead)
I would say those are all usable, the other ones on your list I haven't really heard of or met anyone with those names so I can't comment on their usability. But Shelagh and Elspeth which are particularly dated in Scotland might hold a sort of charm if you're from elsewhere. I don't know, but here they are dated in a bad way.
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