Saoirse but not Irish
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Anonymous
DP. Sierra is really beautiful. |
Anonymous
Yes, because her dad was Paul Hill, an Irish freedom fighter. |
Anonymous
| I don’t like how it sounds. Sorry. |
Anonymous
| I'm 36 with Irish heritage (far back) and I don't know how to pronounce that name. Don't do it. |
Anonymous
| The only Saoirse I know is Irish born and her whole family has traditional names. It is just too Irish-specific for your situation in my view. |
Anonymous
| Go for it. I went to school with an AA Siobhann and we all managed just fine. |
Anonymous
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It connotes trying-too-hard Plastic Paddy or an Irish Nationalist. And most people won't know how to pronounce it. It would sound extra terrible if the baby's last name isn't Irish.
What about: Keira, Kathleen, Maeve, Teagan, Nora |
Anonymous
It's really not that obscure. How'd you miss it? |
Anonymous
| Saoirse Ronan pronounces her name like inertia (sur-sha), but most Saoirses I know pronounce their names like seer-sha. So that’s disconnect right there. Don’t do it. |
Anonymous
| Shannon is far far better. |
Anonymous
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Married into a big and intensely Irish family. Our kids have Irish names, heck, even some of our pets have/had Gaelic names. If you haven’t seen Song of the Sea, an arrestingly beautiful animated film, highly recommend it. The half human - half selkie little sister is named Saoirse (in the movie pronounced “seer-sha” v. S.Ronan’s “sir-sha, like inertia.”)
I don’t doubt you’ve considered the Irish names other posters have suggested and you keep circling back to Saoirse. Yes, you’ll have to spell it multiple times, like at doctors offices, etc., but you’ll often be met with a “that’s beautiful,” response. We have kids who are the only ones in their entire school(s) with their unique name. It’s rare but nice to meet parents/kids who share their name, sometimes in families with rich, mixed-cultural heritage i.e. not exclusively Irish. So from the perspective of an outlier in a large, boisterous Irish clan, I say go with your heart. It’s really a lovely name. |
Anonymous
Exactly! I just met a little Isla recently-I saw it written on her tag, I asked, what's your name? She says eye la. Bam! I know how to pronounce it. Any kid named Saoirse or Siobhann or any other not typical name is going to be in school with kids with names like Noah, Emma, Hector, Marisol, Amir, Isaiah, Darshan, Jorge, ect.....it's not like 1975 when every kid was Jason or Jenny. |
Anonymous
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Sasha
Sierra Sancha (aristocratic name) Sirsha (Indian name) Charissa |
Anonymous
Those names are spelled phonetically in English except Jorge which is phonetic in a language commonly spoken in the US. Irish isn't spoken commonly in the US. See the difference?? |
Anonymous
Siobhan usually has one "n." Did her name have two? Siobhan is Gaelic for Joan. |