First names that sound alright with Saoirse?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Niamh. Might as well have no one able to correctly pronounce.

How is this pronounced? (Phonetically)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Niamh. Might as well have no one able to correctly pronounce.

How is this pronounced? (Phonetically)

Neev (the anglicized spelling is Neve but some pronounce that Neh-v)

[Anonymous]

Definitely Mary

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:First, it has to be Irish or at least Irish-adjacent. You can't just throw out Saoirse as a middle name and use Emily or Serena or Danielle as the first name.

Something simple for a first name would be best. Mae, Maeve, Mary, Claire, Kathleen.

I agree that Saoirse makes for a better name, though. Then she could be Saoirse Mae, Saoirse Claire, Saoirse Mary....they all are better using the name you love as a first name.

As someone with a less well known Irish name myself, I can only say that it's not that bad. (I think Saoirse Niamh is lovely, myself, but your DH's head would probably explode to smithereens!)

Says who?

There's no reason you can't have Antoinette Saoirse or Ronit Saoirse or Genesis Saoirse or Mrinalini Saoirse or Marisol Saoirse or whatever else you want. There's no baby name police.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Definitely Mary

I like this combo, or even usinf saoirse as the first name.

Consider also
Eden
Gwendolyn
Annabelle

[Anonymous]

I think a name ending in an L sounds good with Saoirse. In the suggestions above both Marisol Saoirse and Annabelle Saoirse roll off the tongue easier than some other endings though I don’t love either of those specifically.

[Anonymous]

Anything that ends in a consonant or a y sounds okay to me. I like Margot Saoirse or Claire. One syllable is a bit easier on the tongue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anything that ends in a consonant or a y sounds okay to me. I like Margot Saoirse or Claire. One syllable is a bit easier on the tongue.

Margot ends in a vowel, when you say it.

[Anonymous]

I really prefer the 3 syllable options -- Catherine, Annabel, Isabella, Abigail.

[Anonymous]

It doesn't matter

[Anonymous]

Alison
Elizabeth
Caroline

I actually think you could get away with it as a first name. I think people are familiar with how to pronounce it now thanks to the actress.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Alison
Elizabeth
Caroline

I actually think you could get away with it as a first name. I think people are familiar with how to pronounce it now thanks to the actress.

It would be a huge burden on a kid who lives outside of Ireland. I grew up with a Siobhan, and every year the teachers would butcher the pronunciation of her name at the beginning of the year. While I love Saiorse Ronan, she’s not universally known.

[Anonymous]

“Adelaide” comes to mind.

Saoirse is tough as a middle name. Since it’s growing in popularity in the US, why not take the plunge and make it the baby’s first name?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Alison
Elizabeth
Caroline

I actually think you could get away with it as a first name. I think people are familiar with how to pronounce it now thanks to the actress.

It would be a huge burden on a kid who lives outside of Ireland. I grew up with a Siobhan, and every year the teachers would butcher the pronunciation of her name at the beginning of the year. While I love Saiorse Ronan, she’s not universally known.

This was probably true 20-30 years ago, but less so today. However, it depends on where you are in the US.

[Anonymous]

Ann