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I like
Ailis - but prefer Alice
Aoife
Caoimhe - but I wouldn't use it because the spelling would be such a problem
Cara
Maeve
Niamh
Norah

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Declan
Emmet - but spelled Emmett, as it just looks more balanced
Finn
Liam
Riordan
Ronan
Ruari - but Rory is very similar and has a more intuitive spelling, so I would probably use that instead.

Because I'm in the US, I tend to not like Irish names with the traditional spellings because they end up causing more trouble than necessary over here. But I do like these:

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Cara
Iona- prefer Ione to Iona, though.
Maeve
Norah
Roisin [ro-sheen]
Saoirse [sear-sha]- my favorite Irish name.
Sinead [shin-aid]
Siobhan [shiv-awn]

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Aidan- but I would never use it due to popularity.
Ciaran [keer-in]- I prefer the spelling Kieran.
Desmond
Finn- I prefer it as a nickname for Finnegan or Finian.
Liam
Riordan [reer-don]
Ronan- Prefer Rowan.

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And I like Quinn for a girl, but not really a boy.

Aine
Maeve
Saoirse (although I knew a lady from Ireland named this who pronounced it SAYR-sha)
Siobhan

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Cian
Ciaran
Declan
Eamon (prefer Eamonn)
Finn (prefer Fionn)
Liam (prefer Uilliam, nn Liam)
Sean

This message was edited 9/7/2011, 1:55 PM

I love Irish names. Of these I like:
Bronagh
Caitlín
Gráinne
Mairéad
Róisín

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Cathal
Ciarán
Eamon (prefer Eamonn)
Eoghan
Oisín
Ruari (prefer Ruaidhri)
Séamus
Seán

This message was edited 9/7/2011, 12:58 PM

I like

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Aoife
Iona
Mairead
Saoirse

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Aidan
Cathal
Cian
Ciaran
Cillian
Declan
Desmond
Eamon
Finn
Jarlath
Liam
Oran
Quinn
Reilly
Riordan
Ronan
Ruari

I like

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Ida - one of my faves
Iona
Maeve
Norah - love it, too!

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Aidan - prefer Aiden or Aden
Cian - prefer Kean or Kian
Eamon
Finn
Liam

I like/love*: Aine*, Alana (more Alanis prefer), Ailis, Aoife*, Aisling, Colleen, Niamh, Róisín, Ciarán, Aidan, Finn, Oisín and Ronan.