DreamSongs Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Vivienne or Beatrice are good. I still like Ygritte or Isolde/Iseult to go with Edric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalbear Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Congrats! My two favs for girls are still Anastasia and Genevieve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 I know that this isn't technically a snowleo vanity thread, but I just have to say that I've always been a fan and that I hear what's-her-name is going to blow us all away* Trisk "misses the shit out of snowleo's always clever sign-offs" ele Congrats! *Zoolander reference in case anyone doesn't know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pecan Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Mia is one of my favorite names for girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 When I wrote a column on Irish names for St. Patrick's Day this year I discovered that Fiadh is the fastest growing Gaelic-language girl's name in Ireland itself right now. It's pronounced "Fee-uh" and comes from a word which originally meant "wild animal" but today normally means "deer" in modern Irish Gaelic. There were only 22 girls born in the entire USA last year named Fia (an alternative spelling which may have other origins, too, such as just being a short form of Sofia) and fewer than five named Fiadh. So this would fit in well with the Irish surname and sound like very popular names in the USA (Sophia, MIa, etc.) while being very uncommon itself. I like both Cecily and Cecilia myself. Of course Sheila is the anglicized spelling of Sile, the Irish Gaelic form of Cecilia, but I suspect most people your age will find Sheila way too out of style. :) http://www.behindthename.com/name/si10le Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkhangel Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Eira O'Malley would be a really lovely name, I think. Maybe too matchy-matchy to have both kids' names starting with the same letter... but I do really like it. Cecily, Genevieve and Vivienne are also very pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malik Ambar Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Maya is neither British nor irish ,but a beautiful name nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleted01 Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Mya is a nice name. I really like Freya too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltaran Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Cecilia sounds a bit Downton Abbey to this Brit. I do like the suggestion of Genevieve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlefingers In The Air Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Caniad. It's welsh for "song". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Arya or Aria is the correct answer.http://youtu.be/R0v7dCRv8aE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalbear Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 ARYA AND ARIA SOUND YOTALLY DIFFERENTARYA IS A DAUGHTER OF THE NORTH AND IT SOUNDS LIKE A FUCKING PIRATE NAME DAMN IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Queen Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I have no real suggestions, I am stuck too, though we won't know sex for 5 days yet. I am subtly trying to convince my Partner that Visenya is an amazing awesome and not at all odd name for a girl haha, he hasn't read asoiaf so wouldn't know where its from. If it weren't for GoT I would consider Arya, but because of the tv show, that name is super popular right now. ETA - actually there is one fantasy name I love that has a basis in real life too. Birgitte, pron bir-jeet-uh. It's a form of Brigit. Used in WoT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isis Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Visenya sounds like a brand name for eye drops to me. All those Irish names that people don't know how to pronounce, e.g. Niamh, are just asking for trouble. I always liked:Isabelle Isabella Isobel Or how about Elizabeth, which is like ten names for the price of one. :)Genevieve is nice too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubies & Jade Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Congratulations!a lot of great names so far. I particularly like Isolde (Ysolde is another spelling), Llywelyn and Rosalind. a few others:LeannaMeadowOrlaAnnabelFarranFallonBriggitteClionaUrsula Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowleo Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 Thanks for the suggestions. It's surprising how many of these were on my long list: Vera, Isolde, Miranda, Verity Also surprising was how many names on my list I thought were rare are actually rising quickly: Elodie, Everly, Mira, Adeline-- just like Ormond always says. I agree about crazy-spelled Irish name. Husband's first choice was Siobhan, which is ridiculous sight/sound mis-match not to mention sounding like a stripper. We both like Grainne, but I think it has the same problem. Also, I automatilcally reject anything in the top 200--Elizabeth, Isabelle, Maya, Eleanor etc. are ALL OUT. I want rare but recognizable. Sadly my husband's list was mostly common names. I like Ellaria, Eira, Jocelyn, Guinevere, Genvieve. Also thank you Kalbear and MrOJ for the laughs :) snow "unique, but not tooo unique" leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltaran Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Congratulations! a lot of great names so far. I particularly like Isolde (Ysolde is another spelling), Llywelyn and Rosalind. Llywellyn is a boys' name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolverine Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Contribute SLÁIN That is Irish and sounds awesome. Means "health" in Gaelic, almost the opposite in English. Is it pronounced slain, like to slay (kill)? I think Layla O'Malley would be perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayarts Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 For me, there are two general rules for namegiving: 1) Don't choose a name that is so in vogue right now, thatwhen the teacher calls your child's name in the future, fivemore kids stand up in their class 2) Don't choose a name that will be the source of bullying for your child.Children are cruel and when they spot a chance to transfigure your child's nameinto an insult, they will do so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wolves Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Mia is one of my favorite names for girls.Mia is one of my favs also, but here are some of mine. IsabellaRemyLailaniAvalonRebelTateum/TateRockyTobyDillonCassandra AlexandriaDanelleChloe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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