Irish Middle Name for Girl

amy0730 · February 2011

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.

TIA!

MrsMcC.10409 · February 2011

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.

ravenorchid · February 2011

I like Claire, too. A less common Irish name that I like for a middle name is Maeve.

forensicmama · February 2011

Caitlin, Brighid, Caitriona, Maire, Mairead, Moira, Maeve, Nola, Finnola, Aoife

More: https://www.behindthename.com/nmc/iri_f.php

Bubbalub · February 2011

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

MrsW801 · February 2011

I thought Claire was French (but love it either way). Some Irish names are Bridget, Caitlin, Erin, Keira, Maura, Quinn, Shae, or Shannon.

tct1219 · February 2011

i like imogen. also, do you have any irish family names? my daughtr's mn is mcconnell, my MIL's maiden name.

Bubbalub · February 2011

tct1219:
i like imogen. also, do you have any irish family names? my daughtr's mn is mcconnell, my MIL's maiden name.

Ooh! I thought I was the only one who liked Imogen! Yay!

amy0730 · February 2011

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.

forensicmama · February 2011

Bubbalub:
tct1219:
i like imogen. also, do you have any irish family names? my daughtr's mn is mcconnell, my MIL's maiden name.
Ooh! I thought I was the only one who liked Imogen! Yay!

I adore Imogen, too!

msmerymac · February 2011

Colleen, Siobhan, Bridget, Caitlin, Catherine <- the "Irish spelling"

amy0730 · February 2011

Actually, the mn is going to be Katherine if she isn't born on St Patrick's day. I guess that doesn't count as Irish though.

Bubbalub · February 2011

amy0730:
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.

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".

weddingpuffgrrl · February 2011

Bubbalub:
tct1219:
i like imogen. also, do you have any irish family names? my daughtr's mn is mcconnell, my MIL's maiden name.
Ooh! I thought I was the only one who liked Imogen! Yay!

I love love love Imogen, DH shot it down right away though

cjilla · February 2011

I loved Aiobhanne when I was pg, but would have spelled it "Aven." I like it because it is uncommon, but still sounds familiar...

Shelleybeant · February 2011

Our little girl's middle name is Teagan--it's Gaelic for "little poet."

KurtsWife09 · February 2011

I like Claire with your FNs. I love the name Ainsley.

MnM7608 · February 2011

I think Niamh or Aisling would be pretty!

erincon8 · February 2011

Bubbalub:
amy0730:
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.

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".

haha my family is big on Irish/American names - mine is Erin Colleen

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meplusone · February 2011

I like Sophia Maeve or Sophia Colleen.

Lila Catherine is beautiful!

Lila Erin

Lila Colleen

I love the name Lila!!

Bubbalub · February 2011

haha my family is big on Irish/American names - mine is Erin Colleen
.

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!

greenclovers · February 2011

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.

EXL311 · February 2011

Isn't it spelled County Clare or am I just confused? Anyway I think that Maeve sounds really good with either of those names and the spelling isn't crazy different from what we have here.

ryry1977 · February 2011

Rowan, Rory, Nola, Fiona, Madailein, Lana, Delainey, Darcy, Darby, Callie, Brenna, Bree.

TUGOsQueen · February 2011

EXL311:
Isn't it spelled County Clare or am I just confused? Anyway I think that Maeve sounds really good with either of those names and the spelling isn't crazy different from what we have here.

Yes, it is County Clare.

and Claire is French.

I like Lila Imogene (as long as the mn doesn't have more L sounds)

Kml9876 · February 2011

I love the name Kathleen, but it is my name.

Catherine

Mary

Noreen

Bridget

Kiera

HarperM · February 2011

Sofia Quinn

Lila Catherine

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