What do you think of when you hear Niall?

[Nightstar]

I can't decide if i love it or not.

I think it's Irish, which is nice, and pronounced Nile rather than Neil, which would be the English version, which i'm not fond of.

Thoughts?

[AllieW]

It sounds quite posh to me. Very similar to the name of Frasier's brother in the US sitcom so that's probably why.

I have a horrible feeling people would crack silly jokes about being "in denial" and things. Not sure. I think he'd have to be very cool to be able to pull off a name like that.

[cece]

I always think it is quite a smily name although I would only use it if there was some irish ancestery, as I think it is Irish ...

[PressureDrop]

middle aged Irish bloke. Ginger.

[ScarlettWalking]

It's an Irish name prn Nile- would only use if you were Irish tbh

[festivefriedawhingesagain]

Niall Quinn - footballer IIRC wiki

Doesn't thrill me but could do a lot worse

[Nightstar]

Yes there is, my husbands family is from Northern Ireland, though he was born here.

My mothers side are from Wales, though I'm English by birth too. So we are quite fond of Celtic names

[panettoinydog]

Irish, a pride in roots. Quite like it.

[suzikettles]

I know quite a few. Some nice, some not so nice. None children, all the Nialls I know are in their 30s.

I like it as a name.

[ChrisTingles]

Reminds me of a boy I snogged met at the Irish Club when I was 11

[Blackletterday]

A big bloke I used to work with in a Hospital, oddly he used to walk miles and miles to work. Nice enough, solid, stoic.

[CaptainBarnacles]

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[florilegia]

You can pronounce it "Neil" too: it's my uncle's name (Scottish, Gaelic-speaking family). I quite like it :)

[KenDoddsDadsDogEatsTinsel]

The most fabulous man on earth Niall Quinn.
I'm in Sunderland so lots of little Nialls here.

[happysunshinedays]

Niall off Frasier.

[LunarSeasonsGreetings]

Irish, but traditional (and managable for non Irish speakers) rather than trendy Irish.

[Secretwishescometrue]

When I think of the name Niall I remember the cutest blonde haired blue eyed dimpled ikle boy who I went to small school with and by gosh he was a charmer and yep we're Irish Neil pronounced like kneel would be the gaelic version as far as I know, I always thought it was anyways... Lovely name imo

[RamblingRosa]

I like it.

[Komondor]

I love it.

[stuffedmk]

My nephew lol
When first told his name I did think of Niles from Frasier but that didn't last.

[DilysPrice]

I know a Niall who's great, I really like it, esp given that your DH is from N Ireland, (I get all judgey about random ethnic names).

[harvalp]

Irish.

[harvalp]

And I would pronounce it Nye-al

[ShoshanaBlue]

Great name - I would immediately think of Niall Quinn.

[bunnymother]

Niall Ferguson

[threefeethighandrising]

I love it. I smile and think of my friend Niall when I hear it. He is the singularly most outrageous person I have met in my life, he gets away with blue murder - probably because he's very charming and a lovely guy with it.