Little boy is nameless!

[Apachepony]

Ok, our little boy came early and doesn't have a name. Shortlist below. We're in Ireland and are veering towards an Irish name but not sure - opinions from Irish mumsnetters particularly welcome:

Faolan (means little wolf, I like the idea of having a little wolf...) pronounced fway-lawn
Sebastien - probably with nickname Seb
Art
Rian

[LotsOfDots]

I like Faolan, I've never heard it before.

[IssMc]

Also like Faolan!

[Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost]

I love Sebastian.
Other suggestions.
Niall
Connor
Aiden
Patrick
Kieran
Malachi.

[Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost]

Congratulations on your new little man.

[RedLarvaYellowLarva]

Definitely the wolf one!

[Systamex]

Congratulations on your little boy! I'm Irish and think Faolan is a fantastic name. My second favourite from you list would be Art, for its sheer simplicity.

[elephantoverthehill]

Fergal. That is all.

[Apachepony]

So far, Faolan is slightly ahead! Thanks for the opinions. I like fergal but can't use it. Any more thoughts welcome!

[elephantoverthehill]

ok what about Fergus?

[CaitAgusMadra]

I'm Irish - never heard of Foalan. Think you'll spend a lot of time explaining how to pronounce/spell it TBH. It sounds nice though.

I love Art and Rian.

[Kalispera]

Fway-lawn? Dear lord, no.

[WankersHacksandThieves]

Scottish not Irish, how are you pronouncing Rian? Is it like Ryan or like Ree-ann?

I like Sebastian the best I think. I like Art but I would have Arthur I think with Art for short.

Suggestions:
Sylvester
Ciar
Cormac
Shey

[Apachepony]

Rian is on my dh's list, I think it's ree-in, Ryan being a different name.
Without a fada over the second a, it would be fway-Lin, not fway-lawn. One of fionn Mac cool's sons, ds1's name comes from the same set of stories (although is much much better known) so there's a link there

[Apachepony]

Oh, and I like cormac but not sure if it's a bit of an old man name (maybe it's just via I know an old man with that name!)

[Liz09]

I like Cormac!

I also like Art. I think it's nicer as a short form for Arthur, but it could work as a stand alone name. There's the author Art Spiegelman, after all...

[NapQueen]

I like Art. Dawn O'Pprter and Chris O'Dowd s son is Art.

[CormoranStrike]

Malachi
Cormac
Donal
Ferguson
Finbar
Callan

[CormoranStrike]

Fergus not Ferguson

[YouSay]

Sebastian

[squoosh]

I like Art.

Rían is one of those names that is suddenly really popular all of a sudden in Ireland. I'm not feeling Faolán at all.

Sebastian is nice and a very normal name nowadays in the UK but I imagine in Ireland you'll get a few 'oh that's a fierce fancy name' in a 'they must have notions about themselves' kind of way

[septembersunshine]

I like Aidan spelt like this (not Aiden). Cormac is very cool!

[bridgetoc]

Finbar.....

[Jooni]

Art is great. Short, bold and effortlessly cool. Congratulations OP!

[Apachepony]

Ah, more confused than ever! Dh is saying no to cormac and is dubious about art. I think it might be a contest between Faolan and Sebastien/Seb. The surname can take either name (ie it wouldn't be sebastien Murphy or anything like that) but definitely think some people would think sebastien a weirdly posh choice!

[MrsGsnow18]

Faolan appeals to me! I've never seen it before! I love it when I see it written down, I think I'd need help pronouncing it though.