Loving [name]Rachel[/name] right now and so does my husband (shocking! rare!). Really feel I could commit to this name if we have another girl but it goes against what WAS my number 1 requirement… it’s not Irish or Irish American or Irish sounding whatsoever! It goes wonderfully with the sibset and our last name, but I need the middle to be somewhat Irish. For example, [name]Meghan[/name] would be fine- it’s not right off the boat but anyone who hears it thinks Irish. Can’t use [name]Meghan[/name] though… just FYI!
So far I’ve come up with these:
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Clover[/name] ([name]Clover[/name] was a first name I secretly loved, but chickened out to even mention to others).
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Roisin[/name] (pronounced [name]RO[/name]-[name]SHEEN[/name]… love the alliteration of this one but feel no one will know how to say it)
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Rosaleen[/name] (Anglicized version of above [name]Roisin[/name], but feels a little long to me. Last name is 3 syllables too)
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Clodagh[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Fiona[/name] (works I guess just not in love)
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Dierdre[/name]
Last name begins with Mc, 3 syllables… for all intended purposes pretend it’s [name]McKinley[/name].
Any you like, don’t like? Any other suggestions? Thanks, berries
I like [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Clover[/name]. I love [name]Roisin[/name], just not so much with [name]Rachel[/name]. Ditto [name]Rosaleen[/name]. [name]Clodagh[/name] is ok, I just don’t think it’s very pretty.
What about
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Saoirse[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name] Ailbe
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Aoife[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Branna[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name] Bronagh
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Caoimhe[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Cassidy[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Cleona[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Gael[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Iona[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Colleen[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Teagan[/name]
I really like [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Fiona[/name]! I find [name]Rachel[/name] pretty easy to pair up, although I never found a [name]Rachel[/name] combo that I love as much as my own ([name]Rachel[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Clara[/name]!). I don’t suppose it really has any Irish ties, though. Otherwise, I’d offer it up as it’s pretty unlikely I’ll ever get to it. While [name]Claire[/name] is French, not Irish, it does seem to be used quite often in [name]Ireland[/name] (maybe more often with the [name]Clare[/name] spelling?), and I believe there was an Irish St. [name]Clare[/name]. I think [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Claire[/name] is very pretty.
What about:
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Aislinn[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Bridget[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Niamh[/name] (really like!)
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Briana[/name] (too close to [name]Brenna[/name]'s name? I think I saw that you already have a daughter named [name]Brenna[/name]?)
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Alannah[/name] (really love this!)
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Caitlin[/name] (love!)
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Cara[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Ciara[/name] (not my favorite, but it is nice! I think [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Keira[/name]/[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Kira[/name] is lovely, too)
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Margaret[/name] (again, [name]Margaret[/name]'s not exactly Irish, but it has a lot of Irish use. I think [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Margaret[/name] is very classic and regal!)
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Nora[/name] (again, another non-Irish name that gets a ton of Irish love)
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Orla[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Rory[/name] (not a huge fan of the Irish unisex names on girls like [name]Rory[/name], etc., but I do think [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Rory[/name] is kind of cute!)
And then there’s [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Ireland[/name], which I quite like, but it’s about as Irish as [name]Clover[/name] is–nowhere near recognized as an Irish name by people who are actually Irish, but it is a pretty obvious nod to [name]Ireland[/name] and it makes a pretty cool MN.
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Eibhlin[/name] (love this one’s sound - it’s prounouced Ev-lin - but I think you’d be better off with the similar sounding [name]Evelyn[/name])
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Maire[/name] (Irish variation of [name]Mary[/name])
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Mairead[/name] (Irish variation of [name]Margaret[/name])
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Mirin[/name]/[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Mirren[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Talullah[/name]
Thanks all! Wish I could do [name]Claire[/name], [name]Ashley[/name], but I [name]DO[/name] have a daughter [name]Brenna[/name] and that’s her middle name! I’m considering [name]Orla[/name] as I love the name and am too chicken to use it in the first position. [name]Garnet[/name], I love the suggestion of [name]Evelyn[/name]! I would want to spell it this way to avoid confusion, but do you think this would “take the Irish” away from the name? Since my other daughter is [name]Brenna[/name] [name]Claire[/name], I think [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name] would be cute… more contemporary firsts with vintage classic middles. Again, thanks to everyone for the feedback.
Otherwise, I’d offer it up as it’s pretty unlikely I’ll ever get to it. 
While [name]Claire[/name] is French, not Irish, it does seem to be used quite often in [name]Ireland[/name] (maybe more often with the [name]Clare[/name] spelling?), and I believe there was an Irish St. [name]Clare[/name]. I think [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Claire[/name] is very pretty. 