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  • #872
    lolli
    Registered Users Posts: 1,173 ✭✭✭lolli


    January wrote: »
    We have two mammies of Saoirse's that we know of here :) Myself and another poster, they were born a month apart I think!

    I'm the other Saoirse Mammy :D

    Yeah my Saoirse is Jan... yours is Feb right?


  • #873
    lolli
    Registered Users Posts: 1,173 ✭✭✭lolli


    LordSutch wrote: »
    There's been quite a lot about the name Saoirse in the forum, it seems to be a very popular name amongst a few of the regulars here, so out of curiosity I Wikkied the name & its meaning > http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_Saoirse_mean

    Interesting pronunciation, I always thought its was Saar-sha, but its actually Seer-sha. I wonder is Sorcha the male form?

    Saoirse is a unisex name but its used more commonly used as female. Both those pronunciations are right :) I use Seer-sha.


  • #874
    lolli
    Registered Users Posts: 1,173 ✭✭✭lolli


    Moonbeam wrote: »
    It is currently one of the most common baby girls names in Ireland.

    All our kids will have irish names too,we have a Dearbhail and a Caoimhe, Caoimhe nearly got ruled out because there seemed to be a surge in usage of the name a few years ago but it doesn't seem to be too common and we love the name:)

    Rach, I totally started a trend :D Since my lady was born there seems to be a surge haha.

    I love your choice of Irish names. Are you going to share what Irish boys names you had picked, I'm curious.


  • #875
    Moonbeam
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,952 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    haha:)
    It is a lovely name.

    Caolán for a boy.
    Cormac,Oisin and Cillian are our other favourites.
    He hates Cillian and there are already enough Cormacs and Oisin is gone due to it being really popular at the moment.

    Saoirse is historically both a male and female name.
    Seoirse is the irish for George.
    Sorcha is a girls name.


  • #876
    D1stant
    Registered Users Posts: 1,806 ✭✭✭D1stant


    I was at a mass recently where one of the Monks name was 'Carthage'. Coolest name I ever heard


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  • #877
    lolli
    Registered Users Posts: 1,173 ✭✭✭lolli


    Moonbeam wrote: »
    haha:)
    It is a lovely name.

    Caolán for a boy.
    Cormac,Oisin and Cillian are our other favourites.
    He hates Cillian and there are already enough Cormacs and Oisin is gone due to it being really popular at the moment.

    Saoirse is historically both a male and female name.
    Seoirse is the irish for George.
    Sorcha is a girls name.

    Love those boys names not too fond of cormac but love the rest.

    Yeah Oisin is so popular lately, I know of 3 babies called Oisin born in the last few months.

    I really like the name Diarmuid not used so much really, although people never quite get the pronunciation right.


  • #878
    Moonbeam
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,952 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    I think my next childs name will have to begin with B to keep with the naming scheme;)
    I love Aodhán too but really can't go with their surname.(I updated facebook so you can see why)


  • #879
    EdgarAllenPoo
    Registered Users Posts: 2,686 ✭✭✭EdgarAllenPoo


    ^^^^Bagpuss?


  • #880
    January
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,865 ✭✭✭✭January


    lolli wrote: »
    Saoirse is a unisex name but its used more commonly used as female. Both those pronunciations are right :) I use Seer-sha.

    I use Seer-sha here too (or Seer-she or Seer-she-were-she :p ), some people pronounce it Sore-sha though :eek:


  • #881
    amiable
    Registered Users Posts: 12,206 ✭✭✭✭amiable


    January wrote: »
    I use Seer-sha here too (or Seer-she or Seer-she-were-she :p ), some people pronounce it Sore-sha though :eek:
    I would have thought that was a different name as in Sorcha?


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  • #882
    amiable
    Registered Users Posts: 12,206 ✭✭✭✭amiable


    I was reminded again at the weekend that i basically have no choice in names in 9/10 weeks time.
    My partner knows i'll be a blubbering idiot once the baby is born and i'd probably agree to any name she wants:)












    I really hope she doesn't chose Ramone


  • #883
    lolli
    Registered Users Posts: 1,173 ✭✭✭lolli


    January wrote: »
    I use Seer-sha here too (or Seer-she or Seer-she-were-she :p ), some people pronounce it Sore-sha though :eek:

    It drives me mad when people call her Sur-sha ARGH!!!

    Every morning when Saoirse wakes up the first thing she says is Hi Seer-sheee :P Its so cute! So she has decided herself what she likes.

    My Sisters name is Naoise (Nee-sha) and Saoirse calls her Nee-sheeee :)


  • #884
    January
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,865 ✭✭✭✭January


    amiable wrote: »
    I would have thought that was a different name as in Sorcha?

    Me too, but some certain family members keep using it :mad:


  • #885
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    lolli wrote: »
    It drives me mad when people call her Sur-sha ARGH!!!

    Every morning when Saoirse wakes up the first thing she says is Hi Seer-sheee :P Its so cute! So she has decided herself what she likes.

    My Sisters name is Naoise (Nee-sha) and Saoirse calls her Nee-sheeee :)

    Ah that is so cute. I already know the people who are going to pronunce her name wrong. I think people do it delibirately to annoy folk..


  • #886
    Oral Slang
    Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Oral Slang


    Moonbeam wrote: »
    haha:)
    It is a lovely name.

    Caolán for a boy.
    Cormac,Oisin and Cillian are our other favourites.
    He hates Cillian and there are already enough Cormacs and Oisin is gone due to it being really popular at the moment.

    Saoirse is historically both a male and female name.
    Seoirse is the irish for George.
    Sorcha is a girls name.

