Gaelic Names

[girlheart.livejournal.com]

What are you favourite Gaelic names for boys and/or girls? I tried looking online but I was running into the problem that I had no idea how to pronounce the names. So please include the pronunciation, if you would, as most aren't pronounced the way they are spelled :P

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[requiem-morrow.livejournal.com]

Try www.babynamesworld.com You can search for gaelic names and there is a pronounciation guide.

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

My favourite Gaelic names are Maeve, Fainne & Róisín.
Maeve: May-v
Fainne: Fan-ya
Róisín: Rosheen
=)

[spikes-sexkitty.livejournal.com]

ha ha ! yay! finally a place i can put the "weird" names i love down!!!! :)

Girls:

Aela (ale-a)
Aibhilin (ayv-ill-in)
Aine (awn-ya)
Aineislis (an-ash-lis)
*Aisling (ash-ling)
Aobh (eve)
*Aoibheann (eve-een)
Aoife (ee-fa)
*Bronwynn (brawn-win)
Ceinlys (cain-liss)
Cruatha (crew-a-ha)
Eibhlean (ayve-linn)
Eurielle (yur-ee-uhl)
Lasair (lass-air)
Maebh (may-vuh)
*Mairead (my-rad)
Niamh (neev)
Radha (row-a)
*Rhonwen (hron-win)
*Roisin (rosh-een)
Saoirse (seer-sha)
Saraid (sor-id)
*Siobhan (shiv-awn)
*Tara (tare-a)
*Yseult (ee-solt)

Boys:
Aodhan (aid-awn)
Bearach (bay-rock)
Bradan (bray-dawn)
Brandan (bran-don)
*Breandan (bren-don)
*Cabhan (cav-an)
*Caoimhin (quee-veen)
Coinneach (kan-iss)
*Criostoir (cresh-tore)
Deaglan (day-glawn)
*Eamon (aim-on)
Eoir (oh-in)
*Lorcan (lore-can)
*Malachi (mah-lah-key)
*Niall (nile)
*Padraig (pawd-rig)
Pearce (peerce)
Rian (ree-an)
*Ronan (roh-nan)
Ruadhan (rue-awn)
Ruairi (rue-ree)
*Seamus (shay-mus)
*Tiarnan (tier-nawn)

* = names i like enough to suggest to the bf lol.

[lolzabeth.livejournal.com]

I have he opposite problem... I can say them but I can't spell them! lol

My friend's little sister's name is pronounced like Keyt-chi but god only knows how it's spelt!

[febrile-lune.livejournal.com]

Female

Avalon (means Apple Island)
Caley (Brave Warrior)

Eilis "Ay-lesh" (Another form is Ailish, I think, or Ailis)
Eveny "Ev-uh-nee"
Keely "Kee lee"
Saoirse "SEER sha" (freedom)
Cana "Cun-nah or Con-na(wolf cub)
Eithne "En-ya" (I've seen it listed as meaning fire)
Caoimhe "kee-vee, or kee-va" (beloved graced)
Róisín (little rose) "roe sheen", is also a form of a name pronounece Ross-a-line

Males:

Eoin, like our "Ian"
Ceallach pn. "Cae-loch/lock" (bright-headed)
Liam (helmet of resolution)

[priorincantato.livejournal.com]

I am madly in love with Eire (Ay-ra). My boyfriend likes it, but wants it to be spelt how it sounds.

[isoldereverie.livejournal.com]

One of my favorite sites:
www.babynamesofireland.com

Make sure you have the sound turned up so you can hear the pronounciations and legends that go with the names! I love it! And spikes_sexykitty pretty much listed most of my favs. I also like Keiran (Kee-rawn) for a boy. I knew a really hot guy in college named Keiran.