Ha! Finally I'm first in something!

According to Vital Statistics there were no Saoirse's born in Alberta in 2005, down from a record high of 4 in 2004. In fact, as far as I can see 2004 was the only year Saoirse was used in this province.

I tell you, 3 too many people read Morgan Llywelyn and Roddy Doyle. It's a crying shame.

I wonder if these other 3 girls have their name pronounced correctly, unlike my Saoirse. Because I had heard the name in 3 different ways and because I could not choose between the two I liked, William chose the way we pronounce it. So we say it like "Sore-sha" instead of the proper "seersha". Although quite often I find myself saying "seersha" so I am sure the poor child will have a complex and not know her proper name.

I did ask every single Irish person I know how they said it, including my dad (a so called gold medal winner in Irish, spent every summer in Donegal speaking Irish and nothing but Irish) and the majority of them said it "sore-sha". Except for my neighbour, the eejit from Ardoyne, who said "sar-ese". Honestly.

One day, I might get over this. Just not today.


In other baby name news, Emma was number 1 for the third year in a row and Ethan was the number 1 boy's name for the fifth year.