Our daughter is due on St. Patty's Day and if she by chance actually arrives then, I want to give her an Irish Middle Name.
Her first name is either going to be Sophia or Lila. Any suggestions? The two I know off of the top of my head are Kathleen, which I hate, and Claire, which I like.
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Fiona or Brigid (like Bridget) are both nice Irish girl names.
Some truley Irish names can be complicated to pronounce, but I recommend googling Irish Baby Girl Names for some more unique names.
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Ooh, there are lots of feminine Irish names that would sound lovely with either Sophia or Lila!
Maeve
Brighid/Bridget
Siobhan
Eileen/Aileen
Finnuala/Finola/Finella
M?ire/Mary/Miriam
M?iread/Margaret
M?ir?n/Maureen
Naomh/Neeve
Oonagh/Una
Orla
R?is?n
S?le/Sheila
Sin?ad
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Damn, I guess Claire is French! I thought I saw it on a list someone for Irish.
I really want something with an American spelling. I did go to an Irish baby name website and I couldn't pronounce anything!
I looove Miriam, but our last name starts with a M, and I hate double letter names.
I adore Imogen, too!
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Well, technically there is County Claire in the west of Ireland, but as a name, no, it isn't Irish.
My biggest suggestion is to stick to common Anglicization of Irish names, like Caitlin, Eileen, Alana/Alannah, Bridget, Katherine, Doreen, Moira/Maura, Norah, Patricia, Sheila, etc.
Or if you are more into Irish/American names, there is always Erin or Colleen, though these are not commonly used in Ireland as Erin is the name of the country and Colleen means "girl".
I love love love Imogen, DH shot it down right away though
I loved Aiobhanne when I was pg, but would have spelled it "Aven." I like it because it is uncommon, but still sounds familiar...
haha my family is big on Irish/American names - mine is Erin Colleen
.I like Sophia Maeve or Sophia Colleen.
Lila Catherine is beautiful!
Lila Erin
Lila Colleen
I love the name Lila!!
Hah! That works! I have a good girlfriend named Erin who just married her sweetheart, a boy named Erin. She says it's been interesting, especially with trying to decide to change her last name to his or not. I think she is going to hyphenate so they can differentiate between the two!
While Claire isn't Irish in origin - it is very popular in Ireland. As many saints names are.
I think Patricia as a mn would be great if she's born on St. Patrick's Day or Brigid (Irish spelling but still easy to pronounce) or Bridget.
Yes, it is County Clare.
and Claire is French.
I like Lila Imogene (as long as the mn doesn't have more L sounds)
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I love the name Kathleen, but it is my name.
Catherine
Mary
Noreen
Bridget
Kiera
Sofia Quinn
Lila Catherine