Re: Looking into Irish names
in reply to a message by CruelPumps
Caoimhe - cute, I think this one should go on
Catriona - it's ok, not sure I'd add it
Dymphna - I don't like it at all
Eileen - it's ok, a little dated where I'm from
Eilis - Eilish - lovely
Eithne - I'm not sure how to say it, but I dislike most of the pronunciations on BtN
Fionnuala - don't like this
Laoise - I really like this
Maire - not bad, I prefer the sound to the spelling
Neasa - don't like it. Sounds like NASA.
Saoirse - I was very disappointed to find that my pronunciation of this was totally wrong (say-or-EES)
Sorcha - meh
Eachann - don't like it
Erskine - ditto
Feardorcha - nms
Fearghal - nms
Fiachna - horrible sound
Fionntan - it's ok
Grady - ruined by Paul O'Grady and his irritating voice
Mainchin - not sure how to say this, but it has potential
Meallan - Mellan - too much like Melon
Naoise - I like it, but it sounds like a girl's name
Niall - getting quite popular where I am
Peadar - ick
Phelan - don't like it
Seachnall - don't know
Seoirse - too sh-y
Tighe - ick
Katie
Catriona - it's ok, not sure I'd add it
Dymphna - I don't like it at all
Eileen - it's ok, a little dated where I'm from
Eilis - Eilish - lovely
Eithne - I'm not sure how to say it, but I dislike most of the pronunciations on BtN
Fionnuala - don't like this
Laoise - I really like this
Maire - not bad, I prefer the sound to the spelling
Neasa - don't like it. Sounds like NASA.
Saoirse - I was very disappointed to find that my pronunciation of this was totally wrong (say-or-EES)
Sorcha - meh
Eachann - don't like it
Erskine - ditto
Feardorcha - nms
Fearghal - nms
Fiachna - horrible sound
Fionntan - it's ok
Grady - ruined by Paul O'Grady and his irritating voice
Mainchin - not sure how to say this, but it has potential
Meallan - Mellan - too much like Melon
Naoise - I like it, but it sounds like a girl's name
Niall - getting quite popular where I am
Peadar - ick
Phelan - don't like it
Seachnall - don't know
Seoirse - too sh-y
Tighe - ick
Katie