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I don't see anything wrong with Meave and Beatriz as simpling. I like both combos and they sound great together! I don't see anything wrong using names of two different ethnic backgrounds together. I think its more acceptable to use french names with Irish names because Irish names (especially w/ americanized spellings) are so "in" right now and many french names have already crossed over into normal english naming (ex: -ette names, Genevieve, etc). Also, in the US (where many of the posters are from) Spanish names are associated more with people of Mexican/Latino heritage as opposed to European Spanish heritage. Because Latin people are a different skin color, using names of this ethnicity on a white baby seems much more "extreme" to many people than using a french name on a white baby as far as naming outside of your own ethnicity goes. Personally, I could care less if you were 100% WASP and decided to name your children Hoshi and Mustafa, but that just my opinion.

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~Arcadia~
!!!!!! Linus, George, Arthur, Roscoe, Howard, Vaughn !!!!! Thelma, Millie, Edith, Gertrude, Janice

There is no law that says you can't pair an Irish and Spanish name. If the child were a mix of both heritages I suppose it would be fitting. However, some of these names sound very ethnically Irish or Spanish and therefore sound better with other names of their ilk. Just my two cents.

I don't think it's wrong but to me it is like pairing Caytlyn with Henrietta ... it just looks odd

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But if it doesn't bother you then go for it, it's just what other people will think

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Beatriz Rose and Maeve Elizabeth go beautifully imo

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Alice

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My favourite names are Henry Andersen, Isaac Atticus, Miller Gabriel, Freya Jasmine, Lily Philomel, Lyra Iris and Lark Beatrice

Nothing at all. "Eamonn de Valera" sounds gorgeous to me. I remember hearing Soledad O'Brien's name for the first time and thinking "Wow. What a great combo."

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My family is from Ireland and I've spent time there. It's not unusual for Irish parents to give their kids Spanish names. Imelda, Consolata, Dolores -- I've heard these. Perhaps it's the Catholic connection that makes it sound natural.

There isn't anything inherently "wrong" with pairing a Spanish and an Irish name together. The fact simply is that such names together can sound incongruous and a bit odd; a name like Asuncion Roisin or Pedro Patrick is a combination of names from very different spectrums.

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Beatriz Rose is a fine name. I think that Beatriz looks beautiful, and it has a sort of peachy golden sound to me when combined with Rose.

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"What are these parents thinking?...Let's name her Madison--she'll live in her own world: 16 square miles surrounded by reality." -- Susan Lampert Smith

Mothing esp if it is in honor of heritage. Go with what you want Catronia,I love your names they're all really good

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Allison Meghan Elizabeth

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My favorite girl names Catherine,Amalia,,Ingrid,Aurora,Lydia
My favorite boy names
Lachlan, Gabriel,Elias,John, James,Gareth