Terms of Endearment
Here are names used with affection for sweethearts and children. The meanings are not taken literally, just as when you call someone 'honey' you don't mean that they are sticky and yellow. I have written the literal meanings for you to enjoy anyway. I found most of the anglicized forms in song lyrics and Liam O'Flaherty books.
| Name | Approx. Pronounciation | Meaning | Irish Form |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acushla | ah COOSH la | pulse | a cuisle |
| Alannah | ah LON a | oh child | a leanbh |
| Aroon | ah ROON | oh love | a rún |
| Asthore | ah STORE | oh love | a stór |
| Astoreen | ah STORE een | oh little love | a stóirín |
| Creena | CREE na | (my) heart | Críona |
| Cushla Macree | COOSH la muh CREE | pulse of my heart | Cuisle mo chroí |
| Macree | muh CREE | my heart | Mo chroí |
| Macushla | muh COOSH la | my pulse | mo chuisle |
| Mavourneen | MAH vor neen | my darling; sweetheart | ma mhuirnín |
| Milish | MILL ish | sweet | milis |