Stressing out about whether to use Gaelic name when living in England

I have a Ruairi (could out myself here) - I am English and DH is Irish. Most people cope with the name once they are told, the odd one still calls him Rory but generally people get it! I have an unusual pronunciation of a fairly common name so perhaps I'm used to correcting people! Anyway, it's a great name and we get lots of compliments about it. And Ru is a fab nickname.

Gosh, I hope that didn't sound too aggressive. All I meant to say was that a 'foreign' name is no big deal these days. People are used to looking at different spellings...

I live in a Gaelic-speaking part of Scotland currently heaving with English-speaking holidaymakers. If English people can read signposts around here, they can cope with a Gaelic name, however it is spelled. I really wouldn't worry too much. Go with what feels best for you. Best wishes.

There's a Ruairi in the Archers... helpful face

We did it. It was a mistake. People assume, because of his very Welsh name, that my son isvery Welsh. While his father is, my son has lived his whole life here. It's led to a confused identity. Wish we'd stuck with the anglicised version.

If you live in a multicultural environment, then there probably won't be as much of an issue as if you don't - but that said - I don't have a clue how to pronounce it and I live in a very multicultural city .

It depends if it will bother you when people pronounce it wrongly having seen it written down and not knowing what to say - it's not just friends, it's years ahead of him in hospital/Dr/dentist waiting rooms or on playschemes or when he graduates, or anyone of a million times you get your name read off a list by people who don't know you - and of course all the wrong spellings you'll get. Personally, that would rule it out for me, but I know there are folk who deliberately make up names so their child will be unique - so that's for you to decide.
However this little one has 2 parents, and, if your dh doesn't like it, then his opinion should count as much as yours and you should keep looking until you find one you both love.

I think you'd get over the pronunciation and spelling thing, I have a dd with an Impossible to spell of you hear it, impossible to pronounce of you see it' type name and it's fine.
I do though think you're dh should be given input to the name so that will put a scupper on it anyway!

People learn how to spell and pronounce names from all over the globe these days, one from the same landmass shouldn't be too much of a challenge. It's pronounced pretty much as spelt anyway, esp if you're leaving off the dh at the end.

I slightly disagree. I don't think you can use a name DH doesn't like, but I know an Eilidh and once she explained the how to say it we've never had issues!

The pronunciation issue would drive you nuts and potentially spoil it for you when he's tiny and you're vulnerable. If it were totally unlike anything else they'd take care to learn, but they'll hear Rory and that's that.

Tbh though it could be the simplest and most beautiful name in the world, but if DH doesn't like it you can't use it.

I know a Ruairi, so it's not completely unheard of in England! Yes, he will have a life time of spelling it out and telling people how to pronounce it, but that's the case with lots of other names too

If DH doesn't love it, what are his alternative suggestions?