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Help[Opinions] WDYTO Laoghaire
It's an Irish name that's pronounced like LEER-ee. Laoghaire is the Gaelic spelling (also Laoire or Lóegaire) but it can also be angelized Leary. I've been thinking about it a lot lately and really been liking it. Oh, and it's masculine but the Gaelic spelling almost looks feminine. WDYT?
Have you heard of it before? Doy you know anyone with this name? Could it be used for a girl?
Which spelling do you prefer? Laoghaire, Leary, Laoire or Lóegaire?
Have you heard of it before? Doy you know anyone with this name? Could it be used for a girl?
Which spelling do you prefer? Laoghaire, Leary, Laoire or Lóegaire?
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I've heard of Laoghaire before but I don't know anyone with it. I dont like it, though, it sounds like leery, as in drunk and leery.
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I love Gaelic names, but I'd have to say nay to Laoghaire. It's a nice-sounding surname, just NMS as a first name.
I have heard it before but only as a last name (Leary in the United States, Ó Laoghaire in Ireland). As for spelling, I like the authentic, original Gaelic spelling 'Laoghaire', however if you're concerned about spelling and constantly correcting people in an English-speaking country that's no where near Ireland, the spelling of 'Leary' might give you less headaches. :)
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I have heard it before but only as a last name (Leary in the United States, Ó Laoghaire in Ireland). As for spelling, I like the authentic, original Gaelic spelling 'Laoghaire', however if you're concerned about spelling and constantly correcting people in an English-speaking country that's no where near Ireland, the spelling of 'Leary' might give you less headaches. :)
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Laoghaire is actually pronounced LAIR-eh. It's anglicised version is Leary, but they're not pronounced the same.
I've never heard it as a name. In my mind, it's strongly connected to Dun Laoghaire, a Dublin port. It would be interesting to hear it (I'd prefer it as a male name) but I don't really like it myself.
I've never heard it as a name. In my mind, it's strongly connected to Dun Laoghaire, a Dublin port. It would be interesting to hear it (I'd prefer it as a male name) but I don't really like it myself.
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I like Leary or Laoire - I prefer a name where I know how to pronounce it just by looking at the spelling (unless the pronounciation is well established, like Siobhan or Lachlan or AN-tuh-nee for Anthony). For this reason, if I was using the name, I'd go with Leary, although I think Laoire looks the nicest.
I've mainly heard the name from the Irish surname, O'Leary. I'm not too keen on it, as it kind of sounds like a description of somebody who leers a lot; "Oh, that Harry - he's a leery feller, he keeps looking at my chest". I think the Gaelic spelling looks unisex, more than anything - however, I'm not too knowledgable on the subject.
I don't know how far travelled the "leer" connotations are, though - beside that, I think it could be a nice name for a boy. Not a girl, though, not IMO.
I've mainly heard the name from the Irish surname, O'Leary. I'm not too keen on it, as it kind of sounds like a description of somebody who leers a lot; "Oh, that Harry - he's a leery feller, he keeps looking at my chest". I think the Gaelic spelling looks unisex, more than anything - however, I'm not too knowledgable on the subject.
I don't know how far travelled the "leer" connotations are, though - beside that, I think it could be a nice name for a boy. Not a girl, though, not IMO.
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