Baby names!

Das Kitty · 03-09-2011 8:10pm

LordSutch wrote: »

Anyone know how the name 'Bebhinn' is pronounced?

Bay-vinn. There's usually (but not always) a fada on the e.

Lovely name.

amiable · 04-09-2011 8:32am

I would pronounce it Bevin but i'm sure Das Kitty is not wrong either

ElleEm · 04-09-2011 11:29am

amiable wrote: »

I would pronounce it Bevin but i'm sure Das Kitty is not wrong either

I know a Bebhionn, and the family pronounce it Bevin too.

Oral Slang · 04-09-2011 3:59pm

I know a few Beibhinns & all pronounce it Bayveen. Never heard it pronounced Bevin before.

amiable · 04-09-2011 6:21pm

Oral Slang wrote: »

I know a few Beibhinns & all pronounce it Bayveen. Never heard it pronounced Bevin before.

I grew up in a different part of the country to where i live now and they pronounce plenty of names differently to what i was used to.

There's different local dialects of the Irish language all around the country:)

Moonbeam · 04-09-2011 10:04pm

Oral Slang wrote: »

I know a few Beibhinns & all pronounce it Bayveen. Never heard it pronounced Bevin before.

And I would know a few and the opposite would apply!

It is a lovely name.

implausible · 05-09-2011 8:19pm

Again, it's down to emphasis and the different pronunciations throughout the country.

I would pronounce Béibhinn as "Bay-vin", Beibhinn as "Bev-in" and Béibhín as "Bay-veen". Beibhinn is the one I've heard most often.

hoodwinked · 05-09-2011 8:44pm

Aesopfibbed wrote: »

I have a very simple american anglicised name, I hate it, and hate the way it is pronounced outside Ireland, that is when people read it, when I say my name without spelling it there are many variations to the spellings I get, mostly incorrect... From working overseas for years I say go with unusual, different and preferably unique to your heritage and background.

So what does anyone think of Cushla for a girl and for the Irish speakers looking for the versions of Reidin, with or without fada's??

I worked with a Reidin in my last Job, she was lovely we pronounced it 'Ray-dean'...

i thought it was a lovely name for a girl...

Moonbeam wrote: »

I have never come across the name Reidin and can't find any reference to it..do you know what it means or how it is pronounced?

i cannot find what it means though

implausible · 05-09-2011 10:11pm

hoodwinked wrote: »

I worked with a Reidin in my last Job, she was lovely we pronounced it 'Ray-dean'...

i thought it was a lovely name for a girl...

i cannot find what it means though

I love this name. I spent a long time trying to figure out what it meant and gave up, unless it's a version of Mairéad(ín). Was the girl from Offaly by any chance?

LordSutch · 16-09-2011 10:42am

Méadhbh

MooMoo100 · 16-09-2011 3:41pm

Having real trouble trying to decide on a girl's name, not sure what we having but 6 days overdue at present so really need to decide. The few we have in mind are Lara, Cara or Cora. Want something pretty and simple and not one thats overused at the moment. So if anyone could add to our list that would be great......

Moonbeam · 16-09-2011 5:52pm

MooMoo100 - Aoife,Anna,Lucy,Edel,Ita,Evan,Kate,Marie,Niamh,

ElleEm · 16-09-2011 5:56pm

I love the name Anna, it's so pretty and simple.

Julybreeze · 16-09-2011 10:40pm

MooMoo100 wrote: »

Having real trouble trying to decide on a girl's name, not sure what we having but 6 days overdue at present so really need to decide. The few we have in mind are Lara, Cara or Cora. Want something pretty and simple and not one thats overused at the moment. So if anyone could add to our list that would be great......

Cora is really lovely, I love Martha and Mary.

Wooly Woo · 17-09-2011 12:54am

Don't post much on boards but like having a bit of a browse and this thread caught my interest. We have a Caoimhe, we pronounce it Keeva. Have had the Irish-brigade (no disrespect intended) tell me I'm just plain wrong to pronounce it Keeva, which really bugs me. She's my child after all

Moonbeam · 17-09-2011 1:56am

We have a Caoimhe (Quee va) English people always call her keeva but there also some areas of Ireland where it is the local pronunciation.

