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[Opinions] What are your favourite Irish names?

by rooster

8/30/2011, 6:14 PM

What are your favourite Irish names? Do you prefer traditional spellings or anglicized versions?

Mine are:
Malachy
Tiernan
Seamus

Caoimhe
Aoibheann
Sinead
Rosaleen
Aisling
Clodagh
Caitria

#Irish

Replies

- Renata (Phoenix_Rising)

8/31/2011, 2:54 PM

Aisling
Brigid
Catriona
Niamh
Maeve
Saoirse
Sorcha
Caoimhe

Declan
Finley
Alastar
Kieran
Liam
Ronan
Lorcan

- Llewella (penguiny7)

8/31/2011, 1:42 PM

Oh man, this will be long. I've loved Irish names for years, they were my first name loves. I prefer the traditional spellings in almost every situation, but I like some Anglicized spellings too.

In order:
Pádraic
Seamus
Malachy
Maeleachlainn
Dáire
Ciarán
Seoirse
Fionnbharr
Enda
Mael
Conor
Flannacha
Finnegan
Rory, Ruaidhri
Sean
Diarmaid
Feidhlim
Ciardha
Cathal
Cormac
Oisín
Brendan

Mairéad
Róisín
Bridget, Brighid
Gráinne
Maureen
Béibhinn
Fionnuala
Una
Caitlín / Kathleen
Bronagh
Emer
Neas
Saraid
Saoirse

- Meg_Simpson

8/31/2011, 11:07 AM

Some names I like the Gaelic spelling (Aoife, Aisling, Niall, Aine, Brighid, Erin, Ciarán, Fionnuala, Saoirse) and some I rather prefer the English versions (Aidan Brady, Clíona, Edna).

This message was edited 8/31/2011, 11:10 AM

- humblebee

8/31/2011, 9:10 AM

Áine (like the sound, prefer Anya or Anja)
Bridget
Caoimhe
Finola
Kathleen
Kiera (prefer Kira)
Maeve
Maureen
Regan
Talulla

Colm
Conall
Connor
Cormac
Desmond
Donovan
Dermot
Eamon
Fintan
Keenan
Kieran
Lorcan
Patrick
Rory
Ruarc (pref. Roarke, Roark, and Rourke)
Seamus
Tiernan

I prefer the Anglicized versions almost every time. I just can't imagine burdening my American children with names like Fionnghuala and Diarmaid when Finola and Dermot are available and so much easier to live with. Caoimhe is the one exception because I dislike the look of Keeva, and Kiva changes the name completely, but I'd probably never use it.

- Polyxena (peth)

8/31/2011, 2:41 AM

I like a mixture of traditional and Anglicized names.

My favs:

Saoirse
Aoife
Clodagh
Dervla
Maeve
Niamh
Caitlin
Emer
Deirdre
Fionnuala
Nuala
Roisin
Liadan
Morrigan
Orla
Ita

Alaois
Ruairi
Cillian
Carey
Cormca
Conri
Dermot
Seamus
Malachy
Domhnall
Fergus
Lorcan
Lonan
Oisin
Mannix
Padraic / Patrick
Rowan
Ronan

Ok so I have a lot of favourite Irish names... ;)

- Malk

8/30/2011, 11:19 PM

I prefer the Gaelic spellings, but have wimped out and used the anglicised spellings.

Aodhan/Aidan, Finn/Fionn, (and most Fin-type names), Odhran/Oran, Faelan/Faolan, Caolan/ Caelan, Cormac, Oisin, Ronan, Ruarc, Torin, Ruaraidh/ Rory

Maeve, Niamh, Liadan, Orla/Orlaith, Emer, Aoife, Aisling, Aine, Grainne, Isibeal, Alastriona, Catriona, Riona,

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- Elena

8/30/2011, 11:01 PM

Aine
Caitriona
Liadan
Medb/Meave
Siobhan
Talulla

Cian
Conall
Declan
Eamonn
Sean
Tadhg

I love Irish names. In fact, if I could put together a set of two boys and two girls and exclude my dds' names (Katherine, Anna), I'd go with Cian, Tadhg, Catriona and Aine.

- mclo327

8/30/2011, 8:55 PM

Brennan, Brody, Cian / Keane, Ciaran / Kieran, Cillian, Colin, Cormac, Declan, Donal, Donnell ((part of my maiden name)), Donovan, Eamon, Eoghan / Owen, Eoin, Lorcan, Mannix, Oisin, Riordan, Ronan, Rory, Rowan, Seamus, Tadhg / Teague

Ailis, Aine, Aoibhe, Aoife, Catriona, Caoilinn / Keelin, Caoimhe / Keavy, Ciara / Kiera, Cliona, Deirdre, Fionnuala, Grainne, Liadan, Maeve, Maire / Moira, Roisin, Saoirse, Sheila

In a perfect world I would have many more of these on my "usable favorites" list but in the US many would be butchered or stuffed into the "trendy spelling" list by some. So, I either have come to like the Anglicized versions or sadly have taken them off the usable list.