Your opinion on this pretty Irish girls name???
Irish names=pronunciation/spelling problems.
[name_f]Saoirse[/name_f] sounds very nice, but I have a love-hate relation with Irish names.
My husband loves, loves, loves this name, I think there are enough people familiar with the actress, but it would still be a life long spelling game!
I love it, and I’m British so pronunciation problems are not an issue ([name_f]Niamh[/name_f], [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f], [name_f]Eilidh[/name_f] etc).
I really like it 
I really like it. I also love the similar (ish) Siofra and [name_f]Laoise[/name_f].
I think it’s gorgeous.
I disagree that the actress is familiar enough to make the pronunciation easy for people in the us.
I would not choose it for an american girl name, as I do believe the issue with spelling and pronunciation will drive that gal bonkers.
My name is [name_f]Siobhan[/name_f] which I personally love but your child will most likely have to correct people regularly on spelling or pronunciation. I don’t think this is a deal breaker, especially with such a pretty name like [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f] but just be aware that there are some issues.
Positives include having a name with rich heritage, a strong link to culture (if you’re Irish) and a lot of entertainment throughout life with a definite conversation starter
Too many vowels next to each other, and besides that, how do you pronounce it?
I love it. It’s a beautiful name, but not too “girly”.
I adore [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f].
I don’t have a clue how to pronounce this name. I think it would present problems to people who aren’t familiar with it.
Hello! I’m an American and live in the Midwest. I consider myself decently well-educated (I have a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree). I had absolutely no idea how to pronounce this name. I had to look up the pronunciation.
Unfortunately, the spelling isn’t exactly phonetic to an American ear. I fear your daughter would spend her life pronouncing her name and SPELLING her name to every teacher, playmate, friend, colleague, etc.
That said, it’s a beautiful name.
I just don’t think it is on the American radar, unfortunately.
[name_f]Saoirse[/name_f] is pronounced ‘SEER - sha’. It’s beautiful, though not intuitive for American spellers. I don’t think that should be a deal breaker though.
You should probably be aware that in Northern [name_f]Ireland[/name_f] it can still have some political connotations, and certain things (religious, cultural) might be assumed about someone named [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f]. [name_m]Just[/name_m] FYI. But unless there’s reason to assume your child might end up in NI, it probably won’t matter.
I love [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f], it’s on my long list and it’s a name my DH and I have went back and forth on a lot. I think pronunciation will always be an issue so if you’re willing to tackle that I’d go for it.
[name_m]How[/name_m] is it pronouced?
I like [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f]
I love the name [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f] (SEER-sha). I would love to use it for a daughter one day. It’s so gorgeous and underused.
I live in the U.S. so no one would ever pronounce or spell it correctly on the first try–but is that a reason not to use it? Really? Should the fact that something is unfamiliar to us mean we have to stick with the same old names? I don’t think so. That’s so boring. We live in a global economy, I think it’s time for names to become more global too. If people learned how to pronounce [name_m]Sean[/name_m] and [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] they can handle [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f].
Anyway, perhaps some good news for [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f]! There’s an animated film coming out which looks lovely and uses the name: Song of the Sea Official US Release Trailer - Irish Animated Movie HD - YouTube
I really like this name. I’m in the US and it would totally get butchered because it’s not intuitive at all in the English language. But I think all it would take is a few corrections for people close to her. Though at first meet she’d have to get used to making those corrections a lot.