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in reply to a message by Lily
Sinead is one of my all time favorite Irish names! And it's definitely "shin-AID." (my mother was born and raised in Ireland so blame her if any of my takes on pronunciation are off. I have no idea about popularity or how the names are viewed. You'd have to ask my cousins. :-)
Yay, Sinead! Siobhan is great too. My sister used it for her dd's mn (Clare Siobhan). She was born in 1987 and it was before that "American Idol" (or whichever show) contestant made it more known to U.S. audiences. If she were born today, she might use it after all as a fn.
Caoimhe -- I'm surprised the Anglicized spelling hasn't caught on more here. I prefer the Irish spelling, but it's a bit of a handful. With all the Kevins born in the 1980s I would have thought the feminine form would be of interest by now.
Aine -- My name in Irish, so I'm biased. It's the best name in the world. :-)
Niamh -- If I had a dd tomorrow she would be Niamh. This spelling.
Aisling -- Beautiful, but too similar to Ashley for me.
Aoibhe -- Gorgeous.
Aoibheann -- Wow. But I fear it's too much for the U.S. at the moment. Sad.
Saoirse -- Heaven bless Saoirse Ronan's parents for making this name well known. Perhaps we all should be brave and then our child will be the one to make a Celtic spelling of any other name well known.
Diarmuid -- Another personal favorite (Cormac, Malachy, Tadhg, Eamonn, Finbarr, Muiris too). I love the "deer-" sound at the beginning. It's very romantic sounding.
Yay, Sinead! Siobhan is great too. My sister used it for her dd's mn (Clare Siobhan). She was born in 1987 and it was before that "American Idol" (or whichever show) contestant made it more known to U.S. audiences. If she were born today, she might use it after all as a fn.
Caoimhe -- I'm surprised the Anglicized spelling hasn't caught on more here. I prefer the Irish spelling, but it's a bit of a handful. With all the Kevins born in the 1980s I would have thought the feminine form would be of interest by now.
Aine -- My name in Irish, so I'm biased. It's the best name in the world. :-)
Niamh -- If I had a dd tomorrow she would be Niamh. This spelling.
Aisling -- Beautiful, but too similar to Ashley for me.
Aoibhe -- Gorgeous.
Aoibheann -- Wow. But I fear it's too much for the U.S. at the moment. Sad.
Saoirse -- Heaven bless Saoirse Ronan's parents for making this name well known. Perhaps we all should be brave and then our child will be the one to make a Celtic spelling of any other name well known.
Diarmuid -- Another personal favorite (Cormac, Malachy, Tadhg, Eamonn, Finbarr, Muiris too). I love the "deer-" sound at the beginning. It's very romantic sounding.
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