What's in a name?

So what do we name a little Vietnamese girl who joins an ethically Irish family in America?

There are so many things to consider. This is a touchy subject in the adoption world.

Option A: Name her as we did our 2 biological children, with ethically Irish names
Option B: Keep her Vietnamese name
Option C: Give her a typical "American" name


Option A: We named our 2 bio kids Declan and Orla. These are not typical American names. But they are norm in Ireland. I wanted to stay away from "Americanized" Irish names like Brendan and Erin. They to me represent "Irish Wanna-be's". LOL! And there is absolutely NO ONE in Ireland named Erin!
(side note: for those of you that don't know, my mom and my DH were both born and raised in Ireland, we still have family there and visit regularly)
When naming the other 2, I made sure that we chose names that were easy for Americans that were not familiar with the names to pronounce by reading them. IE: Sinead (SHI-nayD--as in Sinead O'Connor-the 90's singer) is a name I love. But it would be butchered her whole life.
Also, I avoided names that could be potential for teasing. IE: Eamonn--I can hear the "Aaaaamen's"! now.
I really like the name Maeve. (rhymes with 'save') But you can imagine as she gets older explaining that she has an Irish name and she is Vietnamese...she'll have to go into an adoption story to everyone she meets. We don't want to burden her with explaining herself to everyone.

Option B: We did consider this. After all, we name our other 2 names that attached them to their heritage. But this option breaks all my naming guide lines. Not easy to pronounce. I mean how can I keep her name something that Pat will NEVER be able to say! LOL! He has a difficult time with many ENGLISH words! LOL! Also she will most likely be made fun of.
And I feel that "Thuy An" would feel like a black sheep in a family of Kerry, Patrick, Declan and Orla.

Option C: My problem is I am not really into jumping on the bandwagon and choosing a name off the the American top 10 names list. Don't get me wrong, I love names like Sophie and Emily, but it feels too much like "conforming" to what everyone else is doing. (Heck! it even bugs me that 'Declan' is gaining popularity in the USA.)
More importantly, I need to feel some kind of " personal connection". Like our current children's names connect them to our heritage.
I looked up names by their meaning. I searched for "joy", "beloved", "gift from God","much wanted", "desired"....etc... I like the Irish name Ciara (Americanized= Keara, Keira...etc..) It means "Dark". Same meaning as my name. And, after all, we know she have dark hair and dark eyes. But Pat doesn't like that name. Nothing else really appealed to me.



Actually, Pat dislikes every name I bring up. So, I ask him what he likes. He starts spouting off names like Sammy Jo and Alexis. Huh? Too much Dallas and Dynasty in the 80's for him!
Then he picks old lady names like Bridie, his aunt. Or Chloe, after our dog that was killed by a car. I can't name my baby after a dead dog!


Well, we have tentatively settled on name. Orla hates it. She suggests Brittany and Tiffany. Or Orla#2! Yikes!

We are not revealing the name yet. People always nit pick what you are going to name a child.

But in the meantime we want your suggestions. Leave them in the comments.