Gaelic girl names

[mlill]

My daughter's name is Brenna! She's the only one in her school.

-Michelle

 

[disneymama73]

My dd's name is gaelic. Her name is Teagan.

My 5-yr-old DD goes to school with 2 girls named Teagan.

 

[Rock'n Robin]

I thought it was interesting that a poster said most of our "Irish" names would be laughed at in Ireland. Compared to some of the names I've seen at my school, the Americanized Irish names are much less likely to be laughed at. Plus I doubt the Irish, my ancestors, would be that rude.
I'd rather my Kelly, Erin and Ryan be laughed at in Ireland, IF they ever go there, than be laughed at the first day of school when the teacher, having no clue about how to pronounce a "true" gaelic name, makes a big mess of it.
Robin M.

 

[Marion]

Since they have a Molly, I kinda like Bridget or Maggie (Margaret)

 

[NotUrsula]

I thought it was interesting that a poster said most of our "Irish" names would be laughed at in Ireland.

Not quite. What I said is that you would be laughed at for claiming that the name is Irish, as opposed to American. They wouldn't laugh at the name itself, (Lord knows most of them have cousins with similar names) but the ignorance of the person claiming the authenticity of it. And not guffaws, you understand, but shake of the head sort of laughter, rather on the order of "What will those goofy Americans think of next?"

I know this from first-hand experience, actually. My newly-immigrated parents used the Americanized spellings when they named me, specifically to try to fit in here. I grew up in an area where Irish immigrants were scarce, and it really didn't help much -- I still got teased for having a weird name. However, on visits home to the grandparents, I got teased for apparently not knowing how to spell my own name. DIYD, DIYD

My name also has political connotations, which please Dad's family but embarasses my mother's people, because they find openly expressed political opinions distasteful. My son's name is also one that has political associations (bad ones for a Catholic), and the family in Ireland immediately gave him a more politically correct nickname that would spare him the teasing; he essentially changes his name for the duration of every visit, and has been doing so more or less automatically since he was wee.

 

[Pooh's Pixie]

My name also has political connotations, which please Dad's family but embarasses my mother's people, because they find openly expressed political opinions distasteful. My son's name is also one that has political associations (bad ones for a Catholic), and the family in Ireland immediately gave him a more politically correct nickname that would spare him the teasing; he essentially changes his name for the duration of every visit, and has been doing so more or less automatically since he was wee.

And you aren't going to share these politically charged names with us?

 

[Laura]

I don't know if anyone's noticed, but I think the baby in the OP has been born and named by now.

 

[dogluva]

Wales/Welsh isn't Gaelic.

The Celtic groups are:
- Scotland
- Ireland
- Wales
- Cornwall
- Isle of Man
- Brittany (in France)

The languages are sub-divided:
Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Manx are Goidelic (Gaelic).
Welsh, Breton and Cornish are Brythonic.

It's probably much easier to think of looking for a Celtic name rather than a Gaelic name, or a specifically Irish or Scottish name if going for a particular region.
So, for example (I'll stick with the three most known Celtic regions):
Welsh names: Arwen, Gwendolyn, Rhiannon, Carys, etc.
Irish names: Shauna, Shannon, Sinead, etc.
Scottish names: Bonnie, Kyla, Maisie, Vanora, etc.

My mother was born and raised in Northern Wales. She never met a Rhiannon . She knew plenty of Rhians though. That is what we named my daughter-Rhian Ceinwen.

 

[jamimb]

My daughters name is gaelic Cassidy

 

[jamimb]

]We have a Delaney

. Celtic/Gaelic.[/QUOTE]

My youngest dd name is Laney but I can teven find it in a baby name book.

Laney Grace
Cassidy Mackenzie

 

[Marion]

I don't know if anyone's noticed, but I think the baby in the OP has been born and named by now.

Hehehe... I never even noticed that! Who resurrected this old thread and shame on you! More importantly, WHAT DID THEY NAME THE BABY????

 

[NotUrsula]

I try not to post my real name online in any context where it might get indexed.

However, you might wish to reference the Battle of the Boyne, the Siege of Drogheda, and also propaganda posters from the Irish independence movement.