[identity profile] omgzits--tam.livejournal.com posting in [community profile] babynames
I'm really curious as to what you guys think of the names

Esmé
Sorcha (SOHR-ra)

I personally like the latter better, but the former is pretty nice.

My mum says Sorcha is terrible, especially if you ever try to apologise to her.

Date: 2007-02-11 12:19 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] greeneyednobody.livejournal.com
I've always loved the name Esmé. Not too sure about Sorcha, though.

Date: 2007-02-11 12:21 am (UTC)

Date: 2007-02-11 12:31 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lacuna.livejournal.com
Sorcha can also be pronounced Sor-ka, though, and that would be the favoured pronunciation in some parts of Ireland. I quite like that pronunciation, but find Sor-ha a bit limp.

Date: 2007-02-11 12:38 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lacuna.livejournal.com
I think it's just regional variations - some parts will be more familiar with one pronunciation than another. I'd hazard a guess that places with a higher proportion of Irish speakers or more of a Gaelic influence would favour Sor-ha, as it looks like the more Irish pronunciation (like Meadbh/Niamh being Meve/Neve). That's just speculation, though.

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Date: 2007-02-11 01:36 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] after-the-ashes.livejournal.com
Sorka makes me think of Orca like a whale...
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Date: 2007-02-11 12:52 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] imaloserbabyxx.livejournal.com
If it's pronounced "Sore-ah" then WHY does there need to be a C in there?
Why not just... Sora?

I like Sora though, and Esme (little thingy on top of the E) is cute as well.

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Date: 2007-02-11 01:46 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] miss-tee.livejournal.com
Sorcha is a great name if your mother is Queen Bavmorda

;) j/k that was Sorsha

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Date: 2007-02-11 08:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cottonrain.livejournal.com
For me, Sorcha would sound like SOR-SHA. Which reminds me of slush, don't know why.

Sora is pretty, though. She was my favourite in Digimon. Had red hair ;)

Date: 2007-02-11 08:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] alluminor.livejournal.com
I like them both. I would pronounce Sorcha as "Sorsha," but I'm not sure that's right.

Date: 2007-02-11 08:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] erica-alexis.livejournal.com
I love them both but I prefer Esmé as Esmée. I think or Esmé as masculine.

Date: 2007-02-12 06:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ex-bluebonn.livejournal.com
I went to primary school with a girl named Sorcha, and she pronounced it as SOH-RA-KA.

Date: 2007-02-13 06:57 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] elsh.livejournal.com
I heard Sorcha is said like SUR a kha.

Date: 2007-02-13 08:55 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fleckerbug.livejournal.com
We love Esme, probably going to use it as a middle name for our next daughter or save it as a first name for a third daughter. We want to put it with the first name we've picked out, but we like it so much we might rather have it as a first name. Sorcha is pretty, but I don't know if it goes well with English.. sounds like it'd be prettier in conjunction with a romance language.
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