Classic old Irish/Gaelic girls’ names

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Anna

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Anonymous wrote:The most popular names in Ireland in 2019 seem pretty American to me. Emily was the number 1 baby name in Ireland in 2019.

Emily
Grace
Fiadh
Sophie
Hannah
Amelia
Ava
Ellie
Ella
Mia

That’s not OP’s question or concern!! Read the thread title again.

I understand.

I just think it’s a bit interesting (and perhaps oddly tryhard) to out Irish the Irish.

I mean, not even the Irish who live in Ireland use “traditional” Irish names.

They may not be in the top 10, but traditional Gaelic names are quite common in Ireland these days, and have been, particularly in the last 20 years or so.

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Imogen
Makenna

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Anonymous wrote:I am Irish living in the US. My daughter is named Maeve and I’d say it’s 50/50 on whether people pronounce it correctly on their first try. It doesn’t bother me or her too much though. The name is gaining in popularity for sure. I know of at least 4 other Maeves in our town of 20k people in NJ (two with Irish parents, 1 Irish-American, one with no Irish connection that I know of).

How can Maeve be mispronounced? It's quite straightforward, in my opinion.

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Anonymous wrote:My Irish grandparents definitely Americanized all of their 10 kids’ names, and then the kids got nicknames! Micheal became Mike, Joan became Joanie, Thomas became Tommy, etc

That is so unique. So, like James would be called Jimmy and William would be called Bill or Billy?

I hadn’t really heard of that. I didn’t realize that was unique to Ireland and not something people have done for years and years.

Take your ass and put it away.

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Anonymous wrote:I like Oona because it reminds me of a finn maccool story.

I am half Irish and my mother always said that the Irish transliterated all the Irish words in the most confusing way possible just to mess with the English. She also said that people speaking Orish always sounded like the had a mouth full of marbles, though.

I feel like Sinead. Siobhan, and Orla are all well enough known to be manageable if you aren’t too picky about the accent.

Funny but Ive got back to the early 19th century in my irish family and can’t find a single “irish” (gaelic) name. I don’t count Nora because that’s latin (short for Honore). So many Mary, Ellen, Patrick and Terrances!

It’s spelled Una tho. Not Oona

Both are common.

But the original traditional Irish spelling is Una.

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So I’m probably the only one still interested in this but Ivwent back to my 1914 baby naming book handed down from an old Irish priest. Note it only contains «Christian” names. Neither Oona nor Una is there. Kathleen is, as is Keyna meaning jewel, noted as a virgin from the irish lists. Niora or Niorah are listed as the airish forms of Honora, as are Nioreen, Niorena. Maureen is listed as an irish form of mary but maeve and mairead aren’t listed. Fiona not listed either. Basically, no saint, not on list. Which is probably another reason the old “Irish” names weren’t used by the Irish. With a few notable exceptions (Brigid), they did not qualify as baptismal names.

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https://www.cso.ie/en/interactivezone/visualisationtools/babynamesofireland/

Eh, the top names in Ireland only have a smattering of traditional names. Most have been named here.

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Sloane is one I like that hasn’t been mentioned

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Anonymous wrote:Siobhan

I have absolutely no idea help this name is pronounced

Shivonne

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Anonymous wrote:Aoife

Is this basically Eva?

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Clodagh

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Anonymous wrote:Aoife

Is this basically Eva?

Sort of, pronounced more like Eefa.

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Anonymous wrote:OP you know the Irish -laugh at you. All. Day. Long.

Off to sip my Barry’s since you are getting that on Amazon thought we know there is better. Right? Hence the name of your dual citizen child. You know the right tea— like the right name? 😬

OP IS Irish. Child is dual because she will be born in the US.

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Anonymous wrote:I am Irish living in the US. My daughter is named Maeve and I’d say it’s 50/50 on whether people pronounce it correctly on their first try. It doesn’t bother me or her too much though. The name is gaining in popularity for sure. I know of at least 4 other Maeves in our town of 20k people in NJ (two with Irish parents, 1 Irish-American, one with no Irish connection that I know of).

How can Maeve be mispronounced? It's quite straightforward, in my opinion.

Is Maeve pronounced how it is spelled? Rhymes with rave?