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Opinions of Irish MNers needed...

32 replies

natwebb79 · 08/05/2014 15:12

I have posted this as a brief thought on here before but we're pretty much set now and I'm just checking for opinions in case we make a mistake, ha! My DH's mum is Irish and we called DS1 'Niall' as a.) we loved the name and b.) it's a nod to the Irish side of the family. It suits him down to the ground (and we didn't know about bloody One Direction when we named him Grin). So, we are now expecting DS2 and would like to stick to the 'Irish but not unpronouncable/unspellable in England' theme. We really like 'Oran' (noone over here would manage the Odhran spelling). I would just like to check that it doesn't have a hideous reputation in Ireland in case the poor boy gets it in the neck if he visits when he's older.Ta! Smile

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natwebb79 · 08/05/2014 15:28

Yes! (Punches the air). Ha!

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Trooperslane · 08/05/2014 15:26

Gini has it. Grin

natwebb79 · 08/05/2014 15:25

Thank you Gini. That's the correct answer Grin

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GiniCooper · 08/05/2014 15:24

Oran is perfect.
I know quite a few with both spellings too.

Lovely.

natwebb79 · 08/05/2014 15:18

Yes a few people have already said 'What? Aaron?' but I'm kind of hoping people get the hang of it. Oh blimey choosing boys' names is HARD!

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CiderwithBuda · 08/05/2014 15:17

A friend's DS is Odhran - in Ireland - I'm Irish and had never heard of it.

The only thing I would be concerned about is that people might confuse it with Aaaron. I know it's different but you know what people can be like!

natwebb79 · 08/05/2014 15:13

I should add - we have asked Irish family members but they're so lovely they're practically human treacle and would never be honest enough to tell us if they hated it!

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