My husband and I need help picking a girls name. Our top choices are:

Briana
Shannon
Kelly
Ainsley
Erina (pronounced Erin-ah)

Please help us decide on an Irish/American first name and possibly a middle name. Our last name is McMenamin. We are open to other suggestions as well. Thanks!

I'm not sure what you mean by Irish/American names. Do you mean something that sounds Gaelic with an Anglicised spelling? :scratch:

No, I just mean irish names that are commonly used in America. A lot of authentic Irish names are really hard to pronounce.

We know a little girl named Ciara. It's pronounced Kee-ra, which isn't intuitive, but you could spell it Kiera. :)

My mom's name is Erina Cecilia and my cousin is Erina Rose...

If I ever have a girl it is one of the names on my list.

I found these on www.babynamesofireland.com (http://www.babynamesofireland.com)

Caitlin/Kaitlyn
Cathleen
Brigid
Colleen
Fiona
Darcy
Kyla
Nora
Shauna
Teagan

You sure you don't want to name her Naibhdh? (commonly sounds like Nieve :giggle: )

My favorite Irish girl's name is Maren or Meryn. (I think there are several ways to spell it, all American spellings) (and yes, I loved this name when a friend was going to use it 4 years ago, way before Men in Trees. :) ).