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Irish/Gaelic boy names

68 replies

Dorisday13 · 13/07/2012 08:49

Any suggestions ladies most welcome, it seems so much easier to agree on girls names. But we're a bit stuck on the boys....
So far we've listed eoghan and aiden

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takingthestairs · 13/07/2012 15:32

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD (not sorry for shouting) do not give your child a name you don't even know how to pronounce.
I have an Irish name (born and bred in Ireland) and I have had to spell it/listen to crap jokes about how people don't know how to pronounce it EVERY SINGLE DAY for the past 5.5 years since I moved to the UK.
It is a pain in the backside and it is starting to make me hate my name.
I'm all on for Irish names and will be giving my children Irish names but they will be ones that can be pronounced & spelt by the majority of people that they'll meet.
Of course, if you live in Ireland feel free to pick Aodhánn or Fiontann, but if you're in the UK, please go for something like Conor or C/Killian.

BlueChampagne · 13/07/2012 15:12

Devlin
Kevin

Agree Reece is Welsh (anglicised Rhys)

squoosh · 13/07/2012 15:03

My brother is called Eoghan and when working in London used to get called Yogun.

It's become a family nickname Grin

hypoxia · 13/07/2012 15:00

Give him one of those names nobody can spell or pronounce... like Eoighan

MidWeekSlump · 13/07/2012 12:18

Eoghan
Shea

Love daragh.

squoosh · 13/07/2012 11:32

Think the 'do' sound in dot followed by hee. Do-hee.

FormerlyTitledUntidy · 13/07/2012 11:09

no, daithi is dah-ee and is linked to David.

UnSocialite · 13/07/2012 11:04

I really love, Se (with a fada over the e) but can imagine it would be a bit of a pain to spell out/pronounce all of the time.

So is Daithi pronounced the same as Darragh? It's the one out of all of these which I wouldn't have a clue how to pronounce!

BobbiFleckman · 13/07/2012 10:56

Killian / Oisin.
ADORE those names, though sadly not a hint of irish anywhere to justify using them.

squoosh · 13/07/2012 10:53

It should be Fionn, Daithí, Darragh - Dara - Daire

I think those were rogue fadas that found their way!

FormerlyTitledUntidy · 13/07/2012 10:45

Farley, how do you pronounce the second and fourth names on your list. I can't do fadas on my phone but I've never seen fionn with a fada or daragh\darragh\dara spelled like that, is that what they are?

Also not sure on some of vol's names. Reece? Possibly Welsh but not Irish.

FarelyKnuts · 13/07/2012 10:15

Odhrán
Fiónn
Oisín
Daíthi
Darráigh
Ronán
Páidric
Thomás
Eóin

Frazzledredhead · 13/07/2012 10:14

I have a Sean and a Kieran (not the Irish spelling for K but there you go!). I love Irish names, would have had a Lorcan or Finian if hubby could have been persuaded for DS3. Hope you find a lovely name!

ValiumQueen · 13/07/2012 10:00

Loving these names!

VolAuVent · 13/07/2012 09:38

Ruaraidh
Callum
Lorcan
Lucas
Malachi
Brendan
Reece

FormerlyTitledUntidy · 13/07/2012 09:22

*Aidan
Ronan
Conor
Sean
Senan
Seamus
Daithi
Daragh
Brian
Niall

babyblabber · 13/07/2012 09:15

I prefer the spelling eoin. Also live senan, Oisin, Sean, Conor and there's Seamus, padraig, ciaran, cian, Liam, finian, daithi...can't think of more but there are loads I'm missing!!!

ValiumQueen · 13/07/2012 09:01

Darragh. We are considering this.

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