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Diarmid, Jude, Christy or Keir?

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ChineapplePunk · 01/12/2011 22:36

Just found out today that we are having a boy. The first one in our family for 36 years! We only ever produced girls. The cycle has finally been broken. In shock, but nice shock, and v excited. :)

Now for the serious business of names. We have narrowed it down to the four mentioned in title. Opinions, thoughts? :)

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rattie77 · 05/12/2011 20:49

I love the name Keir. I was going to call this my son who is 3,it always reminds me when I see Keir Simmons on the news. I love the gaelic names -in the end we called him Ciaran, but nobody spells it right. Christy is lovely too.

roastparsnipsandbrusselsprouts · 05/12/2011 20:48

We have a friend called Karl and he is a gorgeous great big black guy with muscles to die for. Karl is a great name Xmas Wink

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ChineapplePunk · 05/12/2011 20:42

Yes, it's in reference to Keir Hardy. I like Karl also, however, my friend has a son called Carl, and my sister's partner's name is Karl. Just feel as if there are too many people around me with that name. :)

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roastparsnipsandbrusselsprouts · 05/12/2011 14:20

Christy Brown is a fantastic role model too. Talk about overcoming adversity!!

MamaLazarou · 05/12/2011 14:06

I love Christy and Kier (after Kier Hardie?)

Jude for me is that twat Jude Law. Also, love the book Jude the obscure, but what an unfortunate connotation!

lottiegb · 05/12/2011 10:16

Like all except Diarmid - just makes me think of that TV gardener and of TV-presenter Dermot.

Kier is great but I would see it as a reference to Kier Hardie, so statement of strong left-wing sympathies. It would be interesting to know if it was used much before he popularised it, so of other references and heritage. In speech, it has echoes of Kir - lovely drink.

I love Jude for a boy (and have since before Jude Law became well known, darn him). 'Jude the Obscure' is hardly cheerful but a good book.

thousandDenierStocking · 03/12/2011 10:52

I like them all, but think that Christy would need to be a rugged chap to really pull it off.

Jude is my favourite

Carrotsandcelery · 03/12/2011 10:48

I know a boy called Christy and one called Christie in the NE Scotland and it works brilliantly on both of them. I know of female Kristy, Christy and Christies as well. Some names are like that and work either way without losing masculinity or femininity.

mollschambers · 03/12/2011 10:41

Love Jude. Keir nice too.

Christy is nice too but I've only known it to be used for girls. Depends on where you are though. I'm north Scotland where it's used as a twist on Kirsty. Might not be an issue elsewhere.

HoldTouchEngage · 03/12/2011 10:37

Jude, Jude, Jude! Grin Grin Grin

nooka · 03/12/2011 04:42

I like Keir best

FriggFRIGG · 02/12/2011 23:13

Christy is DP's name,i love it,so does he,and he is the loveliest man on the planet HTHGrin

Pishtushette · 02/12/2011 22:46

Keir and Jude

icapturethecastle · 02/12/2011 22:41

Keir then Jude. Quite like that Keir Simmons on ITV and think i have another it would be on my list

MrsChristmasDB · 02/12/2011 22:40

ChineapplePunk

Love your nn ! Xmas Smile Congratulations on your soon-to-be baby boy !

Names :

I love Christy.

Diarmid is meh.

Jude is a no for me.

Keir is Ok...ish. Political ?

Carrotsandcelery · 02/12/2011 22:38

I just looked on your profile and saw you come from Paisley. Definitely Christy imo.

Carrotsandcelery · 02/12/2011 22:37

Christy is my favourite and a lovely name imho.

Would it help to look at what the names mean?

I think that accent is also relevant here. They would all sound fantastic with an Irish or Scottish accent and possibly Welsh as well.

picnicbasketcase · 02/12/2011 22:36

Jude and Christy both sound too much like girls names.
Diarmid I don't like, sorry.
I'd go for Keir from your choices.

chipmonkey · 02/12/2011 22:33

Christy needs to be said in a strong Dublin accent.

AvadventKalendar · 02/12/2011 22:30

Diarmuid is very nice.
Jude to me is a girls name?
Christy - not sure.
Keir, is also very nice.

Congratulations on breaking the cycle :)

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ChineapplePunk · 02/12/2011 22:20

Thanks. Lots of different opinions. Although, I think I'll probably be undecided up until the last minute. I guess I could wait and see it he looks like either a Diarmid, Jude, Keir, or Christy. :)

On a side note, I actually preferred the Scottish Gaelic form of the name which is spelled Diarmad, and then found out there were also anglicised forms including Diarmid and Dermid. Out of all of them I liked Diarmid. Dunno why, because they are all pronounced the same. :)

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mathanxiety · 02/12/2011 22:09

Jude and Diarmuid are fabulous. Congratulations.

MitziKinsky · 02/12/2011 21:34

DH and I always pronounce Diarmuid as Der-moid for our own amusement. No idea why, as I actually really like the name. Jude is nice, and although I don't relaly like the name Christy, I know a lovely one. Not keen on Keir.

chipmonkey · 02/12/2011 21:24

Diarmuid does have a U in it unless you are using a rare island dialectWink

RillaBlythe · 02/12/2011 20:43

I love Keir. I also like Christy & Jude, but not keen on Diarmuid.