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[ex-bluebonn.livejournal.com]

As I posted in another thread, I recently learned that Annagh is a place in County Mayo, Ireland, and not just a kreativ spelling of Anna. I'm now considering using this name for one of the characters in a novel I'm unsuccessfully writing. Her name would be Annagh Faolan (surname may also be Wallin or Phelan; don't know yet). What do you think of when you see Annagh? What sort of person do you envision when you see the name Annagh? Is she girly? Is she independent and strong?

Also, what are your thoughts on Miles Francis for a boy? Miles or Myles?

Thanks!!

Comments

[rorylareina.livejournal.com]

I don't often like Y in names for boys, but I prefer Myles in order to differentiate the name from the word.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

I like Miles over Myles

[bree019.livejournal.com]

Definitely Miles.

[ex-ollivande895.livejournal.com]

Miles! Or, even better, Niles.

[benjischick1515.livejournal.com]

I kinda like the opposite of what everyone else is saying. . .I like 'Myles' better. 'Miles' isn't bad, I just prefer the 'y.'

[eleanorgrace.livejournal.com]

For me the name doesn't really say very much about the character, but I think if you're going to use something so Irish, she should have a strong connection to her roots and to Ireland.
I like the idea of an old guy with a salt-and-pepper beard (maybe a grandfather) saying her name with the gutteral "agh" sound at the end. That's what I thought of when I saw it. Haha.

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

I agree with that entire post, basically.

[irishkitten441.livejournal.com]

Miles, definitely.
OT, but I have relatives from County Mayo.

[bluekoala.livejournal.com]

Miles > Myles
by a lot