I voted yes. It is a pretty name and although it might be confusing at first to Americans not familiar with it it isn’t difficult to pronounce and I think once corrected no one will have a problem with it. Go for it!
Yes! As in, name her [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f]! I admittedly did not know how to pronounce it and had to couple the spelling to make sure I got it right, but that’s how it is for so many names nowadays. It is very pretty and has special meaning, love it.
I have a difficult name to pronounce and spell and while it might not be quite as hard as [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f] (my name is vaguely phonetic with a letter missing and some added haha) I do still get people saying it wrong and spelling it wrong all the time. However, I don’t really mind having to correct people and when it’s someone I know I’m only speaking to for a short amount of time I just get on with them calling me the wrong thing or writing it down wrong. I definitely don’t hate my parents for giving me this name, they put a lot of effort into choosing the perfect name for me, they love it so so will I!
[name_f]Saoirse[/name_f] is lovely and if you want to use it, just go for it!
I think that you can pull it off.
I highly doubt she would hate you - it’s a gorgeous, beautiful choice. Normally I’m against complicated names, but, really, I adore [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f] far too much to talk anyone out of using it!! Plus, with [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f] [name_m]Ronan[/name_m]'s rising popularity (albeit, slowly), the name is bound to catch on more and more. I believe in some areas of the US with prominent Irish backgrounds (such as [name_m]Boston[/name_m], MA), Irish names such as [name_f]Aoife[/name_f] or [name_m]Eoghan[/name_m] aren’t entirely unheard of? I’m not 100% sure on that, but I’ve seen conflicting reports of it! Besides that, since your husband is in fact from [name_f]Ireland[/name_f], it seems even more usable - at least she can respond with “It’s an Irish name, my dad is from [name_f]Ireland[/name_f].”, so it sort of gives the name a little bit more support when people question it. Regardless, if [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f] is the name, you should definitely, without a doubt, go with it!
I will tell this from my personal opinion. I wouldn’t give this name to my child,because I have a different name which I have to spell and pronounce out for everyday. Literally. This gets on my nerves and very annoying and I sometimes can’t stand it. It’s so frustrating and annoying so I ask you,would you want your daughter to feel thi every toe she said her name?
Now i don’t hate my parents for naming me this,I love my name very much and I never want to change it because it matches me. But just saying,would you want your spell out s-a-o-i-r-s-e every time she meets someone new and then teaching them multiple times how to pronounce it?Why go through all the trouble??
With that being said there are many other beautiful Irish-American names that you could choose. This is just my personal preference.
I misunderstood the poll and voted ‘no’ because I thought you were asking if she would hate you for the name. I like it! It’s very pretty and just unique enough not to seem like you were trying to be weird.
I thought it was said sair-sha so I would have said it like that first. I think it’s fine I know six [name_f]Niamh[/name_f]'s and most people get it right first time though I do live in Australia so it might be different. I think its a wonderful name I would have it on my list if I were Irish, I have a similar problem with [name_f]Eilidh[/name_f] (Ay-lee) it honours my heritage but I don’t know if it’s worth the struggle though people mess up my name and my brothers names all the time ([name_f]Ebony[/name_f] and [name_m]Isaac[/name_m], mostly the spelling) but get my sisters uncommon name right all the time, you can’t win.
I think it’s lovely. I agree with the previous posters and I say go for it!
[name_m]Don[/name_m]'t do it.
[name_m]Will[/name_m] she ‘hate’ you? Probably. I understand that you and your husband love the name [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f] but most of the people your daughter will come into contact with won’t know how to spell or pronounce [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f]. That means she’ll have to constantly tell people how to pronounce her name, correct them as they pronounce it wrong and spell her name out for them. Could you give your daughter [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f] as middle name? That way, she’ll still have the name but won’t have to deal with the endless hassle. Yes, it is the name of [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f] [name_m]Ronan[/name_m] but as many times as I have come across her on the internet, I still can’t spell or pronounce her name without checking.
I voted no.
This is one of those names that I love but could never honestly use. I’m in the US and with the exception of name nerds and berries no one is going to have a clue how to spell or pronounce her name.
If you do choose to use it, you will be educating the public, which is overall a great thing. It’s just not a task I would give my daughter.
I’m from [name_f]England[/name_f] so I’m probably not as much use to you as the people in the USA. I agree that the prn may be difficult at first, but as a previous poster said, many names are difficult to pronounce at first. You haven’t chosen an Irish name with an extremely difficult spelling and this is a good decision. Go for [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f].
I love the name and would consider it for a daughter as a middle name.
If your only concerns are with the spelling and pronunciation I say go for it! My name is [name_f]Kirsten[/name_f], not unusual at all, but I’ve been called/had it spelt [name_f]Kirstie[/name_f], [name_f]Krysten[/name_f] and everything in between. Sure I have to correct people, but all that takes is a ‘no, it’s [name_f]Kirsten[/name_f] not [name_f]Kirsty[/name_f]’. [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f] is such a beautiful name, I’m sure she won’t mind having to correct people every now and then.
I’m just going to throw in what my daughter told me. Her name is difficult to spell and pronounce for some people. When she was young she didn’t hate her name, but hated the fact that people mispronounced it. Now she is very happy with it, but said she would never give a child of hers a name like that. That’s just one person’s experience obviously.
I adore that name and I have wondered that same thing about spelling and pronunciation. I think it is okay, though, because my name is [name_f]Kailee[/name_f] and you’d think that would be easy but I’ve neverit spelled and pronounced correctly on the first shot. Sure it’s annoying but it really isn’t that bad. [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f] is a beautiful name and that’s what matters. Once people get to know her it will no longer be a problem.
I adore that name and I have wondered that same thing about spelling and pronunciation. I think it is okay, though, because my name is [name_f]Kailee[/name_f] and you’d think that would be easy but I’ve never had it spelled and pronounced correctly on the first shot. Sure it’s annoying but it really isn’t that bad. [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f] is a beautiful name and that’s what matters. Once people get to know her it will no longer be a problem.
I have had a lifetime of correcting people’s pronunciation and spelling of my name, and honestly my name is simple. It is just an A instead of an E at the beginning. [name_m]Even[/name_m] with that said I would totally name a daughter [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f], then again I have loved that name from the first time I saw it. [name_m]Even[/name_m] without my personal love for the name [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f] I see no reason not to use it even if she will have to tell people how to pronounce it.
I’m afraid the bottom line here is that the name [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f] is so gorgeous, yet its spelling so difficult and pronunciation so counterintuitive for English speakers, that you can’t help but feel deeply ambivalent – and you probably will continue to do so over time. The fame of the actress really helps – and the character Cersei Lannister on Game of Thrones may help explain the pronunciation, though then of course that will also further confuse things.
On the spelling, I confess that I have to look at the name to respell it every time. However, my family is Irish and so I would consider using it myself. But I would definitely feel torn. An American woman I knew once married to an Irish man named her daughter [name_f]Sorcha[/name_f] and ended up changing it several months in because no one including her family could pronounce it. And [name_f]Sorcha[/name_f] is arguably easier than [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f] (did I spell that right?).
The final verdict: If you and your husband both adore the name, that’s a great thing and a sign you should go ahead and use it. But don’t expect the spelling and pronunciation difficulties to go away, ever. Your daughter may not hate you – and I bet when she’s a teenager she’ll love having such a gorgeous, distinctive name – but she will undoubtedly grumble about your choice. Though she’d probably do so if you named her [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] – Why did you give me such a common name?!? – too.
I would personally love a name that honors my heritage. It’s a lovely name!