Still looking for a girls name I like with R@fferty and Li@m. Thoughts on Cara? I like the Irish link and the meaning is sweet. A bit dated though? Pronunciation would be more like car than care in my accent.
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[name_f]Cara[/name_f] goes lovely with your boy names, very on trend with [name_f]Cora[/name_f] & [name_f]Clara[/name_f] so wouldn’t be out of place or dated & the prn. is fine, I swear 99% of the UK prn. It that way, myself included lol 
Some other [name_f]Irish[/name_f] suggestions that came to mind in case it helps 
[name_f]Ciara[/name_f]
[name_f]Aoife[/name_f] (ee-fa)
[name_f]Sinead[/name_f] (shin-ade)
Saorise (ser-sha)
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f]
[name_f]Kayleigh[/name_f]
[name_f]Roisin[/name_f] (Ro-Sheen)
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Aisling[/name_f] (ash-ling)
[name_f]Shauna[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Caoimhe[/name_f] (kee-va)
[name_f]Siobhan[/name_f] (shiv-on)
[name_f]Nessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Deirdre[/name_f]
[name_f]Aine[/name_f] (awn-ye)
[name_f]Nuala[/name_f] (noo-lah)
[name_f]Sorcha[/name_f]
[name_f]Shannon[/name_f]
[name_f]Orla[/name_f]
[name_f]Laoise[/name_f] (Lee-sha)
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I like it a lot with L and R. I like the Celtic flavour the grouping brings out.
I would agree that it feels a little out of style but only slightly. The sound is still very fitting of a young child today. I would also say that [name_f]Chloe[/name_f] feels dated and yet [name_f]Chloe[/name_f] currently ranks #19 in Australia. [name_f]Cara[/name_f] feels a lot fresher than [name_f]Chloe[/name_f].
[name_f]Cara[/name_f] shares similar sounds with a few names in Australia’s top 100. There’s [name_f]Aria[/name_f] #29, [name_f]Zara[/name_f] #49, [name_f]Kaia[/name_f] #93 and [name_f]Lara[/name_f] #100. So [name_f]Cara[/name_f] would definitely fit in with current names being given to babies but also benefit from not being popular.
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[name_f]Cara[/name_f] is lovely 
sweet but strong and unexpected these days. I think it balances well between the unique R and more familiar L but also holds its own - distinctly [name_f]Irish[/name_f] but international too.
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I like [name_f]Cara[/name_f] with your sons’ names!
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I think [name_f]Cara[/name_f] is lovely and works wonderfully with your boys. I also like the idea of [name_f]Ciara[/name_f] for a more obvious [name_f]Irish[/name_f] flair that feels similar to [name_f]Cara[/name_f].
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[name_f]Cara[/name_f] is beautiful though I maybe biased as I know a lovely [name_f]Cara[/name_f]. I think it is a simple elegant but stong and striking name it is very international I think and I don’t think you’d ever regret the choice!
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Great fit! I think it goes very nicely together.
I think these may be a nice match too:
Briony
Brynn
Saoirse
Iris
Fiona
Keira
Carys
Cerys
Bridie
Shea
Ondine
Anwen
Gwen
Olwenn
Bronwen
Elowen
Elowyn
Mirren
Mirrin
Perrin
Morgana
Caledonia
Quinley
Quincy
Quinlan
Harlow
Harper
I think Cara is my favorite though!!
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I love [name_f]Cara[/name_f]! It does feel a little different from [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] and [name_m]Liam[/name_m], tbh, but I think it could work! A few I do like with [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] and [name_m]Liam[/name_m]:
Neve/Niamh
Aislinn/Aisling
Maura/Moira
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Oona[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiadh[/name_f]
Aine/Anya
[name_f]Alannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Brigid[/name_f]
[name_f]Norah[/name_f]
Good luck!
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@ashthedreamer thanks for the suggestions! We have quite an [name_f]Irish[/name_f] surname that isn’t necessarily very intuitive to spell or pronounce, so I need to make sure whatever first name we use doesn’t cause any extra issues for the poor kids haha
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Ahh, that’s fair enough. There seems to be quite a few simply spelled [name_f]Irish[/name_f] boys’ names, but I was having trouble thinking of any for girls! I do love [name_f]Cara[/name_f] a lot… much as I don’t want her to, she does feel a little dated to me; then again, she’s one dated name I would absolutely use (she honors both my mom and grandmother, so she’s very special to me!).
I do think something like [name_f]Annabel[/name_f] or [name_f]Isla[/name_f] would also go well with [name_m]Liam[/name_m] and [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] and have Gaelic vibes… and are more simply spelled?
Good luck again!
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@ashthedreamer girls really are a lot harder. I am absolutely smitten with [name_f]Caoimhe[/name_f] but I couldn’t do it to a kid. I’m also happy to go with a name with [name_f]Irish[/name_f] vibes, that’s not necessarily [name_f]Irish[/name_f]. I like [name_f]Molly[/name_f] a lot, and [name_f]Maggie[/name_f].
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Li.am, Ra.fferty and [name_f]Cara[/name_f] work so well together 
I’m a big fan of [name_f]Cara[/name_f], she’s very much on trend with current naming styles 
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I like Cara! Other ideas if you need em:
Neve
Finnola
Marlou
Fenna
Orla
Saskia
Freya
Molly
Maeve
Claire
Genevieve
Mairead
Lydia
Cordelia
Georgia
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I really like [name_f]Freya[/name_f]!
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