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A few Irish names...
I'd really like to give my future son or daughter an Irish first name so opinions on these would be most welcome.Boys:
Aidan - really popular I know but I love it anyway.
Sean
Niall - I find this much more attractive than Neil.
Conor
Padraig
Patrick
Eamonn
Ciaran
William nn Liam
Eoin
Ronan
Seamus nn Shea - heard some negative comments about this name but I think it's great!
Ruairi/Rory - which one do you prefer?
Declan
Brendan
Cormac - like but should I stay away because of the meaning?
Fergal
FergusGirls:
Alannah
Aoife
Aislinn
Brianna
Caitlin/Caitriona
Caoimhe
Ciara
Eabha
Eilish
Erin
Meave
Moira
Niamh
Quinn
Roisin
Saoirse
Siobhan
SineadTIA!
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I like:
Niall (but I pronounce it NYE-uhl)
Eamonn
Ciaran
Ronan
Seamus nn Shea - I also love the nn Shea for this!
Rory - I'm all for 'original' spellings, but if one is legitimate and more straightforward, I often prefer it (i.e. Maeve)
Declan
Cormac - I didn't know the meaning. :-/ Something to consider...Aoife
Caitriona
Caoimhe
Ciara - may be mispronounced (like Sierra) if you live in the U.S. :(
Eilish
Meave - I much prefer Maeve
Moira
Niamh
Quinn - Ok for a girl but I love it for a boy
Roisin
Siobhan
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Out of those, I like:Boys:
Aidan
Conor
Patrick
William NN Liam
Ronan
BrendanGirls:
Alannah
Aislinn
Brianna
Catriona
MoiraRonan, Liam, Catriona, and Moira are my favorites. I think names should be well heard of, but not uber-trendy. I particularly like Irish names.

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Aidan - really popular I know but I love it anyway.No
Sean Like this is my name
Niall - I find this much more attractive than Neil.hate
Conor too common
Padraig hate
Patrick hate
Eamonn hate
Ciaran hate
William nn Liam hate
Eoin hate
Ronan hate
Seamus nn Shea - heard some negative comments about this name but I think it's great!like but would spell Shay
Ruairi/Rory - which one do you prefer? Rory like
Declan hate
Brendan hate
Cormac - like but should I stay away because of the meaning? hate
Fergal hate
Fergus hateGirls:
Alannah hate
Aoife hate
Aislinn hate
Brianna hate
Caitlin/Caitriona Love i would spell caitlin Katelyn
Caoimhe hate
Ciara like
Eabha No but i like Eva
Eilish no because it is the irish form of Elizabeth
Erin no
Meave no
Moira no
Niamh Like this is my sisters name but she spells it Naoimh
Quinn no
Roisin no
Saoirse love
Siobhan hate
Sinead hate
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My favorites:
Aidan
William "Liam" (LOVE this)
Alannah
Meave (I MUCH prefer the spelling Maeve)I like or love these but they would be mispronounced all the time outside of Ireland:
Niall
Eamonn
Ciaran
Eoin (why not Owen?)
Aoife
Aislinn
Caoimhe
Ciara (you'd get see-AHR-ah, not KEE-rah)
Niamh
Quinn on a boy only
Roisin
Siobhan
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I will possibly give any future children of mine Irish mn's, as my future husband has an Irish heritage. I like/love the following names: Sean
Conor - prefer Connor
Patrick
William nn Liam
Ronan
Seamus nn Shea - Seamus is nice
Brendan
Alannah
Brianna
Caitlin
Ciara
Erin
Meave
Moira
Siobhan
Sinead
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Aidan - I agree - love it although it's pretty popular.
Sean - Very popular also, but I love it. I prefer Seamus though.
Niall - Same! I love Niall, hate Neil.
Conor - Love it.
Padraig - Nms, I do like Padraic though.
Patrick - Love it.
Eamonn - Nms.
Ciaran - Love it!
William nn Liam - Such a cute nn. Liam is one of my favorites. Love this.
Eoin - Cute, and very underused compared to Owen. Go for it!
Ronan- Cool.
Seamus nn Shea - I adore this name! one of my absolute favorite Irish boy's names.
Rory - Love it.
Declan - Awesome.
Brendan - Great, but becoming pretty trendy.
Cormac - I like it. I don't care about the meaning, no one will care anyway unless they actually think the meaning of someone's name will impact them, which I highly doubt.
Fergal- okay
Fergus- love itGirls:
Alannah - Very pretty.
Aoife - Okay.
Aislinn - Lovely!
Brianna - Pretty, but very popular.
Caitlin/Caitriona - Caitriona is GORGEOUS.
Caoimhe - Nmsaa.
Ciara- Nms, because of the singer, but otherwise I'd adore it.
Eabha - Pretty.

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I like:Conor (prefer Connor)
Ciaran (prefer Kieran)
William
Brendan (prefer Brandon)Alannah
Brianna (prefer Breanna)
Caitlin (prefer Kaitlyn)
Ciara (prefer Sierra or Kiara)
SiobhanCassie Anne (not Cassandra!)
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I especially like:Aidan - I like Aidan although I wouldn't use it because of its unfortunate popularity.
Sean
Niall
Conor
Padraig
Patrick -- prefer Patrick; really like it
Eamonn -- really love this one
Ciaran
William nn Liam
Eoin
Ruairi/Rory - prefer Rory
Declan -- love it, love it
Brendan
Cormac - As I stated in another post, the meaning puts me off the name.Alannah -- pretty; prefer Alana or Alanna
Aislinn -- prefer this to Aisling; the ling part isn't as attractive, imo
Caitriona -- love Caitriona
Ciara
Meave -- prefer Maeve; one of my favorite Irish names
Saoirse
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I like...
Sean
William
Eoin
RonanAoife
Brianna
Caoimhe
Erin
Niamh
Quinn
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