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Senan - boys name

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lucybrad · 03/08/2010 12:03

Hi

What does everyone think of Senan for a boy. Apparently its irish?

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cheesesarnie · 03/08/2010 12:46

lots of sennans here(cornwall) and pirans.lovely names and great that cornish names are aking a come back but every other child is sennon or piran atm!

Tillyscoutsmum · 03/08/2010 12:45

I know a Sennen (named after the Cornish cove) I think its sweet

ElephantsAndMiasmas · 03/08/2010 12:42

There seems to be a real thing at the moment for Cornish families to use "proper Cornish" names - place names too. There are lots of Tristan, Sennen, Zennor, Lamorna, Lowenna, Morwenna, Morgan etc babies around. Think it's quite nice

StealthPolarBear · 03/08/2010 12:28

EAM my friend is cornish!

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lucybrad · 03/08/2010 12:21

I like the way it sounds, more than the fact its irish - although my grandfather was half irish, that doesnt really matter to me. Otherwise I would have to use welsh names, because we are welsh.

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annh · 03/08/2010 12:17

Elephants, it is pronounced Sennen liked the beach. It is Irish but not very common, if you particularly want to use an Irish name, I think there are lots of nicer ones and if you have no Irish background, then it's a kind of peculiar name to use tbh. It is not common in Ireland, I only ever knew one.

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lucybrad · 03/08/2010 12:17

I love it too, and so unusual but still a 'proper' name. We also like Seren (welsh girls name) for a girl.

I think my search for a boys name may be over!

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BunnyLebowski · 03/08/2010 12:15

Nowt to do with Cornwall or Kenan Elephants.

Here ya go

BunnyLebowski · 03/08/2010 12:14

I bloody love it.

A distant relation has just called his wee boy Senan and to me it's like the Holy Grail of Irish boy's names. Strong and masculine with a great story behind it. Individual without being deliberately 'out there' and great on a little boy and a man.

Oh and did I mention I love it??

ElephantsAndMiasmas · 03/08/2010 12:14

If it's pronounced Sennen, that's a beach near Land's End. It's not unknown for people to be conceived on it named after it, in Cornwall at least.

If it's pronounced see-nun (as in Kenan) though, that's not so nice.

meadowlarks · 03/08/2010 12:11

How do you pronounce it?

StealthPolarBear · 03/08/2010 12:04

I think a friend has a Senan in the family for a girl - not sure if it;s the same spelling. I was a bit at first, but like it now I'm used to it