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Flippin' 'orrible. What would her sisters be, Peru and Croatia?

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Apparently it's not the consensus of this board but I like it. I'm with 'as' about the nickname (although Ireley could work) so I'd only use it as a middle name. I think it's a lovely name, interesting and fresh (or at least, I've never heard of anyone named this). From your list I like:

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Ireland Rose
Ireland Juliet
Ireland Ciara Mae
Ireland Jayne
Ireland Sophia

An old classmate of mine has a daughter that will be two on ST. PATRICK'S DAY :) named Ireland Elizabeth. The mom is 100% Irish-American and it fits them perfectly so it's really grown on me. My problem with Ireland is the lack of a good nickname. Ire? Um...no. Land? Landy? Nah. I don't like when I have to say the full name every time-I'm a nicknamer. Otherwise it's cute.

I dont care for it, along with all other place names.

Ireland Emilie
Ireland Rose
Ireland Evangeline
Ireland Juliet
Ireland Ciara Mae
Ireland Vivienne
Ireland Jayne
Ireland Ava
Ireland Sophia- This is a nice combo.
Ireland Sophie
Ireland Daisy
Ireland Francesca- this too is a nice combo.
Ireland Grace- Also a nice combo.

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I really like Ireland. It's so pretty for a girl.

I think once upon a time I would have thought this delightfully fresh and whimsical, but place names have become rather common, so Ireland holds little appeal for me. I think the trend for place names has now boiled down from the big and bold (like Ireland, India, Asia) to the more quaint and obscure (names of towns, rivers, counties or streets, even, in the area of interest).

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If Ireland apeals to you, what about Ireland-inspired names as well? How about some of these funny little gems:

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Clare
Laois
Tipperary
Carlow
Antrim
Leatrim
Limerick
Kildare
Offaly
Farset
Tolka
Liffey
Vartry
Nore
Drish
Maigue
Garavogue
Annalee
Cladagh
Swilly
Eire

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If the sound of the word Ireland appeals, I might also suggest Belinda, Rosalind, Sigilind, Linden, Celinda, Melinda, or Irena. (I agree Ireland does has a pretty sound to it)

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From your list, I rather like Ireland Ciara Mae - it looks like the name of some ancient Celtic durge :) Eire Ciara Mae, Hibernia Ciara Mae or Eireann Ciara Mae would also be pretty . Oh, Hibernia Rose, Hibernia Juliet! now there's a nifty moniker.

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This message was edited 3/10/2010, 1:52 PM

I wouldn't use it, I would consider it a GP for me though - I do really like the way it sounds but obviously everyone would always think of the place. So unless I had some reason to name my child after the actual place I wouldn't use it.

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I love Ireland, but only as a GP (I'm generally against using place names, if you have no connection to the place).

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From your list I like:

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Ireland Rose
Ireland Sophia
Ireland Francesca
Ireland Grace

It's a GP for me. I would be more likely to use Eire, myself.

No, I really dislike it as a first name though it could work well as a middle name. Personally, I prefer it for a boy.

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In general I think place names as first names are a bad idea. If you don't have any connection to the place it's just weird and if you do...well, it's still kind of tacky.

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No!

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Nothing about this appeals to me -- I don't consider Ireland a name.