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Caitlin and Maeve
I've been into Irish names lately and these are my favorites. I worry about ever using Caitlin though because it seems to be considered overly popular, almost on par with Jayden or Neveah or something. Anyways, I was wondering what you guys thought of it...does it still seem Irish and traditional or trendy american?
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LOVE Maeve (although a little biased as my daughter is Keely Maeve, cannot stand Caitlyn, I think it is awlful imo.
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Maeve is lovely, Caitlin is tackyCaitlin is exactly like the names Jayden and Nevaeh, super tacky and classless-very trendy American. I love Maeve though. How about Catriona instead of Caitlin? It's pronounced like Katrina. Or maybe Eibhlin? It's pronounced "ave-linn or eve-linn". It's a variant of Eileen or Elaine.I know you didn't ask for suggestions of names, but these are my favorite Irish names:
Yseult-"ee-solt" This is my favorite-it's in my top ten.
Maire-"moi-ra or my-ra" variants are Moira and Maura, Maura is in my top 5
Mairead
Meara
Muirenn
Aibhlinn-"ave-leen"
Aideen
Aileen
Eilis-"ay-lish"
Aine-"awne-ye" a form of Anya
Alannah
Talulla
Aoibheann-"eve-een", var. is Eavan
Aoife-"ee-fa", a form of Eva/Ava
Aislin-"ash-ling"
Brigid-"bridge-id" a form of Bridget
Cathleen
Caoimhe-"kee-va", variant if Keeva.
Ciara-"kee-ruh", variant is Keira/Kira
Colleen
Daimhin "daw-veen", variant is Davina
Deirdre "deer-dre or dare-dreh"
Fiona
Nessa
Niamh "neev"
Nora/Norah
Nuala "noo-la"
Orlaith/Orlagh-"or-la", variant is Orla. Orlaith means golden princess
Radha-"row-a"
Roisin-"ro-sheen", varient is Rosaleen, means little rose
Saoirse-"seer-sha", means freedom/liberty
Sheenagh-"sheen-a", variant is Sheena, Irish form of Jane
Siobhan "shiv-awn"
Sorcha-"surk-ha", means bright/radiant/light.
Alastriona-"al-as-TREE-na" feminine form of Alastar
Isibeal-"ish-bel" form of Isabel
Lile-form of lily, pronounced "lee-la"
Madailein-form of Magdalene, pronouced "maw-da-layne"
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I really like Maeve but not Caitlin. Caitlin (and all its variants) have become really popular and trendy.
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In all honesty I think Caitlin can be viewed as both traditional Irish and trendy American! I think if you really love a name, then you shouldn't be put off by popularity. Both Caitlin and Maeve are lovely.
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I once loved Caitlin. Now, the shine has pretty much gone with overuse. It's a nice name and this spelling rocks. Still, I much prefer Caitriona. Maeve is awesome -- I love it.
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Maeve sounds very Irish and traditional, Caitlin does not. I know Caitlin is really an Irish name, and an old one at that, but the trendies have claimed it as their own. I'd wait for it's popularity to fade a bit before I'd use it.
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I worked with two girls who were sisters named Caitlin and Maeve. Although Maeve on its own doesn't seems Irish when you put it with Caitlin it seems more trendy american. I do like both names though.
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I swear, if I see Caitlin/Katelyn/Kaitlyn/Caitlyn/Kaitlin again I think I'll scream. I despise that name.
Maeve is ok.
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i love Caitlin, i dont like Maeve.
I see it as Irish :)
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No, it doesn't seem very Irish anymore. Unless you pronounce it the Irish way which would be something like KAHT-leen. I actually quite like that pronunciation. Caitlin (Kate-lyn) is fine. My favorite spelling of the name. I think Caitlin is actually okay to use I just dislike almost all of the alternate spellings and she would have to spell her name all the time even if it was Caitlin because there are just as many girls named Kaitlyn, Katelyn, Kaitlin and Katelynn around.I prefer Caitlin over Maeve. I really dislike Maeve and even though i'm not a fan of Caitlin I prefer it over Maeve.
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