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[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

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.

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[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.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'd never heard Sor-ka before.
That's actually pretty nice.

Why would it be the favoured pronunciation, just out of curiousity?

[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.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Ahh, okay.
Sor-ka's actually growing on me, though, thanks for introducing it to me. :)

[lacuna.livejournal.com]

I recommend looking on the Irish names section of behindthename. Irish spellings are obviously so different from what we're used to. Some are so beautiful, though: Eimear (Ee-mur), Eilís (Ie-leesh) and Caoimhe (Keeva). Not spellings for anyone with no recent Irish heritage, though!

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

I love behindthename.com
I go on that everyday.

Caoimhe keeps making me want to say KY-oh-mee, though, which I pointed out on the site in a comment.
I'm definitely Irish. Looks, personality, haha. It's all there.

You're Irish?

[after-the-ashes.livejournal.com]

Sorka makes me think of Orca like a whale...