I'm having a baby boy at the begning of April. My husband and I love the name Ceilidh (pronounced kay-lee), it is celtic for dance (to dance or a type of dance I'm not sure). Just about any name sounds good with it, only thing is we dont want a really common/popular name, and we dont want anything to crazy (because of Ceilidh), just something simple and easy to read since our last name is Crouch, and it is always mis-read as crotch.
Ceilidh _________ Crouch
_________ Ceilidh Crouch
Either way doesn't matter to me, I'm even open for two middle names if need be to keep the name Ceilidh.
Please, any help will be greatly appreciated. I'm so desperate I'm about to go buy any baby naming book I can find, and I really don't want to waste all of that money on books I'm only going to use for a short time and then they will be outdated.
2006-12-30 17:16:25 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Baby Names
Please make Ceilidh the middle name.
My mother gave me a unique spelling to my first name and it has been mis-pronounced my entire life. Oh, and so embarrassing in the school auditoriums where they call the kids' names out loud for awards. I still remember the cringe.
No need to buy any baby name books, the web is full of baby name sites--even celtic ones.
M
2006-12-30 17:22:27 · answer #1 · answered by maamu 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Ceilidh Logan Crouch
Ceilidh Liam Crouch
Ceilidh Carson Crouch
or
Liam Ceilidh Crouch
Colby Ceilidh Crouch
Carsten Ceilidh Crouch
2006-12-30 17:20:23 · answer #2 · answered by LindaLou 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My vote, you should DEFINITELY make Ceilidh the middle name, because he will go through life with no one able to pronounce his name. Plus, Kaylee is normally a girl's name. Its beautiful though, so just keep it as a middle name.
Isaac Ceilidh Crouch
Connor Ceilidh Crouch
Michael Ceilidh Crouch
Darren Ceilidh Crouch
Liam Ceilidh Crouch
Samuel Ceilidh Crouch
Simon Ceilidh Crouch
Just a few tips, don't choose a name with an "E" sound at the end to go with Ceilidh, it takes away from the beauty of that name. Some people think that, for example, your child's initials being CCC is too much, but personally, I think its kind of cool.
Let me know what you pick! Good luck!
2006-12-30 17:47:50 · answer #3 · answered by Kate 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ceilidh Cuba Crouch
Cuba Ceilidh Crouch
2006-12-30 17:21:21 · answer #4 · answered by MFD 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hi, ok i'll give u some suggestions..!
how about Ceilidh Euan James Crouch(Euan pronounced you-an ) or Ceilidh Matthew james crouch phaps!? hmmmm or what about Ceilidh Aiden Crouch or...
Ceilidh Walter Crouch
Ceilidh Sean Crouch
Ceilidh Daniel Crouch
i think as u love the name ceilidh so much your be best off havin that as a first name rather than a second name.. up to u though of course
best of luck with it all
hannah
2006-12-30 17:24:16 · answer #5 · answered by Hannah R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi ! Congratulations on the baby ! You don't have to spend a penny on a book of first names for children: There is a free website, Babynames.com , with hundreds of names, and details on the meaning and tradition of various names: Check out this website below:
http://www.babynames.com/Names/Alpha/?let=C
My only concern with the name of "Ceilidh", and with a pronunciation of "kay-lee" is that it is inevitable that his friends will almost certainly start calling him "Kelly" , not kay-lee . And since the name is probably almost unique in this country, it would not be understood with the Gaelic spelling, ending with "dh" .
Also, you have two names (first and last) that have a hard-"K" sound to them. OK if that is what you as parents like. Maybe a softer sounding first or middle name would be easier to use and for others to remember ?
You never said the father's name, or any family preference from either of your families for first or surnames going back to prior generations. That might be a factor.
Incidentally, the word "ceilidh" is Gaelic (with different spellings), and means a dance or party . Here is some information from Wikipedia under "ceilidh" :
"A céilidh (pronounced /ˈkʲʰeːlʲiː/) is the traditional Gaelic social dance in Ireland and Scotland. Other spellings encountered are ceilidh, céilí (Irish reformed spelling) and cèilidh (Scottish Gaelic reformed spelling). Before discos and nightclubs, there were Céilidhs in most town and village halls on Friday or Saturday nights and are still common today. Originally céilidhs facilitated courting and prospects of marriage for young people and, although discos and nightclubs have displaced céilidhs to a considerable extent, they are still an important and popular social outlet in rural parts of Ireland and Scotland, especially in the Gaelic-speaking west coast regions"
Whatever you decide, blessings and best wishes,
John B.
2006-12-30 17:45:55 · answer #6 · answered by JOHN B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about Ceilidh Norman Crouch or
Norman Ceilidh Crouch or
Ceilidh Sean Crouch or
Sean Ceilidh Crouch.
Sean is Gaelic for John or Jack!
2006-12-30 17:25:40 · answer #7 · answered by JUAN FRAN$$$ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesse Ceilidh Crouch
2006-12-30 17:18:34 · answer #8 · answered by thelordnyax 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Libraries have baby naming books- go check a few out. And there are some great baby naming websites.
www.babynames.com
www.zoope.com
www.babycenter.com
Personally, I'd keep Ceilidh as a middle name, just because the traditional spelling of Kaylee is so common. No one will be able to spell her name or pronounce it. Have grown up with a difficult to spell name, I would not wish that on anyone.
Congrats and good luck!
2006-12-30 18:24:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, While Ceilidh is a nice name... It will be mispronounced the child's entire life... That's why the middle name should be Ceilidh.
I like the Name Kadence or spelled Cadence Ceilidh Crouch... just my opinion... good luck and congrats!!
2006-12-30 17:22:47 · answer #10 · answered by I'm Michael Jackson BAD!! 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