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Irish name suggestions...
My husband and I are both Irish and we have a very Irish last name but I feel like all of the Irish names have become really trendy... can you ladies reccomend any- for either gender???
THANKS!!!
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Re: Irish name suggestions...
My favorite are Dillon (obviously), Declan, Colin, Seamus and the good old standby, Sean
For girls: Fiona, Brigit, Maeve
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For Girls:
Claire, Ciara (or Keira), Saoirse (Seer-sha), Siobhan (Sha-vonn), Finola, Mairead (rhymes with parade)
ETA: I also like Alanna and Maire (My-ra)
Boys:
Ciaran (or Keiran), Desmond, Eamon, Colin, Sean, Rowan, Ronan, Thomas
Braden is what we have named this LO. Braden Michael. I know the name is somewhat popular right now, but I love it because of the Irish origin. People have been spelling it Brayden. I thought about spelling it that way, but it didn't cut it for me. Braden means "salmon" and derives from the salmon of wisdom...i.e. the legend of Fionn Mac Cool. It's pretty sweet!
Oh and another girl name is Cianna
My husband was totally into the Irish names, too, because he is half Irish. We had Fiona on our list for a while, but it's become trendy lately too - and I think of Shrek when I hear it. I know DH also found Reagan on the Irish list.
One of my best friends from HS has had 3 children all with Irish names - and she was ahead of the Declan craze. So they are Declan and Nolan for the boys and Campbell for the girl.
GL!
My new goddaughter is named Aislinn (pronounced Ashlynn) ...and her sisters are Meghan, Shannon & Kiera. Both parents are Irish with an O' last name.
We always loved the name Siobhan, but didn't end up using it.
Thought those were cute : )
As far as boys go, I really love the name Declan....There is a sweet little boy who is 6, who I associate this name with.
My kids names are pretty trendy and normal but I still ike them all the same...Delaney, Kevin & Rory...and out last name starts with Mc.
Good luck choosing and congrats!
Just looked through an Irish baby name list and here is my complete list of suggestions:
Girls: Alana, Brianna, Cianna, Kiera, Kaitlyn, Kalin (pronounced kay -lynn), Kyla (awesome meaning - means beautiful and implies "a beauty that only poetry can capture"), Norah or Nora, and Regan (Reagan)
Boys: I like Aiden, but it is just WAY too popular. Braden, Brendan, Brian, Colin, Connor, Declan, Dylan, Finn, Liam, and Riley
I'm Shannon - that's pretty darn Irish!
There's a girl in my family named Aoife and I've always thought that was beautiful.
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Boys (we're having a boy and did an Irish name as well, so lots of suggestions):
Patrick (what we're going with!)
Collin (2nd choice)
Connor
Sean
Seamus
Declan
Liam (was a top choice, but decided it was too trendy for us)
Francis
Dennis
Finn (can be short for Finnian, Finnigan, and a number of others)
Brendan
Brennan
Quinn
Girls:
Neve
Aioghe (pronounced "Effie" - I think I got the spelling right)
Meghan
Molly
Margaret
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Braden is not an Irish name. Braden is an English name and means "wide valley". The name you're thinking of is Br?d?n which does mean salmon but is pronounced differently to Braden.