http://thegreylioness.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] thegreylioness.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] babynames2014-04-07 07:50 pm
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Irish girl names

I'm looking for an Irish girl name suitable for a middle name, husband vetoed Eileen because of the 80's song. First name will most likely be a variation of Caelynn/Kahlan.

He won't go for Saoirse or probably anything to Gaelic sounding..

Thanks for the help!

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[identity profile] rekkless.livejournal.com 2014-04-08 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
Niamh has always been my favorite. It means Bright/Radiant and is the name of a goddess in Irish mythology.
Can also spell it Niam.

[identity profile] wolf-shadow.livejournal.com 2014-04-09 08:25 am (UTC)(link)
O_O

I love Niamh, but Neve, Neave, Neeve or Nieve are the usual Anglicisations - Niam would change the pronunciation completely! Never come across that before :)

[identity profile] illinoisnights.livejournal.com 2014-04-08 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
Some of my favorite Irish girl names that might pair well with Caelynn/Kahlan are:

Maureen
Maeve
Fiona
Claire

[identity profile] starcrossed.livejournal.com 2014-04-08 09:25 am (UTC)(link)
First name that came to mind was Siobhan. Kind of mainstream but definitely Irish in flavour.

[identity profile] lunabelle.livejournal.com 2014-04-10 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
I also thought of Siobhan but wondered if it's too Gaelic for your husband. I grew up with a girl with this name and though she had to pronounce it every time she met someone new I know as an adult she loves having a different name.

[identity profile] halliwell66.livejournal.com 2014-04-08 10:19 am (UTC)(link)
Are you a fan of The Sword of Truth? I like the variation spelling too.

Irish names are lovely my favourites are:

Niamh (My BF name is Neve and she has a friend who's Neeve)
Aoife
Nora
Eilish
Alanna
Brigid/Bridget
Isolde
Isla

[identity profile] thegreylioness.livejournal.com 2014-04-08 12:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, that is where I got the first name from. Yup!

[identity profile] lilmizmombassa.livejournal.com 2014-04-08 01:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Love Irish girl names. I really like Fiona, Roisin (Ro-sheen, means little rose), Caoimhe (kee-va, means beautiful), Aislin (Ash-ling, dream/vision), Shannon, Brigid, Shayla.

[identity profile] wolf-shadow.livejournal.com 2014-04-09 08:27 am (UTC)(link)
Our list (which also has internal Irish "issues" unfortunately) includes:

Niamh (Neave)
Maebh (Maeve)
Roisin

Himself also loves Caitlin. :)

[identity profile] politicking.livejournal.com 2014-04-09 12:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Aoife
Brigid
Caitlin
Ciara (though everyone would likely read it as "see-air-uh" rather than kee-ra)
Kyna
Claire
Aideen
Alana
Briana
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