Wooly Woo wrote: »

Don't post much on boards but like having a bit of a browse and this thread caught my interest. We have a Caoimhe, we pronounce it Keeva. Have had the Irish-brigade (no disrespect intended) tell me I'm just plain wrong to pronounce it Keeva, which really bugs me. She's my child after all

De Hipster · 17-09-2011 2:19am

MooMoo100 wrote: »

Having real trouble trying to decide on a girl's name, not sure what we having but 6 days overdue at present so really need to decide. The few we have in mind are Lara, Cara or Cora. Want something pretty and simple and not one thats overused at the moment. So if anyone could add to our list that would be great......

Always liked Jessica (Jess), Lana, or Ela/Eli - good luck!

implausible · 17-09-2011 4:00pm

Wooly Woo wrote: »

Don't post much on boards but like having a bit of a browse and this thread caught my interest. We have a Caoimhe, we pronounce it Keeva. Have had the Irish-brigade (no disrespect intended) tell me I'm just plain wrong to pronounce it Keeva, which really bugs me. She's my child after all

Not this again! The 'Irish brigade' should know that it's a dialect thing. Up here in Donegal, the local pronunciation for Caoimhe is 'Kee-va", Cathal is 'Cahill' and Róisín is "Roh-sheen'. Not wrong, different!!!

Wooly Woo · 17-09-2011 11:21pm

THANK YOU Deemark!

finneran2000 · 21-09-2011 11:32am

LordSutch wrote: »

Anyone know how the name 'Bebhinn' is pronounced?

Bev-in :-) lovely name we choose either sadhbh or senan only 9 week

ManFromAtlantis · 21-09-2011 11:36am

lucy ?

egan2020 · 21-09-2011 11:59am

ManFromAtlantis wrote: »

lucy ?

I had narrowed girls names down to Lucy and Lexie (short for Alexandra). Chose Lexie in the end. She just didn't look like a Lucy when I saw her. Still love the name though.

LordSutch · 22-09-2011 3:29pm

So her real name is actually Alexandra (lovely strong name), with Lexie as her nick name/ pet name?

egan2020 · 22-09-2011 5:15pm

LordSutch wrote: »

So her real name is actually Alexandra (lovely strong name), with Lexie as her nick name/ pet name?

Yep that's it. She'll have Alexandra on her birth certificate and passport. We'll call her Lexie but she'll have the choice to use her full name when she's older if she wants.

bobobear · 25-09-2011 12:11am

LordSutch wrote: »

Anyone know how the name 'Bebhinn' is pronounced?

3 ways -
can rhyme with Kevin
BAY-vin (emphasis on BAY) - usually has a fada on the e, often one "n"
or Bay-veen (no emphasis on either syllable) - usually two fadas, on e and i, often one "n" as well

shannie · 01-10-2011 12:35pm

ive always loved really odd names like ;
Girls
Pixie
Hope
Faith
McKenzie
Boys
Knight
Sterling
Cooper
Theo

and i love the name Piper for a girl

shannie · 01-10-2011 12:48pm

bobobear wrote: »

3 ways -
can rhyme with Kevin
BAY-vin (emphasis on BAY) - usually has a fada on the e, often one "n"
or Bay-veen (no emphasis on either syllable) - usually two fadas, on e and i, often one "n" as well

its 'BEV IN' .

implausible · 01-10-2011 10:19pm

shannie wrote: »

its 'BEV IN' .

I think it's been established that there are a few ways of pronouncing it!

shannie · 02-10-2011 5:06pm

deemark wrote: »

I think it's been established that there are a few ways of pronouncing it!

originaly its beibhinn (bevin) over the years its became different , reason unknown -_-

amiable · 02-10-2011 6:54pm

shannie wrote: »

originaly its beibhinn (bevin) over the years its became different , reason unknown -_-

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