[ImagineOctober]

Behindthename says:
LÍADAN

Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish Pronounced: LEE-din

Means "grey lady" in Irish Gaelic. In Irish legend she was a poetess who became a nun, but then missed her lover Cuirithir so much that she died of grief.

another site said...


Líadan - (LYAH-dan) An Old Irish female name. Líadan was a poetess, beloved by the poet Cuirithur, even though she was a nun. The mother of Saint Ciarán of Seir was also named Líadan. Legend has it that she conceived Ciarán after swallowing a star that had fallen into her mouth while she lay sleeping.

I've seen 3 pronunciations of it: Lee-din, Lyah-dan and Lee-a-din. What do you think?

i kind of like it- not something i would use though. it sounds more like a boy's name

[ImagineOctober]

Yeah, I thought it was a boys name when I first read it. Don't know if it would work very well here in America, but I thought it was different and interesting.

[enchantingdragon]

Its nms and I agree it looks more like a boy name then a girl one.

I thought it was a boys name, looks masculine to me

[babydahl]

My cousin's daughter is named this, but spelled Leaden. I like it!

[ImagineOctober]

Originally Posted by babydahl

My cousin's daughter is named this, but spelled Leaden. I like it!

That's cool. I'd never heard of it until today. What is her mn? How does she pronounce it?

[Quiet-storm]

sounds too boyish to me..i dont like irt at all.

[*Stephanie*]

I thought it was a boys name too, I dont like it

[Miracle]

I don't care for it too much.

[wanting#2]

does seem boyish, but I kinda like it

[Shades of Grey]

seems masculine to me too, but refreshing... i kinda like it

[Londa]

I don't like the meaning -- grey lady sounds like a ghost.

I don't care for the way it's spelled or sounds. It could be one of the first names that Boys take from girls though. It has happened in the reverse often enough. Time for the boys to claim a few.