Irish Names

[Abigailly]

My OH is from Ireland (republic) obviously across there Gaelic names are very common.

But across here (in Scotland) they're not. I love the names Aoife (pro Eefa) and Caiohme (Pro Keyva), but we don't think people across here will ever be able to pronounce or spell it. But we'd like to embrace his back ground.

So the child will always be correcting people.

Would you see this as an issue?

 

[Kitty23]

I'm originally from Glasgow and alot of my family members still have gaelic names. Alot of irish gaelic names have a scottish gaelic version if that makes sense maybe you could use that? At the end of the day if you love the name use it and I always have to spell my full name out its not a big issue and people always remember you! xxx

 

[JessiHD]

I have a niece called Caiohme and I think it is a lovely name. She lives in Scotland (Aberdeenshire) and there doesn't seem to be a problem with people pronouncing it. Xx

 

[Emmerella]

I have to say Im not a big fan of Irish names because of this however when I was pregnant with Meadow if she had been a boy we were going to call her Niall (nile) which i love and not really hard to see how its would be pronounced. x

 

[Pyrrhic]

Im not sure whereabouts in Scotland you're from, but up here in the highlands and over on the west coast it isn't a problem as a lot of people speak Gaelic. No one has ever one had a problem pronouncing Niamh.

 

[Abigailly]

I love Niamh too, I'm in Fife, so a lot of these names aren't common at all. Which is one of the things I love about them I suppose.

 

[MiissDior]

Im irish
heres some irish names you might like to read

GIRLS

AOIBHINN (EE-veen) OR ( A- VEEN)
AIDEEN (A-DEAN)
ADEEN (A-DEAN)
BLATHNAID (blaw-nid)
CARAGH (KAR-a)
CLODAGH (KLO-da)–very popular
GRAINNE (GRAWN-ya)
FAY
LARAGH (la-ra)
NIAMH (neev)–very popular
ORLAITH (OR-LA)
ROISIN (ro-SHEEN)
SIOBHAN (shi-VAUN)

BOYS


ARAN
CALLUM
CIAN (KEE-an)
CILLIAN (KILL–ee-an)
CONN
CUAN (koo-AWN)
DAIRE (Da-ra)
DECLAN
DYLAN ( DILL-AN)
DIARMAID (DEER-mid)
EAMON (ay-mon)
ENAN (EE-nane)
EOIN (OH-in)
FIONN (fin)
GARVAN
HARVEY
JARLATH
LOCHLAN (LOK-lun)
MURROUGH (mur-ah)
NIALL (NEE-all)
RIAN (REE-an)
RONAN
RUADHAN (ROO-an)
SENAN (SENN-an)
TADHG (TYEg)
TIARNAN (TEER-nan)
PADRAIG -IRISH FOR PATRICK

 

[kate.m.]

I wouldnt see it as an issue at all! Friends at school will learn how the name sounds way before attempting to write it! Kids dont notice unusual names! Also, its an easy name to hear, so if she were to say "Hi, my name's Aoife", they'd get it straight away. Its when she introduces herself through writing that people might get a bit confused! But to be honest- how often do u introduce urself through writing? Its only really at job interviews, and theyre more likely to call her "Miss ..." anyway! I think itd be great to have such a pretty yet unusual name!

As a supply teacher i would often teach over 150 different pupils a week: I worked as a supply teacher for nearly 3 years, and I only ever met 1 Aoife, and i learnt her name in under 5 minutes. The normal named children were much more difficult to remember!

 

[Jchihuahua]

Caiohme is so pretty!

 

[booflebump]

I dont think it would be a problem - Im in the North East and there are lots of people with Gaelic names x

 

[muminlove]

It's a interesting one this one!
My families background is irish and my OH moved here (Aus) from Ireland when he was little. OH's name is Niall (Nile) I love his name and personally think that the pronounciation is quite obvious but you would be amazed at how many people just cannot get the hang of it! My name is Creenagh (Creena) And the amount of time I spend correcting people who over and over again call me carina or catrina - and that's when they haven't seen the spelling! Anyone trying to read my name out on a roll call or at the drs or something....I'm fairly used to listening for an awkward pause or some stuttering lol
That said.
We were both completely set on an Irish name.
I think some Irish names are popular to the extent that a lot of people know how to pronounce them ie Niamh Siobahn etc (Well they are here anyway)
We wanted a names that were traditional but easy if you know what I mean?
Our sons name is Cael Quinn so as you can see, no tricky pronunciations or spelling.
People still call him Kyle though anyway - You can't win them all!!!
God I go on.
Shall I sumerise?
Personally I wouldn't give a bub a name that needs constant explaining because from my experience it can get pretty frustrating.
Unusual yes!
I'll stop now. Look forward to seeing what you choose!
xxx

 

[livbaybee1]

mariead or whatever its spelt is irish i think,
im no good with irish names really, have a browse on google etc xoxox

 

[beancounter]

I'd say if you like a name then pick it, because it doesnt matter how easy a name is, people seem to get it wrong. Even Finn! I choose a short name thinking it couldnt possibly happen and what happens?

they make it longer. (hisname is, for the record, not Finley, Finny, and especially not Finny-winny)

Same for me, Deb gets turned into Debs, Debbie, debsy, all manner of black eye provoking things.

 

[mumnbean]

I think the people that are important to your baby in life will make the effort to know how to say and spell their name.

Others that can't or won't remember it obviously don't care enough about your child for it to matter to them, so it shouldn't matter to you or your child.

If you love the names... go with it and your child will have a better understanding of where they are from and their identity as a result. I'm sure they will love their name more because of it too.

 

[muminlove]

(hisname is, for the record, not Finley, Finny, and especially not Finny-winny)

lol

 

[kiki]

We wanted an Irish/Scottish Gaelic name too, but I couldnt pronounce half of them I am ashamed to say. However, we came across 'Kaeden' which we loved, but I didnt feel it looked 'Irish' enough, so we changed the spelling to Caidan. Easy to pronounce but still Irish Gaelic sounding. We get loads of comments on the name, but the one problem I have is that no matter how many times people are told how we spell his name, some people insist on spelling it 'Caiden'. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

xxx

 

[blackrose]

My name is sinèad (shin-ead) and I dont think its an issue , I do of have to correct it though .

 

[RosieandAlan]

My boyfriend and i absolutely adore the name Aoife, but we did think people mispronouncing it would be an issue. We decided to save it for if we have another girl in the future =). They're beautiful names and i personally think you should go for it!

 

[MrsBandEgglet]

As someone who has a name that people constantly mis-pronounce, i can't begin to describe how annoying it is. It drives me crazy! So you kinda have to take into consideration how your LO is gonna feel later on, though i have to say Aoife is really lovely.

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