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JaneDrewAK
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Sinead
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What do you think of Sinead for a first name?
When my parents found out it was a front runner for my daughter they were horrified. I still love it though! It's a classic Irish name, and I fell in love with it in "The Wind that Shakes the Barley." I also fell for Aoife, my number 1 GP name.
The O'Connor connection is fading fast and will barely exist at all in 20 years.
So what do all my Bump name experts say?
If you're curious my middle name choice is Alexandra.
When my parents found out it was a front runner for my daughter they were horrified. I still love it though! It's a classic Irish name, and I fell in love with it in "The Wind that Shakes the Barley." I also fell for Aoife, my number 1 GP name.
The O'Connor connection is fading fast and will barely exist at all in 20 years.
So what do all my Bump name experts say?
If you're curious my middle name choice is Alexandra.
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Re: Sinead
I hope most Americans would know how to say it because of the singer.... ?
But it's definitely not pronounced phonetically for the English language.
I like both a lot, but I think Sinead is much more useable if you don't live in Ireland. Because of Sinead O'Connor I think more people will be familiar with it and not butcher it as badly as they would Aoife.
ETA I just turned 27 and have heard of the singer.
Totally not being snarky but how old are you? This could give OP an idea of how many people would actually still make the connection.
I also thinnk the connection between the name and the singer wont be a problem for too much longer...
but I think it is a hard name..i think there are much more beautiful irish names
All of this.
My concern is that, without the Sinead O'Connor connection, no one will know how to pronounce it. I would not want people pronouncing it phonetically, which I think is inevitable.
Yup, and after that whole Pope thing on SNL, I just wouldn't name my kid that.
I like it, but I'm old and my first thought is Sinead O'Connor. You're right, she's only getting further from the limelight as time passes and it won't be long before no one remembers her.
Although, at that time, people may no longer automatically know how to pronouce the name.
ditto
It's okay. I still associate it with the singer and I have mixed thoughts about her. I understand the point she was trying to make; I just don't like the way she went about doing it. Unfortunately in this country that name is so uncommon that she is who everyone (who is familiar with the name) will associate it. For the rest, they'll have no clue how to pronounce it.
All that aside, the sound of it isn't very appealing to me.
The flow of Sinead Alexandria is very nice.
I know how to pronounce Sinead and I know of the singer, but the association does not bother me.
I just don't think it's a very nice name. Pronounced correctly, it is homely ? add to that the likelihood that she'll get lots of people calling her Sin Head or Sin Eat and it is harsh and unlovely.
Now, Aoife I like very much. It will still have pronunciation problems, but it's more likely to generate bafflement than anything that sounds truly bad.
Do you like Siobhan? It's more familiar than Sinead and I think it sounds better anyway.
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You took the words out of my mouth. All of them.
I like Sinead. I would consider using it if our chosen MN was not Jane...it seems redundant.
I associate it with Sinead O'Connor, but I'm getting old!
I had no trouble at all with the pronunciation.
Yep, same here.
I think also people who are trying to figure it out phonetically will be like "Sin-eed?" which ... blech.
Also, I wouldn't discount associations that people in their 30s+ will make. When I was a kid it seemed like the worst teasers were uncle types who think they are hilarious.
So even if your child's classmates may not have heard of Sinead O'Connor, I imagine that association would come up a lot when talking to older people. And since it is such an unusual name, I doubt most of us will forget the association over time.
I was surprised people didn't recognize O'Connor (I'm 32)... but then I hit wikipedia and was reminded that the SNL thing was in '92. So, I guess people in their early 20s should get a pass :P
OT, but have you guys seen pics of her lately? I would not recognize her.
I like the name. I don't think people will have more trouble with this than they would with Siobhan. (There's a character named Siobhan in one of the books my students read at school, and they have no idea what to do with it) I like Sinead with Alexandra too.