Prompted by a post by my Welsh friend CurvyGalore, I thought I'd mention a few Irish Girl's names that you might not be familiar with.
Siobhan, (Pronounced Shove-Awn)
Grainne, (Graw-in-yeh) (It means BRIGHT or SHINING)
Mairead, (Mar-Aid)
Sorcha, (Sur-uch-ah)
Niamh, (Neeev)
Blaithin, (Blaw-heen) (It means LITTLE FLOWER)
Ide, (Eee-da)
Cara, (Kaar-a)
Brid, (Breed)
Aine, (Ah-in-yeh)
Blathnid, (Blaw-nid) (It means FLOWER)
Deirdre, (Deer-dra)
Aoibheann, (Eve-ing) (It means BEAUTY)
Edel, (Eee-dell)
Maire, (Moy-rah)
Eibhlinn, (Eye-leen) (Irish for HELEN)
Padrigin, (Paw-Drig-Eeen) (Irish for PATRICIA)
Saoirse, (See-Or-Shah) (It means FREEDOM)
Nollaig, (Null-Ag) (It means CHRISTMAS)
Caitlin, (Caught-Leen)
Medbh, (Mayve) (Ryhmes with WAVE!)
Muireann, (Mwir-Ann)
Mairin, (Maureen)
Doireann, (Dir-Enn)
Caireann, (Karen)
My name, (Stephen) in Irish is STIOPHAN, (Stee-Oh-Fawn) Except in SOME REGIONAL IRISH ACCENTS they pronounce that Stiff-On. (You can IMAGINE the fun they had with that at my school...)
xx SF


