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Irsh/Celtic and Irish Myth Names
What are your favorite Irish/Celtic and Irish Myth names that aren't heard everyday.
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Rhiannon is my fave Celtic name but I also like Aine, Siobhan, Bronwen, Branwen, Mairead, Roisin and Bethan.
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Today at least, my favourite is Fáinne (FAWN-yuh) for a girl. It means ring or halo in Gaelic._____________________________________________________________________Elinor
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now this is my thinggirls:
Eveny/Aibhne
Eavan (ee-van)
Caelia
Beathan
Caoimhe (kee-vee)
Cailin (kill-en)
Edana
Aoife (ee-fa)
Keavy
Liadan (lee-din)
Benvy
Mairead
Davanboys:
Eadoin
Tiernan
Cavan (kwee-veen or kee-veen)
Brecon
Becan
Diarmuid
Ciaran
Calhoun
Lennan
Eagan
"Chan eil tuil air nach tig traoghadh"
"Maybe surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel all alone
I just wanna go home
Oh I miss you, you know"

- 'Home', Michael Buble

This message was edited 2/7/2006, 7:01 PM

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Cailin is just girl in Irish, I don't think it's a name from a Myth...Also, isn't it pronouced Cohl-EENCaroline :-)

"There is no combination of words I could put on the back of a postcard, And no song that I could sing but I can try for your heart. And our dreams, they are made out of real things
Like a shoebox and photographs with sepia-toned loving."
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gah, yah. I typed that all in a hurry due to excitement lol. Mistakes are bound to occur :)
"Chan eil tuil air nach tig traoghadh"
"Maybe surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel all alone
I just wanna go home
Oh I miss you, you know"

- 'Home', Michael Buble
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I always thought Caoimhe was pronounced KEV-ah or KEEV-ah.. I could be way off though.
----Betsy-----
ETA 2nd pron.

This message was edited 2/7/2006, 8:37 PM

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Yes, sorry.
"Chan eil tuil air nach tig traoghadh"
"Maybe surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel all alone
I just wanna go home
Oh I miss you, you know"

- 'Home', Michael Buble
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