In the next few weeks, in time for St. [name_m]Patrick[/name_m]'s [name_u]Day[/name_u], I plan on doing another tournament using my format - this time with an Irish theme. As with my other tournaments with a nomination pre-round, here’s your chance to list your favorite Irish names (or names with Irish roots) that you’d like to see in the competition. Bring on the ideas!
I would like to see:
For girls:
Mairin
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Erin[/name_f]
[name_f]Eilis[/name_f]
[name_m]Quinlan[/name_m] (usually considered a boys name but I know a little girl named [name_m]Quinlan[/name_m] nn Quinnie and I think its adorable)
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Caoimhe[/name_f]
[name_f]Aoife[/name_f]
For Boys:
[name_m]Declan[/name_m]
[name_m]Eamon[/name_m]
[name_m]Callum[/name_m]
Girls:
[name_f]Aoife[/name_f]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]/[name_f]Brigid[/name_f]
Boys:
[name_m]Declan[/name_m]
[name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_u]Quin[/name_u]
[name_m]Eoin[/name_m]
[name_f]Emer[/name_f]
[name_f]Laoise[/name_f]
[name_f]Saoirse[/name_f]
Aoibhin
[name_f]Aine[/name_f]
[name_f]Alana[/name_f] ([name_f]Alanna[/name_f])
[name_f]Aislinn[/name_f]
[name_f]Deirdre[/name_f]
Enda
[name_f]Iona[/name_f]
[name_f]Nessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Oona[/name_f]
[name_f]Orla[/name_f]
Girls:
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Aoife[/name_f]
[name_f]Caoimhe[/name_f]
[name_f]Keira[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]/[name_f]Brigid[/name_f]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Saoirse[/name_f]
Boys:
[name_u]Niall[/name_u]
[name_m]Cian[/name_m]
[name_m]Declan[/name_m]
[name_m]Eoghan[/name_m]/[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_m]Lochlan[/name_m]
[name_m]Sean[/name_m]
[name_m]Ciaran[/name_m], [name_m]Brendan[/name_m], [name_m]Brian[/name_m], [name_m]Patrick[/name_m], [name_m]Sean[/name_m], [name_m]Seamus[/name_m], [name_u]Aidan[/name_u]
[name_f]Aoife[/name_f], [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], [name_f]Maureen[/name_f], [name_f]Eileen[/name_f], [name_f]Sinead[/name_f]
Bumping for more ideas!
Another bump!
[name_f]Siobhan[/name_f]
[name_f]Fionnuala[/name_f]
[name_f]Nuala[/name_f]
[name_f]Aisling[/name_f]
[name_f]Orla[/name_f]
[name_f]Roisin[/name_f]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_m]Riordan[/name_m], and [name_u]Madigan[/name_u]
[name_f]Saoirse[/name_f], [name_f]Sorcha[/name_f], and [name_f]Roisin[/name_f]
(Probably) final call for nominations! For the tournament I’m looking for both “authentic” Irish names as well as names that may not traditionally be Irish first names but have Irish roots and are now commonly used as given names.
[name_f]Aoife[/name_f]
[name_f]Sinead[/name_f]
[name_f]Eilidh[/name_f]
[name_f]Tara[/name_f]
[name_f]Aisling[/name_f]