I see that Array has already given very comprehensive lists of Irish and Scottish names. So I'll just list a few of my favorites:
IRISH
Niamh ("neev"),
Aoife ("EE-fa"),
Sinead ("shi-NADE"),
Mairead ("ma-RADE"),
Cathleen,
Eileen,
Maureen,
Deirdre,
Aisling ("ASH-ling'),
Emer ("EE-mer"),
Fionnuala ("fi-NOO-la") /
Finola,
Siobhan ("sha-VAWN"),
Brigid,
Clare,
Isibeal ("ISH-bale"),
Maeve;
Cormac,
Malachy ("MAL-uh-kee"),
Desmond,
Tadhg ("tie + g"),
Fergus,
Patrick /
Padraig ("PAW-drig"),
Eamonn ("AY-mun"),
Seamus ("SHAY-mus"),
Dermot /
Diarmuid,
Brendan,
Liam,
Rory,
Ronan,
Niall ("nile"),
Finbarr /
Finn,
Donal ("DO-nul").
SCOTTISH:
Ailsa,
Jean,
Fiona,
Elspeth,
Catriona ("ca-TREE-uh-na" or "ca-TREE-na"),
Effie,
Isla ("EYE-la"),
Skye,
Iona,
Alison,
Ishbel,
Lorna;
Malcolm,
Angus,
Lachlan,
Keith,
Duncan,
Kenneth,
Gavin,
Alistair,
Torquil, Tavis /
Tavish,
Ian,
Ranald,
Kester,
Donald,
Kirk,
Alan,
Alban,
Adair.
WELSH:
Angharad ("ann-HAR-ad" or "ang-HAR-ad"),
Glynis,
Gwyneth,
Gwendolen,
Winifred,
Megan,
Carys,
Ceinwen ("KINE-wen"),
Ceridwen ("KEHR-i-dwen"),
Eira, Lyneth,
Rhiannon,
Myfanwy ("mi-VAWN-wee"),
Sian ("shawn"),
Bronwen,
Jennifer;
Rhys,
Emrys,
Evan /
Ifan,
Gareth,
Hugh / Hew,
Dylan,
Morgan,
Owen,
Idris,
Ivor ("EE-vor").
CORNISH:
Kerensa /
Kerenza,
Demelza,
Morwenna;
Cary,
Jory,
Denzel.
This message was edited 2/28/2007, 12:19 PM