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Please rate my boys names-Irish mn's opinions appreciated too!

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vinobaroness · 13/06/2012 20:44

Hi, I am currently in week 11 with my first babs, mothers intuition is telling me its a boy(obviously could be completely wrong!)

My favourite boys name is Oscar but I feel it is getting v popular in Ireland... Other names are

-Charles(Charlie)
-Harry
-Elliot
-Dexter(what is the lowdown on Dexter, is it too trendy & set to date badly)
-Setanta
-Mylo
-Blaise
-Rocco(like Dexter too trendy???)
-Fiachra(old Irish name)

Any help would be appreciated as its driving me insane at the moment! Also on a different note how many of you predicted the sex of your baby in first trimester & were correct? Only 11 weeks but instinct is saying boy!

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FarelyKnuts · 15/06/2012 10:24

ALOT of Harry's around now. Mylo is nice and love Fiachra. Setanta definitely reminds me of the channel too sorry.And we have a good few baby Oscars around my way too.
What about Odhrán? (pronounced oar an)

LadyClariceCannockMonty · 15/06/2012 10:13

I only really like Fiachra from that list, to be honest. Well, Mylo's nice, but quite popular I think, if that matters.

hermionestranger · 15/06/2012 10:10

Not Irish (well turns out DH has tons of Irish ancestry, who knew, by explains his looks) anyway back on track, I love Blaise. Love it.

Setanta is fab but it is sky sports over here in England.

stleger · 15/06/2012 10:04

Screaming hurling is great if you are Cork based though.Wink

ThisAintKansas · 15/06/2012 09:16

Plastic Paddy here (aka Irish Londoner), and Setanta is just like 'Sky Sports' to me. Or just screams 'hurling'. Sorry. Maye it is different in Dublin?

MrsJoeDuffy · 15/06/2012 01:12

We had Razzle Dazzle Basil.
Not a very Irish name though!

rázzle dázzle básil.

There ya go :)

MelanieWiggles · 15/06/2012 00:41

Am in D6 here and I can tell you that in my son's crèche there are several Charlies, Setantas and Oscars. If you're looking for unusual they are not the way to go.

Rocco is beyond awful, seriously. Think of what it will be like for the poor child when he goes to secondary school, don't do it to him.

stleger · 15/06/2012 00:29

I like Blaise, if I write a novel I will us that. Setanta in Cork is very much the hurler, not the telly channel. Rocco is one of Bertie's grandsons, which everyone will point out. Currently I like Raphael, I have only ever met one of them.

chipmonkey · 15/06/2012 00:18

We had Razzle Dazzle Basil.
Not a very Irish name though!

mathanxiety · 14/06/2012 22:20

Had a teacher whose nickname was Bad Breff...

FoxSake · 14/06/2012 21:58

Love Fiachra also love Oisin and Tadgh and Breffni, sorry I know they're not on your list.

Dh wouldn't let me have Irish names for the first 2 although I snuck aisling through as a middle name and baby dd has an Irish name, we live in the UK I'm sorry I didn't put my foot down as ds has a Seamus in his class and it's super cute.

If seamus's mum is reading this I'm sure I've outer myself.

abbypumpkin · 14/06/2012 21:47

I love Charlie, Harry is nice also.
Setanta is a sky tv channel?

JoanOfNark · 14/06/2012 21:38

I don't think anyone would call Malahide northside, even though it certainly is to the North!

MrsJoeDuffy · 14/06/2012 21:29

North county Dublin.

As you were.

Love Setanta, always think of the ridey O'hAilpin boys.

mathanxiety · 14/06/2012 21:24

Malahide is north but not 'the northside'.

anniewoo · 14/06/2012 21:07

P.S. Am a Northsider !

anniewoo · 14/06/2012 21:06

But Joan isn't Malahide northside ?

GrinGrinGrinGrin

JoanOfNark · 14/06/2012 20:25

and you can do a fada with your Alt Gr, > á

JoanOfNark · 14/06/2012 20:24

No Malahide is not actually in the post code of D4, but I don't think anyone is actually referring to D4 in a literal manner. Malahide is totally D4.

LittleWhiteWolf · 14/06/2012 19:49

I have a Cormac. Smile

anniewoo · 14/06/2012 19:36

Malahide is not D4 Grin

anniewoo · 14/06/2012 19:29

Breifne???
Tarlach???
Rourke??
Tiarnan ( can't do fada on 2nd a)

anniewoo · 14/06/2012 19:27

Charlie (Haughey) No No No
Harry - loads of them in South Dublin
Dexter naff
Fiachra -grand
Setanta- that Cork GAA player
Blaise-patron saint of sore throats -honestly!

FaneFeyre · 14/06/2012 18:45

Ah ferdia is lovely too. Do you like Donnacha.

AThingInYourLife · 14/06/2012 17:46

I like Setanta (but it would be brave), Milo (but possibly a bit past-it), Fiachra

Love Fiachra. Please don't spell (or pronounce) it without the h.

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