Which rare girls name: Mairead or Zoli

I looove the Irish name Mairead (rhymes with parade), which is a variant of Margaret, also a family name.

I also love the name Zoli (a nickname for the Hungarian Zoltan, rhymes with holy) which is an extra special family name.

Which do you like best and why for a girl…

Mairead

Zoli

Thank you!

Depends. If you live in a place that will pronounce [name_f]Mairead[/name_f] correctly with somewhat ease, then that one.

Otherwise, I’d honestly go with Zoli.

[name_f]Mairead[/name_f] feels like a more fully-rounded name to me, more classic in a way. However it is a name that I love so I’m slightly biased. Zoli is super cute though.

I see someone else mentioned pronunciation. If correcting people or spelling it out often would bother you, that’s something to consider. [name_f]My[/name_f] full name has rarely been pronounced correctly by people I don’t know and it has never bothered me. I just gently correct them, reassure them it’s totally fine, and move on.

Zoli is very lovely and zippy, although I would probably think it’s a nickname.

Personally I’ve always had a soft spot for [name_f]Mairead[/name_f]. It has such a lovely, individual sound that’s pretty easy to say. [name_f]My[/name_f] vote goes for [name_f]Mairead[/name_f].

Mairead!! [name_u]Love[/name_u] it - strong and powerful and beautiful too

I’ve always like [name_f]Mairead[/name_f]!