Cián, Ciarán, Cai

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casey101 · 03/06/2015 22:45

Hi guys do you like any of the above names and if so which ones and why (and why not)
Thank you!

Pronounced Kian, Keiran and Kai but want c spellings (I think)

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squoosh · 04/06/2015 10:54

I think some people think fadas are merely decorative. There's a guy on Twitter I sometimes come across whose name is Éoin. I itch to tell him that the fada over the E has no business at all being there.

I have refrained so far.

squoosh · 04/06/2015 10:51

I think Cai is Welsh isn't it?

Evanna13 · 04/06/2015 10:50

I love Cian (without the fada). It is such a nice simple name with a lovely history and meaning (means ancient). It is popular at the moment in Ireland.
I also like Ciaran but not a fan of Cai I am afraid.

squoosh · 04/06/2015 10:48

Cian is my favourite but as others have said there's no fada over the a. With the fada it would be pronounced kee-awn rather than kee-un.

sweetpeame · 04/06/2015 09:26

Cian and Ciaran (with or without a fada) are Irish or an anglecised form of an Irish name, Cai isn't, so they sound very different to me. Not sure if that's your understanding also or whether you'd put them all together as you feel there's a similar sound between them? In any case, Cian is my favourite. As other posters have mentioned, beware of using fadas in names if you're not sure they belong there as they change the sound of the name/word quite significantly.

BreacadhAnLae · 04/06/2015 01:52

As others have said, there's no fada on Cian. And if you include the fada on Ciarán, it would be pronounced by most Irish people as 'Kier-AWN'. If you want it to be pronounced Kieran, then Ciaran with no fada works better.

I love Cian and Ciarán, not so keen on Cai.

HolyWell · 04/06/2015 00:18

You've stuck an extraneous fada onto Cian. Cai is just awful, the other two are perfectly nice.

WankerDeAsalWipe · 03/06/2015 23:53

I have a Ciar :) My choice from your options would be Cian.

DramaAlpaca · 03/06/2015 23:08

Cian would be my favourite of the three.

Another suggestion: Cianán.

meluey · 03/06/2015 23:03

Cian and Ciaran are nice names. There is not fada on the 'a' in Cian though. Not fond of Cai as it sounds a bit made up and of the moment.

DampAndRotten · 03/06/2015 23:02

Cian - great name
Ciaran - nice also, but maybe a bit over done
Cai - makes me think of Wayne Rooney, so no.

(I'm English btw, so no idea re correct spellings/pronunciation)

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