Message: "Most Irish name you can think of?"

Most Irish name you can think of?

by CN (CSwe)

9/15/2008, 6:25 AM

What is the most Irish name you can think of? I'm just curious...
I met an Aonghus last week and for some reason I thought that sounded very Irish (love the spelling too). And yesterday when I was on a Dublin walking tour our guide was named Ailbhe (she spelled it out loud) which might be the most Irish feminine name I've heard on a real person so far.
So the most Irish feminine and masculine name in your opinion?

#Irish

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- Lea M (lcgirl20)

9/16/2008, 3:55 PM

For a boy, it's either Cianan or Killian (but I like the first one so much better). For a girl, I'd say Siobhan.

I actually like Cionnfhaoladh a lot. Too bad I'd never remember how to spell it (and I'm like the best speller I know!) and the kid wouldn't be able to spell it either.

- Chrysanthemum (hayleyskye)

9/15/2008, 7:53 PM

Niamh
Ciara
Roisin
Sinead

- bananarama +2

9/15/2008, 1:23 PM

Anything not anglicized...

...like Caoimhe, Niamh, or Aoife. I don't really like Irish names because many of them (particularly Aidan and Liam) have become overused jokes.

- Tippins (blaaarg) +1

9/15/2008, 1:42 PM

Liam's not irish

- Chrisell

9/16/2008, 12:25 AM

Since when?

- Elena

9/15/2008, 11:25 AM

When I picture a quintessentially Irish name, it has to be Sean for me.

- Andromache (Hannah Ruth) +2

9/15/2008, 10:53 AM

Cionnfhaoladh (KEN-ah-lee)

- Gracie (YMPvt)

9/15/2008, 12:49 PM

Ow...

- Schezar

9/15/2008, 12:14 PM

My eyes just crossed, lol.

I am one of those people who just CANNOT comprehend or even try to pronounce Irish names. So beyond me! haha.

This message was edited 9/15/2008, 12:15 PM

- The LP (arrowhead909)

9/15/2008, 9:44 AM

Patrick and Katie. No, they're not IRISH names, but I definitely think of Irish people when I hear them.

- MelvinSpelvin

9/15/2008, 9:13 AM

Most Irish name I can think of? Saoirse. The spelling, the meaning, the pronunciation, everything about it is very, very Irish.

- queenv

9/15/2008, 8:48 AM

When we lived in Australia, my daughter had a friend who had immigrated from Ireland. Her name was Eimear. I had never heard the name before, and haven't met anyone else with it since. I can't say I care for it, but it's the most Irish name I've run across on a real person.

- Loxandra (E.K.)

9/15/2008, 7:51 AM

Deirdre
Ruaidhri

- Llewella (penguiny7)

9/15/2008, 7:03 AM

I think the more amount of seemingly unnecessary letters it has, the more Irish it looks. So like Caoilfhionn and Toirdhealbhach. :)

This message was edited 9/15/2008, 7:03 AM

- Joan-Ay

9/15/2008, 6:32 AM

Well, I have a most Irish combo. It's Owen Kelly, my great-grandfather's name. I actually hope one day I can name my future son Owen Kelly.

Most Irish masculine name:
Kelly / Ceallach

Most Irish feminine name:
Siobhan

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