    I love Caolán, Oisín and Cillian, but close friends of ours have kids with those names already. Saoirse is far too popular nowadays as is Aoibhe (my niece is called Ava anyway, so that's out.) Like Sorcha and Odhran, but I've cousins called those names. Also love Caoilfhionn, Naoise, Síofra, but my o/h isn't keen on most irish names, so all were veto'd.

    Thankfully we've agreed on 2 names from pretty much day 1, so once the names suit the baby we won't have a problem. No idea for middle names though, as other than the 2 we've picked, we clashed on pretty much every other name.


  • #887
    Moonbeam
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,952 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    Caoilfhionn was my partners 1st choice of name for Caoimhe:)
    I can't think of Naoise as a girls name at all.
    Ciara and Maebhdh are the girls middles names,and their god mothers names.
    I love Siofra,he hates it!


  • #888
    xaoifsx
    Registered Users Posts: 329 ✭✭xaoifsx


    chantel or stefan!


  • #889
    music crazy
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭music crazy


    anna , jack or ollie


  • #890
    liliq
    Registered Users Posts: 2,242 ✭✭✭liliq


    Moonbeam wrote: »
    Caoilfhionn was my partners 1st choice of name for Caoimhe:)
    I can't think of Naoise as a girls name at all.
    Ciara and Maebhdh are the girls middles names,and their god mothers names.
    I love Siofra,he hates it!

    I love Siofra too... It was nearly my name, but my mam and dad built their house first, and called the house Siofra! :rolleyes:
    I seem to like a lot of the "S" irish girls names!! :D

    I really wish himself would relent to Charlie for a boy! :o
    We're both still liking Rory- though anyone we've told we're thinking of it for a name has had no qualms about saying they don't like it... and then have the cheek to get insulted when we tell them we don't care if they don't like it!!! :mad:


  • #891
    Moonbeam
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,952 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    I like Ruairi for a boy too.
    People can have their opinions about names but it is your child and they have to live with it so unless your name is crazy ignore them:)


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  • #892
    lolli
    Registered Users Posts: 1,173 ✭✭✭lolli


    My 8 year old sister is called Naoise. I love that name so much! I know its orginally a boys name, but it suits her so well :)


  • #893
    bulmersgal
    Registered Users Posts: 1,174 ✭✭✭bulmersgal


    I love the name Naoise but I remember somebody said its the Irish of Louise which is my name.

    I hate when people pronounce names wrong if another person says Alicia instead of Elisha, i will scream. I don't mind correcting once but when you keep having to say No it ELisha ELisha


  • #894
    lolli
    Registered Users Posts: 1,173 ✭✭✭lolli


    bulmersgal wrote: »
    I love the name Naoise but I remember somebody said its the Irish of Louise which is my name.

    I hate when people pronounce names wrong if another person says Alicia instead of Elisha, i will scream. I don't mind correcting once but when you keep having to say No it ELisha ELisha

    You are almost right, the Irish for Louise is Laoise


  • #895
    Zambia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭Zambia


    Hi

    Cheers for the name suggestions, we cant use any of the Irish names. The Aussies make utter horse crap out of any irish name.

    My family has a bit of a tradition intentionally of 4 letter names which the wife hates.

    So Far its down to these

    Boy
    Leon <- My fav
    Jack
    Dylan
    Natasha - . sadly the cats name is Tasha

    Girl
    Sofia
    India < - my fav
    Lexie
    Benjamin
    Sebastian


  • #896
    January
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,865 ✭✭✭✭January


    Zambia wrote: »
    Hi

    Cheers for the name suggestions, we cant use any of the Irish names. The Aussies make utter horse crap out of any irish name.

    My family has a bit of a tradition intentionally of 4 letter names which the wife hates.

    So Far its down to these

    Boy
    Leon <- My fav
    Jack
    Dylan
    Natasha - . sadly the cats name is Tasha

    Girl
    Sofia
    India < - my fav
    Lexie
    Benjamin
    Sebastian

    Natasha for a boy and Benjamin and Sebastian for a girl??? Please tell me you got mixed up??

    I know a little girl named Indie-Rose and one name Jorja (yes... Georgia but they spelled it Jorja...)


  • #897
    amiable
    Registered Users Posts: 12,206 ✭✭✭✭amiable


    January wrote: »
    I know a little girl named Indie-Rose and one name Jorja (yes... Georgia but they spelled it Jorja...)
    jorja-fox-2.jpg

    Jorja Fox from C.S.I.


  • #898
    Zambia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭Zambia


    Yes mixed them up. My bad


  • #899
    Cat Melodeon
    Registered Users Posts: 1,617 ✭✭✭Cat Melodeon


    music crazy wrote: »
    anna , jack or ollie

    I love Anna, and Oliver has recently gone on our list! It's one of husband's middle names and as I refused to name our son after him, I'm thinking I might be swayed this time round if it's another boy. I'm still not giving in on naming a baby after my husband's first name though, I think there needs to be a generation between names, ie naming after grandparents etc is fine, but after mam/dad/aunts/uncles is not. Just my thing, plenty of people do it and grand for them.


  • #900
    Zambia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭Zambia


    I would agree, they just get saddled with [name] Jnr.
    But I am sure thats no great hinderance.


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  • #901
    January
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,865 ✭✭✭✭January


    Zambia wrote: »
    I would agree, they just get saddled with [name] Jnr.
    But I am sure thats no great hinderance.

    I'm named after my aunt and get known as "Little name" in the family... I actually worked with her once and because we had the same name (and it's not a very common one either) we decided I'd go by a different name!


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