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    #3002
    Padd2
    Registered Users Posts: 196 ✭✭Padd2


    ivy or indy for a girl


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    #3003
    BarraOG
    Registered Users Posts: 351 ✭✭BarraOG


    What do you think of the boys name "Iarla"?


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    #3004
    dizzymiss
    Registered Users Posts: 282 ✭✭dizzymiss


    Theodore. Teddy for short.


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    #3005
    Xdancer
    Registered Users Posts: 752 ✭✭✭Xdancer


    BarraOG wrote: »
    What do you think of the boys name "Iarla"?

    I knew a girl called Iarla once. Can't say I'm a fan myself.


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    #3006
    SuperTed!
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭SuperTed!


    Christ picking names is rough aul going and we aren't due till January! Some of mine for a girl are Isabella, Robyn, Juliette and Abigal


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    nuttykat
    Registered Users Posts: 83 ✭✭nuttykat


    I like iarla for a boy


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    #3008
    Lashes28
    Registered Users Posts: 1,787 ✭✭✭Lashes28


    SuperTed! wrote: »
    Christ picking names is rough aul going and we aren't due till January! Some of mine for a girl are Isabella, Robyn, Juliette and Abigal

    +1!!!

    I like Alex for a boy
    For a girl I like Mollie,Lexie or Cara
    But I know that it will change many many times by then!!


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    #3009
    bobskii
    Registered Users Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭bobskii


    I actually heard a man call out Alex the other day to his kid .when I turned to look she was a pretty little blonde girl . i thought the name was lovely for either.


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    #3010
    BarraOG
    Registered Users Posts: 351 ✭✭BarraOG


    What do you think of the name "Séamaí"? Any other ways to spell it in Irish?


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    #3011
    Lucuma
    Registered Users Posts: 1,356 ✭✭✭Lucuma


    BarraOG wrote: »
    What do you think of the name "Séamaí"? Any other ways to spell it in Irish?

    I know an adult Seamie and he spells it like that, but he was christened Seamus. I like Iarla for a boy as well. Not for a girl though.


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    Karmella
    Registered Users Posts: 663 ✭✭✭Karmella


    Trying to decide on names for a second boy, and for the laugh I asked my 3.5 year old the other day what his brother's name is going to be. And he said Alex. :-) I don't really know where it came from because as far as I know there are no kids in his crèche with that name, and he hasn't been read any books or seen tv show/films with a character that has the name. Now, he does have a first cousin with the same name, but he's only met him a couple of times and he is a lot older (12/13).

    Its a pity the name is already taken as I do like it.

    Other names we are thinking about are Leon, Oscar, Luke (this one is way too popular though), and Rory is one that popped into my head this week. Dad likes Dexter aswell but I'm not so sure. Sure it can go on the list anyway. We won't make a decision until we see the little man anyway.


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    #3013
    Isolt
    Registered Users Posts: 521 ✭✭✭Isolt


    The Pheasant2 wrote: »
    What about Simba? :D

    Simba is a real name. Real people have been called Simba long before The Lion King.

    There are many Nala's in the world. There are even a few here in Ireland. Although maybe for many people here the only time they've heard this name was through that movie.


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    Ice Storm
    Registered Users Posts: 938 ✭✭✭Ice Storm


    Simba is the Swahili word for lion.


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    Lashes28
    Registered Users Posts: 1,787 ✭✭✭Lashes28


    Love Heidi for a girl at the no, is it wrong when I'm out I keep ear wigging what people are calling their kids?


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    #3016
    Pipmae
    Registered Users Posts: 2,008 ✭✭✭Pipmae


    I love Heidi as well.:)

    My youngest is Pippa. I've yet to hear of another one (other than the sister of the Duchess).:D


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    eyescreamcone
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,562 ✭✭✭eyescreamcone


    Pipmae wrote: »
    I love Heidi as well.:)

    My youngest is Pippa. I've yet to hear of another one (other than the sister of the Duchess).:D

    Isn't Pippa a nickname for Philippa??

    How about Phoenix for a boy??


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    Sittingpretty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,872 ✭✭✭Sittingpretty


    eyescreamcone wrote: »
    Isn't Pippa a nickname for Philippa??

    How about Phoenix for a boy??

    Yep, Pippa is short for Phillippa :)


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    BarraOG
    Registered Users Posts: 351 ✭✭BarraOG


    What do you think of the name Lúí? It's an alternative spelling for the traditional Irish boy's name Lughaidh. We're trying to find traditional names pronounced the same in English and Irish, which are easy to spell and where the pronunciation is obvious for non Irish speakers. Iarla is another such name. Any other suggestions?


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    #3020
    Hello Lady!
    Registered Users Posts: 856 ✭✭✭Hello Lady!


