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CaitlinJ22
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names to go with Finn
CaitlinJ22
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in Baby Names
We have a boys name picked out---99% positive, but not for a girl. I know we have time...but just having fun.
I like Irish names or Gaelic ones, but some pronunciations are so tough. I love Aoife...pron Ee-fa...but I dont think I could do that to a child.
any suggestions on girl names? DS is Finn, Dh is Ryan and Im Caitlin.. our last name is a VERY Irish name....so we need something that flows.
TIA
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Re: names to go with Finn
I LOVE the name Finn. It is tops on my boy list
I like Niamh not it's kind of like Aoife... So tough to pronounce. Aisling, Maeve, Nora, Colleen, Shannon, Deidre..
how do you pron that?
Actually - my friend's daugher is named Phelan, and it really suits her.
It is pronounced FAY-lin. It was her grandmother's maiden name - Irish.
Do you think Aoife would be horrible? We LOVE it, but I can imagine lots of horrible pronunciations. and there is no other sp. DH likes Niamh and Aisling too. Why are the spellings to weird on Irish names ? LOL
I like Rowan--its on the list
I do like that, not so sure of the spelling though...can it be spelled with an F?
Eh - she'd probably have some issues with it, but people get used to names so fast. I've heard so much 'weirder' and worse, you know? It's a good, traditional name, just not in this country. I have a friend named Siobhan and she grew up in the city. She was asked "How come her momma named her a black girl's name?" more than once.
I also have a friend named Eireann - pronounced Erin. I always loved that.
Shrek pops right into my head
DH likes it....i cant get the princess out of my head when I see it though lol
true. I met a woman who named her girl that and she told me she kinda didnt think it through. the girl was starting kindergarten and her name was being butchered. Thanks for the insight
Maeve
Sloane
Molly
Keira
Meara
Maura
Sabrina
Nola
Delaney
Saoirse (I know this is also tough, but I really like it)
I think Finley would not be a good girls name to complement a boy named Finn
I love Aiofe, and Maeve, and Niamh
I love Maeve!
Also-Norah, Sloane, Molly and Regan/Reagan.
Hi, my DH and I very much like Irish/Gaelic names...we are having a boy, but we loved Kyleigh for a lil girl and I found Ansley (which they say is for either gender)...DH didn't like that one as much. Now I have a question for you. For our lil boy, one of our favorite names is Finn (Finnegan)...but we've been met with some negative feedback (mostly from my not so wonderful MIL). I was curious, did you guys have any difficulty or do you now with your son's name? and is his name just Finn or is it Finnegan? Thank you so much for your time and good luck with your name hunt.
~Erin
DD is Maeve Mary, and if this one is a girl I THINK (not 100% sure though) she will be Aine (Anya) June, after my grandmother...
I don't think the spelling is crazy enough that once we tell somebody how it's pronounced, they'd forget.
I love Maeve and Erin. Aoife is a tough one... I consider myself pretty educated and see lots of names (I am a school counselor) and that one would stump me. And I work VERY hard to pronounce names correctly because kids get so embarassed. I would think twice.
My DH is Irish and I defnitely appreciate the Gaelic tradition. But we aren't in Ireland and you will have to come to terms with the fact that regardless of how "correct" the names are spelled, average America is going to butcher it daily. That would get on my nerves after awhile.
I personally love Aoife. Yes, it would be mispronounced by Americans the first time they read it, but once you tell them it's not that hard of a name to say correctly. If nothing else it'll be an easy way to immediately know if a telemarketer was calling. I use this tactic all the time with DH's very Irish first name (his parents are from Ireland).
My favorite Irish girls names are: Aisling, Maeve, Clare, Ciara, Grainne (grawn-ya), Aine, Clodagh (clo-da), Maura, Mairead, Roisin (ro-sheen) & Bridin (bree-deen) -- and if it matters, with the exception of Clodagh, I personally know women with these names & they have all lived in the US and have survived despite people mispronouncing them on occassion.
Keeley (KEY LEE)
Devin
Kendall
Quinn
Cara (CAR UH)
Coleen
Ashlin - can be spelled many differnt ways
it just depends on where you search for names because some names have more then one origin.