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I have a special yen for girl's "i" names, so I'm intrigued. Where does Ineevia come from? Niamh is my #1 name for a girl, so we are on similar wave lengths. Let's see what I can concoct:

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Ineevia Clare
Ineevia Deirdre (DEER-dra)
Ineevia Cathleen
Ineevia Sinead (shih-NADE, = Jane / Janet)
Ineevia Mairead (ma-RADE, = Margaret)
Ineevia Brigid
Ineevia Shannon

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And for a boy:

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Cormac (COR-mc, nn Cory or Mack?)
Rory
Malachy (MAL-uh-kee, Irish form of Malachi)
Seamus (SHAY-muss, = James)
Patrick
Desmond (nn Dez?)
Eamonn (AY-mun, = Edmund)
Kevin
Brendan
Dermot / Diarmuid
Finn
Fintan
Conor
Brian
Ciaran / Kieran (KEER-ahn)

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Some random combinations:

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Deirdre Cathleen (nn Dede / Didi)
Mairead Cathleen
Isla Maeve (EYE-la, isle + a, Scottish girl's name)
Erin Colleen
Isolde Maeve (ih-ZOLE-da, Irish mythology)
Clare Siobhan
Nora Kate (not exactly Irish in origin, but associated with the Irish)
Eileen or Eilidh Clare (EYE-lee)

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Conor Thomas
Ciaran Michael
Brendan Patrick
Rory Michael
Eamonn Laurence
Seamus Edward

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One hesitation: when using a fn that is not easily recognizable, I'd advise using a more recognizable mn to give people a clue what gender the child is and how to pronounce it. Since I'm Irish, my enthusiasm has gotten away from me a little here. But I still think it's something to factor iin when deciding.

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Let us know what you decide, or what your thinking, OK? Thanks for a fun challenge.

This message was edited 4/3/2006, 10:41 AM