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Your favorite Irish names
by la-petite-rachel
3/17/2014, 4:59 AM
Happy Saint Patrick's Day, everyone! :) In the spirit of the day, and just for fun, what are your favorite Irish names?Here are mine:Áine
Alastríona
Brigid or Brighid
Catriona
Clíodhna or Clíona
Deirdre
Eithne
Fíona (I also like the Scottish Fiona)
Mairéad
Máirín
Maureen
Moira
Muriel
Róisín
Ríona
Saoirse
Sorcha
Aidan
Aodhán
Brendan
Caoimhín
Conleth
Domhnall
Donovan
Eamon or Éamonn
Finley
Finnian
Lorcán
Oisín / Ossian
Pádraic
Patrick
Rónán
Rowan
Séamus

This message was edited 3/17/2014, 7:14 PM

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- Pie
3/18/2014, 2:34 AM
- HaySkyNat (guest)   +2
3/17/2014, 7:04 PM
Niamh and Ciaran.
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- rem   +1
3/17/2014, 10:55 PM
Padraig - but I don't care much for Patrick
Seamus - love this, but only seen it on the PBS show "travel with kids", sibset is Nathan and Seamus.
Riordan
Aran
NiallSile
Moira
Maeve
Grainne
Deirdre
Clare
Brid
Brigh - but my husband says this sounds like a cheese.
Nora
Una
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- rem
3/17/2014, 10:58 PM
oops, meant to post under main post
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- humblebee
3/17/2014, 4:18 PM
There aren't many that I really love, and when I do, I typically prefer an Anglicized version.Carey / Cary
Brendan
Donovan
Dermot
Rory
Lorcan
DesmondBridget
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- Elena
3/17/2014, 11:12 AM
I like many. My faves are:Aine
Caitriona -- #1
CiaraCian -- #1
Eamonn
Tadhg
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- number1212
3/17/2014, 9:20 AM
Bridget comes to mind.
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- RoxStar
3/17/2014, 7:33 AM
Patrick and Erin:)
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