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[givesmevoice.livejournal.com]

hi, my name is Erin and I'm new here. my wonderful friend Jill [dancing_crazy] is in this comm, and I decided to join too.

I guess I should make a list of my favorite names then, eh?

Girls' Names

Audrey
Bronagh
Catherine
Darcy
Fionnghuala (fin oo la)
Maeve
Margaret
Moira
Noreen
Olivia
Roisin (ro sheen)
Saoirse (sear sha)
Siobhan
Therese
Vivian or Vivien


Boys' Names

Aedan
Cillian
Colin
Conan
Eamonn
Ennis
Liam
Lorcan
Ronan



as you can see, I favor Irish names with more traditional spellings. anyway, any feedback would be lovely, and I'm looking forward to bouncing around ideas. yay bouncing!

Comments

[thehebrewgod.livejournal.com]

What I like out of your favorites:

Girls' Names

Audrey
Bronagh (how do you pronounce that?)
Catherine
Fionnghuala (fin oo la) (or, it can be spelt as finola?)
Margaret
Moira
Olivia
Therese
Vivian or Vivien

Boys' Names

Cillian
Conan
Ennis
Liam
Ronan

[givesmevoice.livejournal.com]

Bronagh is pronounced "bro na"
and yeah, you can spell Fionnghuala, Finola...but I really like the traditional way of spelling it.

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

My old boss (born in Kerry c.1955) spelled her name Fionnuala. No one had trouble with pronouncing or spelling it, AFAIK, but then we are more used to Irish names in the UK.

(IMO Finola isn't a good Anglicization anyway, the o is wrong. Finula would be closer.)

[jenniferdunn.livejournal.com]

My fiance and I are also big on Irish/Gaelic/Celtic names =) [Our names picked out are Ciara Avery and Owen Scott)

Moira is a pretty name =) Makes me think of Peter Pan (Wendy Moira Angela Darling)

I like almost all of your boys names.. Colin, Liam and Ronan being my faves =)

[givesmevoice.livejournal.com]

Ronan is probably my absolute favorite boys name right now.

[jenniferdunn.livejournal.com]

It has the nice sound that 'Conan' has, but without reminding me of 'Conan O'Brien' or 'Conan the barbarian' ;P Ronan is really nice =)

[loki-quinn.livejournal.com]

Two of the names we picked out for our little guy is on that list. (we're not telling anyone the final name sooooo....) Excellent taste!

[givesmevoice.livejournal.com]

well, I'm glad someone besides me thinks that I have good taste. =D

[photosofme.livejournal.com]

Girls' Names

Audrey
Catherine
Roisin (ro sheen)
Saoirse (sear sha)
Siobhan
Therese



Boys' Names


Eamonn
Liam
Ronan

[givesmevoice.livejournal.com]

Eamonn and Ronan are wonderful names, aren't they?

haha, the only name from the girls list that I love enough to seriously consider using is Therese, because it's my grandma's name.

[photosofme.livejournal.com]

They are indeed muchly awesome.
If you use Therese, you might still want a middle name...

[givesmevoice.livejournal.com]

yes, I know. I don't have a list of middle names, but I'm thinking of more traditional [Catholic] names like Elizabeth or Mary. that way there'll be some balance with slightly unusual first names and more common middle names.

[straight-outta.livejournal.com]

top 5 girls
Darcy
Maeve
Moira
Saoirse (sear sha)
Siobhan


top 5 boys

Cillian
Eamonn
Ennis
Liam
Ronan

[colin-chaotic.livejournal.com]

Audrey
Catherine
Maeve
Margaret
Moira
Vivian or Vivien - I prefer it Vivian

Aedan - I like it better with an 'Ai' instead of 'Ae', but still nice.
Cillian
Colin
Liam
Lorcan

The other names are nice as well, but most children outside of Ireland/maybe the British Isles would probably be laughed at.

[rawness.livejournal.com]

"but most children outside of Ireland/maybe the British Isles would probably be laughed at."

I second this. Naming a child Finola wouldn't be too bad (like Finola Hughes the soap actress) but Fionnghuala is just going to get the kid made fun of her entire life.

[septemberannie.livejournal.com]

what do you think of the name sinead? i really love Irish names also

[givesmevoice.livejournal.com]

I like Sinead, but it's not one of my favorites.

[sageharper.livejournal.com]

Hi, great to meet you :)

Adore all those Irish names, the others are nice too.

[dolcedaze.livejournal.com]

I think a good rule of thumb with names is that if you need to give the pronunciation, the child will have to do the same for his/her whole life. No fun.

Other than the few that are tough to pronounce, which you identified yourself, I like these names! Aedan (with a different spelling), Liam (as a nn for William), and Olivia all seem to be very popular right now, so I would personally stray away from those.

[givesmevoice.livejournal.com]

yeah, but, I'm only 19; I'm not planning on having children for 7 or 8 years. I think I should be good by then, haha.

I like:

[the-theorist.livejournal.com]

Girls' Names

Catherine
Margaret
Olivia
Siobhan
Vivian or Vivien


Boys' Names

Cillian
Colin
Conan
Ennis
Liam

[iuil.livejournal.com]

I'm Irish (as in born, bred and live in Ireland) and I love old Irish names with the traditional spellings. My kids are Sorcha and Ruaidhrí :-).

[givesmevoice.livejournal.com]

ooo...I really like the name Sorcha.

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

:-o it is Erin! ::dances::
Audrey is teh bestest name ever. And I'm not just saying that because it's my middle name! Also I love Vivian and Moira for girls, and Liam for a boy (awww!)

[givesmevoice.livejournal.com]

nope, you're not biased AT ALL.

hee.

[kasaiah.livejournal.com]

Audrey, Catherine, Siobhan & Therese for a girl, Liam for a boy.