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post #1 of 9
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Our first son is Finn Alexander and we have a shortish last name that starts with a D. We won't be finding out the sex of this baby until birth so need to come up with at least one boy and one girl name. If it's a girl, DW really wants to use her middle name for the baby's middle name and I'm not sure I can fight that, so it will be Littlewood. We really like Irish names but don't want anything too hard to pronounce or spell as we've both been victims of unusual spelling/pronunciation. Any ideas?
post #2 of 9
I would suggest Fiona but with already having a Finn I see that sort of like naming your children Michael and Michelle... a ton of confusion would follow...

I love the name Norah but... and I suppose the same could be said for ANY name... people may still think it is the less common spelling Nora

Bridget is a very strong Irish name... which as I already said people may automatically assume it is spelled differently but that will happen undoubtedly for any name... I even have a brother Kyle whos name is often misspelled as Kiel...


With the middle name I really like Norah... and I think it fits with Finn without being too similar like Fiona


Then, these are just MY opinions
post #3 of 9
How about Maeve Littlewood ______?



I've always loved Maeve .
I'm sure you'll get a ton of Gaelic/Irish suggestions
post #4 of 9
I really like Teagan
post #5 of 9
hmmm.... Irish names that AREN'T hard to pronounce!? LOL... hmmm....Molly? Seana, Bridget, Caitlin? I also really like Fiona, Aisling, and Siobhan but the second one is harder. hmmm... boys? Finn is SO cute... so something like that? Emmett? Lachlan?
post #6 of 9
Siobhan, Maeve, Bridget, Kayla, Alanna would work with that middle name. For boys, I like Gavin, Connor, Logan, Aiden, Liam, Declan. Someone mentioned Teagan, and I like that for either a boy or a girl.

Good luck!!!
post #7 of 9
One of my personal favorites is Moira...wished-for child.
post #8 of 9
How about Lisa and Lodden.............
post #9 of 9
Favorite (easy to say/spell) male Irish names:

Eamon (ay-mon...VERY common in Ireland)
Aengus/Angus
Arthur
Barclay (means birch meadow...kinda gorgeous)
Benen (good, well-born)
Cedric (chieftan)
Cole
Colin
Colm/Colman (dove/peace)
Conan (wisdom, strength)
Connor
Dermot (a freeman)
Desmond
Devin (poet)
Egan (little fiery one)
Emmet (strength)
Ferris (rock,stone)
Hugh (heart, mind, soul)
Ian (god is gracious)
Innis (island)
James
Kerwin
Leon (lion)
Maolbheannachta (just kidding .."but it means hoping for blessing")
Nevan (little holy one)
Nolan (little noble one)
Quinn
Ronan (little seal)
Seamus
Tiernan (little lord)

Favorite (easy to say/spell) female Irish names:

Abigail
Agnes (pure, sacred)
Aisling/Ashling (dream, vision) ("ASH-ling")
Alma (all good)
Bidina (pet form of Bridget)
Bridget
Ciara
Clare
Deirdre
Doreen (variant of Dora, gift)
Finola (white shoulders)
Gemma (gem, jewel)
Gillian (youth)
Helena/Nellie
Maeve
Maura (great)
Maureen
Moyna
Moira
Muriel (sea bright)
Myrna (affection, beloved)
Nessa (chaste pure, a pet form of Agnes)
Nora (light, honor)
Noreen
Orla (golden lady)
Sorcha (bright, clear)
Una (lamb)
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