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in reply to a message by Ineevia
I have a special yen for girl's "i" names, so I'm intrigued. Where does Ineevia come from? Niamh is my #1 name for a girl, so we are on similar wave lengths. Let's see what I can concoct:
Ineevia Clare
Ineevia Deirdre (DEER-dra)
Ineevia Cathleen
Ineevia Sinead (shih-NADE, = Jane / Janet)
Ineevia Mairead (ma-RADE, = Margaret)
Ineevia Brigid
Ineevia Shannon
And for a boy:
Cormac (COR-mc, nn Cory or Mack?)
Rory
Malachy (MAL-uh-kee, Irish form of Malachi)
Seamus (SHAY-muss, = James)
Patrick
Desmond (nn Dez?)
Eamonn (AY-mun, = Edmund)
Kevin
Brendan
Dermot / Diarmuid
Finn
Fintan
Conor
Brian
Ciaran / Kieran (KEER-ahn)
Some random combinations:
Deirdre Cathleen (nn Dede / Didi)
Mairead Cathleen
Isla Maeve (EYE-la, isle + a, Scottish girl's name)
Erin Colleen
Isolde Maeve (ih-ZOLE-da, Irish mythology)
Clare Siobhan
Nora Kate (not exactly Irish in origin, but associated with the Irish)
Eileen or Eilidh Clare (EYE-lee)
Conor Thomas
Ciaran Michael
Brendan Patrick
Rory Michael
Eamonn Laurence
Seamus Edward
One hesitation: when using a fn that is not easily recognizable, I'd advise using a more recognizable mn to give people a clue what gender the child is and how to pronounce it. Since I'm Irish, my enthusiasm has gotten away from me a little here. But I still think it's something to factor iin when deciding.
Let us know what you decide, or what your thinking, OK? Thanks for a fun challenge.
Ineevia Clare
Ineevia Deirdre (DEER-dra)
Ineevia Cathleen
Ineevia Sinead (shih-NADE, = Jane / Janet)
Ineevia Mairead (ma-RADE, = Margaret)
Ineevia Brigid
Ineevia Shannon
And for a boy:
Cormac (COR-mc, nn Cory or Mack?)
Rory
Malachy (MAL-uh-kee, Irish form of Malachi)
Seamus (SHAY-muss, = James)
Patrick
Desmond (nn Dez?)
Eamonn (AY-mun, = Edmund)
Kevin
Brendan
Dermot / Diarmuid
Finn
Fintan
Conor
Brian
Ciaran / Kieran (KEER-ahn)
Some random combinations:
Deirdre Cathleen (nn Dede / Didi)
Mairead Cathleen
Isla Maeve (EYE-la, isle + a, Scottish girl's name)
Erin Colleen
Isolde Maeve (ih-ZOLE-da, Irish mythology)
Clare Siobhan
Nora Kate (not exactly Irish in origin, but associated with the Irish)
Eileen or Eilidh Clare (EYE-lee)
Conor Thomas
Ciaran Michael
Brendan Patrick
Rory Michael
Eamonn Laurence
Seamus Edward
One hesitation: when using a fn that is not easily recognizable, I'd advise using a more recognizable mn to give people a clue what gender the child is and how to pronounce it. Since I'm Irish, my enthusiasm has gotten away from me a little here. But I still think it's something to factor iin when deciding.
Let us know what you decide, or what your thinking, OK? Thanks for a fun challenge.
This message was edited 4/3/2006, 10:41 AM
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But don't you already have a Niamh? As a mn? With so many gorgeous other names to choose from, I wonder why you would repeat the name / sound.
If I had a dd tomorrow, she'd be Niamh, so I do understand the attraction for the name. But I think it's time to expand your baby naming horizons a little.
How about Isolde? Everyone thinks of it as a German name, from the Wagnerian opera Tristan und Isolde. But it originated in Ireland. Or Isibeal? It's Irish for Isabel and pronounced "ISH-bale." Beautiful, but probably not the easiest name to live with, I'll admit. Eibhlin, "EEV-lin," I think, but check on that pronunciation.
To honor your English and Irish roots, personally I think keeping the names in tact and honoring their spellings is the way to go. A mixture of an English first name and an Irish mn, or the other way around? But that's just my two cents. :-)
If I had a dd tomorrow, she'd be Niamh, so I do understand the attraction for the name. But I think it's time to expand your baby naming horizons a little.
How about Isolde? Everyone thinks of it as a German name, from the Wagnerian opera Tristan und Isolde. But it originated in Ireland. Or Isibeal? It's Irish for Isabel and pronounced "ISH-bale." Beautiful, but probably not the easiest name to live with, I'll admit. Eibhlin, "EEV-lin," I think, but check on that pronunciation.
To honor your English and Irish roots, personally I think keeping the names in tact and honoring their spellings is the way to go. A mixture of an English first name and an Irish mn, or the other way around? But that's just my two cents. :-)
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