My husband and I recently started trying for our second child, and I’ve been thinking a lot about names. I’ve always loved names, and working with my husband to choose our son’s name was one of the most exciting, albeit time-consuming and, at times, frustrating things I’ve done.
My son has an old family name. It’s a surname-as-first-name that was given to fewer than 10 U.S. babies last year. But it’s not a difficult or particularly “weird” name.
Getting to my question…
I love [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f]. It’s been one of my favorite names for quite a while. But how difficult will it be to wear in the U.S.? And would potential difficultly affect your willingness to use a name you love?
I have many reasons for liking [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f], not least of which its scarcity. It’s uncommon enough to suit my son’s name. Also, my son has a traditional Irish Gaelic middle name. So there’s that similarity. I could always leave it for the middle like my son’s, but I was heartbroken when we decided to do that the first time.
I think it’s absolutely beautiful! If you are in the US, there will be prn and spelling issues. However, it wouldn’t stop me from using a classic Irish name.
Go for it! [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f] [name_m]Ronan[/name_m] is an actress, so the name should be maybe semi-familiar to a few people, and if not, a unique beautiful name is worth it! Plus, the similarities to your sons name makes it a nice choice as well!
I think it’s a more easily learnable name than a lot of other Gaelic names, but it will certainly be a name you’re always pronouncing and spelling in the U.S. (I still have to pause and pronounce it correctly in my head whenever I read it, and it’s certainly familiar to me at this point.) But plenty of less interesting names have to be pronounced/spelled all the time, too, so there’s no reason for that to be a dealbreaker as long as you’re prepared for it.
I adore [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f]! It’s a long time gp of mine (I’m not Celtic enough to use it.) I think with [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f] [name_m]Ronan[/name_m] wearing the name, it is becoming more familiar. Also, it would hopefully not take long for those she interacts with to get it. I definitely think you should use it!
I think it’s pretty enough, but I (as an American) had absolutely no idea how to pronounce it the first time I saw it. It’s becoming more popular now so that might not be as much of an issue, but then you run into the problem of commonality.