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[quote=Anonymous]I'm going to be a bit of a nay-sayer here. If you are truly Irish, go for it. It gives you and your daughter a chance to open up a conversation about your nationality / language / identity, which is great. If you are not really that Irish, though, then use something a little easier for Americans to spell / pronounce / remember. My own story obviously shapes my opinion-- I was born abroad but mostly raised here. My parents knew that they'd be coming to the US, so they deliberately chose an "American" name. It was fine here but awkward in my home country. For my own children, I've chosen names that I think work well in both my first language and in the US. They are slightly "different," but phonetic in English, and like I said-- they open the door for a conversation about my home country. Congrats on your baby girl, and good luck.[/quote]
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