Irish American names of a certain era
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Anonymous
| I need help coming up with names that evoke names like Kathleen, Eileen, Bridget. Think like the names of the eight children in a mid-century Irish Catholic family in Indiana. I know that sounds so niche but it’s a whole genre of name and I’m trying to compile a collection because I’m really into them. I feel like all the double barrel Mary names (Mary Ellen, Mary Kate, Mary Beth) fall into this bucket as do some more classic/mainstream Irish names like Deirdre but not more current ones like Saoirse. Let me know if you have any to add! Boys or girls but girls tend to be more distinctive. I know there are a bunch but I’m struggling here to come up with them so any help is appreciated |
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Mae
Agnes |
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Frances
Patricia Pauline Irene Nora Agnes Margaret Nellie (don’t remember what that’s short for) Those are all of my great aunts I could remember off the top of my head besides Aunt Kath(leen) and the Mary____s. Working class - poor Irish immigrants came over 1930s-1940s |
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Ooh, got a bunch of these in the family.
Mary Frances Eileen Kathleen Sheila Bridget Kevin Declan Sean |
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Patricia
Teresa Sharon Angela Deborah Suzanne |
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Mary Frances
maryellen Ann Kathleen Kerry Margaret/Maggie |
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| Why |
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Maureen
Patricia Helen Mary Jane Sheila Calista (one of my grandmothers best friends - her last name was very Irish but perhaps she married Irish?) Frances Kathleen |
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Names from my 2nd generation Irish America family tree circa 1935-48
Dennis Patrick Edward John Michael James William Margaret Marion Katherine/Kitty Joan Rose |
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My very irish catholic boomer mom and her siblings are:
Francis Timothy Sheila Colleen Maureen Erin Cynthia |
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I never met an Irish-American Deborah or Suzanne or Sharon. Theresa yes, but add the h. |
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Those are all names from my large Irish-American family. |
Anonymous
Nellie is usually short for Ellen or Helen. Many of those names in the genre you like are simply Catholic names. Frances Bernadette Carol Patricia Monica Also: Maureen Colleen Molly Kelly Kathleen Shannon |
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Mae
Kathleen Regina Katherine Irene Bridget Deidre Mary Natalie Erin Colleen Margaret Patrick/Patricia John Joseph William Paul Stephen Francis Laurence James |
Anonymous
Op is obviously writing a book and needs to name her characters. |