    BarraOG wrote: »
    What do you think of the name Lúí? It's an alternative spelling for the traditional Irish boy's name Lughaidh. We're trying to find traditional names pronounced the same in English and Irish, which are easy to spell and where the pronunciation is obvious for non Irish speakers. Iarla is another such name. Any other suggestions?
    Lovely name but I wouldn't say its obvious to non irish speakers.


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    implausible
    Registered Users Posts: 3,937 ✭✭✭implausible


    Hello Lady! wrote: »
    Lovely name but I wouldn't say its obvious to non irish speakers.

    To be honest, I don't know if many native speakers would have come across that one. It looks like 'luí' which is the Irish for lying (down).


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    BarraOG
    Registered Users Posts: 351 ✭✭BarraOG


    What do you think of the name "Lua" for a boy? Its derived from the name "Lugh", an Irish mythological figure.


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    BarraOG
    Registered Users Posts: 351 ✭✭BarraOG


    Just found these really comprehensive lists of traditional Irish names:

    medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Feminine/all.shtml
    medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Masculine/all.shtml


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    #3024
    implausible
    Registered Users Posts: 3,937 ✭✭✭implausible


    BarraOG wrote: »
    What do you think of the name "Lua" for a boy? Its derived from the name "Lugh", an Irish mythological figure.

    I like Lua, I love Iarla though, whiff of ancient royalty of it! (even though we technically didn't have earls.) Oisín is a classic name that everyone is familiar with.


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    pwurple
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,449 ✭✭✭✭pwurple


    Is lúí pronounced like Louis, the frnech name?


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    BarraOG
    Registered Users Posts: 351 ✭✭BarraOG


    pwurple wrote: »
    Is lúí pronounced like Louis, the frnech name?

    Yes. This is how Lughaidh is pronounced in Donegal Irish, i.e. luu-ee. In Connemara Lughaidh is pronounced "lua" instead. As far as I can see the spelling Lua was only ever used within the pet-form of Lughaidh, i.e. Mo Lua. The spelling Lúí is listed in the book Irish Names as an alternative spelling for Lughaidh, however this spelling only satisfies the Donegal pronunciation.


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    #3027
    Chattastrophe!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,284 ✭✭✭Chattastrophe!


    BarraOG wrote: »
    Yes. This is how Lughaidh is pronounced in Donegal Irish, i.e. luu-ee. In Connemara Lughaidh is pronounced "lua" instead. As far as I can see the spelling Lua was only ever used within the pet-form of Lughaidh, i.e. Mo Lua. The spelling Lúí is listed in the book Irish Names as an alternative spelling for Lughaidh, however this spelling only satisfies the Donegal pronunciation.

    Lughaidh is a gorgeous name, and one I've never heard of. I wouldn't be so keen on Lúí, i think it would always be mispronounced as "Loo" or "Lee". And it would be a pain in the arse for him to spell out forever ... "It's L U fada I fada .... yeah, a fada, if you just press CTRL and ALT on your keypad .... no, you need to do them both at the same time ...... yeah, and then, while you're holding them, press the U. No, not the I, not yet. In a minute ..."


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    pwurple
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    Chattastrophe! wrote: »
    Lughaidh is a gorgeous name, and one I've never heard of. I wouldn't be so keen on Lúí, i think it would always be mispronounced as "Loo" or "Lee". And it would be a pain in the arse for him to spell out forever ... "It's L U fada I fada .... yeah, a fada, if you just press CTRL and ALT on your keypad .... no, you need to do them both at the same time ...... yeah, and then, while you're holding them, press the U. No, not the I, not yet. In a minute ..."

    I'm the opposite, much prefer the very neat spelling of Lúí over the multiple silent letters in the gh dh version. I thind we can admit neither version is going to be easy for people to spell. :)


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    #3029
    tishandy
    Registered Users Posts: 218 ✭✭tishandy


    Due in 5 weeks with my third girl and cannot think of a single girls name I want.
    My two daughters already are called Evie and Sadhbh so I want something that doesn't sound alike to those.
    Also I love flowery names like "Rose" "Fearne" and "lily" but my surname is the name of a plant so that rules those out :( .
    I kind of like "Jaime" would she be confused as a boy a lot?


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    Karmella
    Registered Users Posts: 663 ✭✭✭Karmella


    Was in the park yesterday and overheard a girl's name I'd never heard before - it was pronounced Bay-Van ....

    Sounds like it is Irish. Certainly very unusual anyway. Didn't like it if I'm honest.


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    Ice Storm
    Registered Users Posts: 938 ✭✭✭Ice Storm


    Karmella wrote: »
    Was in the park yesterday and overheard a girl's name I'd never heard before - it was pronounced Bay-Van ....

    Sounds like it is Irish. Certainly very unusual anyway. Didn't like it if I'm honest.
    Maybe it was Beibhinn?

    Although I would pronounce it Bevin.


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