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Re: new Irish names I have found(and adore)
Séamus - Like
Sean - Okay, not that keen on it.
Connor - Like
Brian - Very middle-aged.
Ryan - Used to like it, but it's been done too many times.Lile - Love
Ireland - Hate it as a name. Not sure I'd count it as Irish since it has Germanic -land stuck on the end.
Caitlin - Like
Shayla - Dislike. Not convinced on this being Irish either.
Orla - Growing on me.
Tory - Where did you find this? Care to share any information on it?
Kelly - Hate
Kiley - Hate. Not really Irish either.Suggestions:
Aileen
Ailís
Aisling
Alannah
Aoife
Caoimhe
Catriona
Ciara
Eibhleann
Eibhlín
Eilís
Fíona
Fionnghuala / Fionnuala
Maeve
Mairead
Niamh
Séarlait
Sibeal
Sinéad
SiobhanAlastar
Ciaran
Cillian
Conall
Donovan
Eoin
Finn
Malachy
Niall
Oisín
TadhgBy the way, in your sig you have Arianna spelt with two rs. You didn't really mean that did you?
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Agree.I was fairly sure that Ireland, Shalya and Tory weren't Irish. Erin is the Irish name for Ireland, correct?
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Anglicised dative form, yep :)I suppose it counts as an Irish name if you define "Irish" as "something connected with Ireland" rather than "from Irish Gaelic".
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