We are expecting our third daughter in [name]November[/name].
Our first two girls names are Ailidh [name]Marie[/name] (Pronounced like [name]Hayley[/name] without the H) and [name]Isabelle[/name] [name]Grace[/name]… and idea’s of names that would work with these?
Interesting. You have an unusual Irish name with a more common sound, and a popular name. I’d go for something that makes a connection - something that’s not as unusual as Ailidh but not as popular as [name]Isabelle[/name], with Irish (or similar) roots.
My thoughts:
Ailidh, [name]Isabelle[/name] and [name]Brenna[/name]
Ailidh, [name]Isabelle[/name] and [name]Bridget[/name] (or [name]Brigid[/name])
Ailidh, [name]Isabelle[/name] and [name]Deirdre[/name]
Ailidh, [name]Isabelle[/name] and [name]Maeve[/name]
Ailidh, [name]Isabelle[/name] and [name]Fiona[/name]
Ailidh, [name]Isabelle[/name] and [name]Bronwen[/name]
Ailidh, Isabellle and [name]Gwendolyn[/name]
Ailidh, [name]Isabelle[/name] and [name]Moira[/name]
Ailidh, [name]Isabelle[/name] and [name]Keely[/name] (or [name]Keelin[/name])
[name]How[/name] about [name]Siobhan[/name] means [name]Joan[/name] in Gaelic…pronounced [name]Shey[/name]-[name]Vaughn[/name] ya gotta love Irish names!!
[name]Maeve[/name] was my first thought-- it kind of bridges the traditional spelling of Ailidh with the more common [name]Isabelle[/name]. I like the suggestions of [name]Fiona[/name], [name]Brenna[/name], and [name]Moira[/name] too. What about [name]Roisin[/name], [name]Rosaleen[/name], or [name]Rosalie[/name]? You could use [name]Rosie[/name] as a nn for any of these.
I like the suggestion of [name]Fiona[/name], it’s one of my favourites:) [name]How[/name] about [name]Imogen[/name], [name]Rosalie[/name] or [name]Finola[/name]/[name]Fenella[/name]?
Congrats! Is it fair to guess that you’ll want to stick with Scottish gaelic names? [name]Do[/name] you prefer those that begin with vowel sounds, or is that coincidence?
[name]Brianna[/name]'s very pretty