A list of names from a site

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

This is the site where ashadelic found the name Caeslin. I thought there were a ton of cool/interesting/weird names there. I know there are some Aussies in this comm, so help me out with the pronounciation if you know it!

http://www.irishdancinginsydney.com/2005austres.htm


Abbie
Aislinn - I have seen this name on this community. I used to hate it. Now it's growing on me.
Alanna
Alexandria - I love this name.
Anthea
Aoibhinn - these are common on this list.
Aoife
Ashlene
Blaze - uuuh?
Briony - I don't know how to pronounce this, but I really like it.
Caeslin
Caoimhe _ really don't know how to prounce this
Ceara - this and tons of variations
Ceili
Ceridwen - sounds like it's from LOTR
Ciara
Colbee
Demelza - pretty.
Demi
Edwina
Eibhis
Eilish (2 times)
Ellesha
Emmah
Faran
Fionnuala
Fionuala
Freya
Hamble - ??
Harriet
Jayde
Jenaya
Jenica
Kathyn - could be a typo...
Kaysan - I kind of like this.
Maddison - oh pleeze.
Mairead
Marigold - I loooove this! Mari for short!
Mide - mee-day?
Natasia
Nessa
Niamh
Nyree - near-ee? or nye-reee? I like them both
Oliva - could be a typo...probably not.
Orlagh
Phillippa
Raelene
Rhiannon
Roisin (3 times)
Ruchel
Samanatha (2 times…could be a typo as Samantha was there too)
Saoirse - this sounds like a Spanish or Portuguese verb. LOL
Shaeli
Shea
Shelby
Siobhan (7 times)
Tahleasin - whoa
Taylah - Taylor from the South. LOL
Teagan

What thinkest ya'll?

Comments

[ashadelic.livejournal.com]

Well, it's the site where I found the name *today*. It's not the original site where I saw the name. That site has apparently vanished into thin air as well as any site that contains the origin or meaning of the name =)

[ashadelic.livejournal.com]

Also, I went to college with a girl named Ceridwen. She went by Ceri... cute name!

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

aah sorry. It was an interesting list! I am starting to like Caeslin. Don't know why. I wonder if anywhere the s is silent? I prefer the C spelling. It looks more ethnic (obviously).

[ashadelic.livejournal.com]

I'm beginning to wonder if the "s" wasnt non-existant in the original name that I found. I've been searching everything I can think of all morning long and I can't find anywhere that actually has Caeslin in a names database. I KNOW on the original site it was Irish Gaelic, and the closest Irish Gaelic name I can find is Cailin, alternate spelling Caelan, which means girl.

[neroli.livejournal.com]

Mm, I'm thinking it was probably Caislín, which appears, among other places, here (http://www.namenerds.com/irish/irisham.html)

Now, I don't know how much the original pronunciations matter to you, but just as Aislinn isn't pronounced ACE-lin, Caislin isn't pronounced CASE-lin (as far as I can tell, it's more like CASH-lin.

[ashadelic.livejournal.com]

Oh... my.... Gosh...... I think I love you!

That is the first site I've seen today that has Caislin with the s in it! I'm not sure about the pronunciation. I dont like the name CASH-lin so we'd just have to talk about that (my husband and I)

[arbus.livejournal.com]

i am pretty sure that caelan is the gaelic (ie: original unmodernized) version of colleen. not that that matters, just a little useless knowledge. :)

[ouronlylight.livejournal.com]

Eh, I'm not too fond of any of those names. I did know a Briony at one time, though (she was English), and she pronounced her name BRI-oh-nee.

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

I generally love Australian names and this list is no exception.

I met a woman once, she was from New Zealand, I think, and the kid's name was Raewyn Leigh. I fell in love with it even though it's kind of not my style. The names just have a lovely sound, I think.

[neroli.livejournal.com]

I'm not quite sure why they categorize these as Australian names, as most are Gaelic in origin

Off the top of my head:

Irish:
Aislinn, Aoibhinn, Aoife, Ashlene (spelling variation of Aislinn), Caoimhe (pron. like keeva), Ceili (ceilidh is gaelic for dance/party, so I am guessing this is a spelling variation thereof- a back formation from someone trying to make Kaylee look "more Irish"), Ciara, Eilish (spelling variation), Fionnuala, Mairead, Niamh, Orlagh, Roisin, Saoirse (means freedom), Siobhan


Welsh:
Ceridwen, Rhiannon, Tahleasin (ouch, spelling variation of the Welsh male name Taliesin. The way they spelled it makes it look like they are using a "pronunciation variation" as well.)


Cornish:
Demelza

Nyree (NYE-ree) is an anglicization of Ngaire, a Maori name from New Zealand.

Taylah appears all over the name lists down under and seems to be regarded as a variation of Taylor (just as someone with an accent like mine, that doesn't make detailed distinctions between vowel sounds, might regard Aaron, Aeron, and Erin as legit ways of respelling the same name. (In my accent marry, merry, and Mary all sound the same.)

P.S. Blaze is probably a spelling variation of Blaise

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

Aaah yeah I noted that but I think all these people LIVE in Australia because they were paticipating in a competition there. I bet there are many Irish families...since the competition was "Irish Dancing in Sydney."

*way to sound dumb, Rose!*

[darabelle.livejournal.com]

Aislinn is kind of pretty
I love Alexandria
I went to high school with a guy named Blase
I like Ceara but it would probably be butchered by everyone, especially considering I don't even know how to pronounce it.
Ciara is pretty
Jayde - I like Jade
Nessa is kind of cool
I think Phillippa is pretty but I wouldn't use it
Raelene - also pretty but probably wouldn't use it
Shea is pretty but being from the New York area I couldn't use it, especially being a Yankee fan lol

[kati-d.livejournal.com]

I love the name Aislinn. Its pronounced Ash - Lynn and that is the gaelic spelling so im not sure if id use that or the american spelling= Ashlynn. :)

[lostrocket.livejournal.com]

I rather like Saoirse. Siobhan has also been one of my favorite names, and Aoife. Briony and Rhiannon, lovely.

I like Aislinn but not with the correct pronounciation. When I see it I always think "Aes-linn" and that sounds so lovely (I am pretty sure I had a friend who thought that's how the name is pronounced, and it confused me for a long time).

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

Yes, like Ainsley, which IS prounounced AYNES-Lee, right?

I guess you could spell it Ayesley.

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

Dang. I meant Ayeslinn

[monroehips.livejournal.com]

A lot of those are Gaelic names.

[ilovebruiser.livejournal.com]

live in australia. I've never heard most of those names in my life. lol.

[krosp.livejournal.com]

These names have nothing to do with Australia. We pretty much just use the same names as people in the UK and US do. There might be one or two uniquely Australian names around, or maybe some that are more common here because of a famous person or something, but nothing to make a whole list out of. I've also never heard of most of these names.

[krosp.livejournal.com]

Ok I can see that the spelling "Taylah" for a girl is probably Australian. Remember that we don't pronounce the "r" on the end of words like Tailor. So Taylor and Taylah are pronounced the same... so of course some people decided that the "Taylah" spelling is more feminine...

But I still stand by what I said before with regards to most of these names not being Australian in origin, or even used here much at all.

[mikanala.livejournal.com]

Alanna: I'm actually an a "Alana" and it's pronounced so it rhymes with Banana (a-lar-na). In year one at my primary school there was acually another "Alannah" as well. :)