OT: Celtic baby names...any suggestions??

Whistle
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Hello all,
I’m three weeks away from my due date and my husband and I still don’t have any good name ideas for the soon-to-be new daughter in our family. I’d like it to be a pretty and unusual “Celtic” type name, one that wouldn’t get too murdered here in the U.S. with misspelling and mispronunciation. For example, I think the way “Saoirse” is pronounced is pretty, but people here would never in a million years be able to spell or say it, and the poor girl would go through life hating us for naming her that. :slight_smile:

Anyone have any good ideas? Our other children are named Ciara and Bran. I’ve checked out several name books from the library and haven’t come up with much so far.

Thanks very much for any suggestions! :slight_smile:

Kiirsi

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Try this:

http://www.behindthename.com
(hope it still works)

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Oh Cees!

I’ve told you that Agnes or Ursula are the best possible names for a baby girl!

Failing that, Gertrude has always been a particular favourite, I’m sure you could say that in Gaelic & it’ll come out smelling of roses!

M

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Fiona
Brianna

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Martin:




:smiley:

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I like Fionnuala.

Here’s a great website with loads of Irish names:

http://www.hylit.com/info/Names/

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My neice and nephew-in-law recently had a baby they named “Aislin,” which I think is very pretty.

Redwolf

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Darcy

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What about Moira? Nobody’s going to mangle that are they? Can Americans get their mouths around Catriona these days?

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there are quite a few name-books with Irish names and their meanings. Caoimhe, Dearbhail, Niamh, Roisin, Sorcha, Maire, Muireann, Siobhan, and that sort are fierce popular for the young ones.

[ This Message was edited by: Peter Laban on 2002-10-07 12:04 ]

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I knew a young lady a few years ago who was very into classic rock. Named her baby boy Gibson (after the guitar) Marshall (after the amp).

I’m sure your baby girl would love to be named Feadog Overton…

If she complains when she’s older, just point out that she could have had the misfortune to be born in the Zappa family. :wink:

John

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A friend of mine named her son Keegan years ago; I always thought it would be nice for a girl as well.

Teri

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here’s a boatload of them.
http://www.kabalarians.com/female/celtic-f.htm

I don’t necessarily buy into their name-analysis mumbo-jumbo..but I’ve found Kabalarians to often be a wellspring of names from all kinds of cultures for gaming, writing, etc.

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On 2002-10-07 12:04, OutOfBreath wrote:
I’m sure your baby girl would love to be named Feadog Overton…

If she complains when she’s older, just point out that she could have had the misfortune to be born in the Zappa family. > :wink:

John

Wow, you’ve solved my problem. Thanks!! :laughing:

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This can be useful. You can specify Irish names in the search.

http://www.parentsplace.com/pregnancy/babynames/finder

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I’m rather partial to Aodhan, :smiley: or the Feminine version, Aidan. Comes from Aodh, which was the name of a 7th century monk, which is derived from the root Aed, which means fire.

Aidan/Aodhan = loosely equals Child of Fire.

There is also Caitlin, Catriona, Eireann. (A few of my favorites.)

The name I chose for myself for our performing group at Ren Faires is

Aodhan Cathair de Briona
(Loosely translated - Fiery Battle lord with/of fortitude)

Aodhan (Otherwise known as John)

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How about Declan, we used that and it seems to sit pretty well!

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Cees,
Instead of finding a pretty name that’s celtic. Perhaps you can approach her name from the other direction. Names tend to be prophetic, so what is your wish for her. Heart (Crea), Heroine (deirdre), friend (Cara). Start from the wish, find the celtic names for those wishes, select the one that fits.

Also say the name a number of times with various accents and abreviations to avoid unneccesary heartship later. For example welcoming a son to my family (Marsh) with the first name Boggy, might be easily avoided (Boggy Marsh) but one might be careless and name the boy after the fisherman-apostles, Peter and James so that Peter James Marsh sticks the kid with Pete Marsh.


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Enjoy Your Music,

Lee Marsh

[ This Message was edited by: LeeMarsh on 2002-10-07 16:33 ]

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Liadain - from the 9th century poetic fragment in ‘Comrac Liadaine Ocus Curither’.

Now the subject of “A celtic romance” by Mychael and Jeff Danna.

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Liadain - from the 9th century poetic fragment in ‘Comrac Liadaine Ocus Curither’.

Now the subject of “A celtic romance” by Mychael and Jeff Danna.