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Final 3 boys names - I hope!

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Daphnedolittle · 21/02/2016 11:26

Hi all,

These are the names we have narrowed our list down to!
DH is Irish and grew up in Ireland. I'm English and we live in England.
Our top name for ages was Rex but I quite like a name I can shorten and you can't shorten Rex. I also stupidly mentioned it to parents and was met with 'do many humans get called that?' Which put me off slightly.
Corey and Seamus are recent additions to the list. Dh loves Seamus for its Irish roots and I have to admit Its really grown on me. Shay or Seami are cute nn's.
We both love Corey but have a feeling it would have mixed reactions. I've heard it can be slang for penis but i've grown up in or near London and never heard it so wonder if people think this is an issue?
Please be kind as it has taken months for us to come up with any kind of list!

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Subatomickitten · 07/08/2016 21:19

Love Seamus, I'm English but do business with many Irish folk and it pops up often as does Cormac which I also love.

MrsGsnow18 · 07/08/2016 19:21

I love Seamus, but then I'm Irish so maybe I'm biased.
It's fairly common in Ireland but I wouldn't say it's as common nowadays with the younger generation which I think makes it even nicer.

I don't dislike Corey, though might spell it without the e maybe.
I only know one Cory and she is a girl which is maybe quite unusual. I had never heard that it is slang for a penis!! ( doesn't make much sense TBH)

Rex- is pretty amazing in my opinion. If I met a kid called Rex I'd think it was awesome. It's quirky but I don't think too out there.

Seamus is the safer of the two ( and nice that it has the Irish origin) maybe you could use both?

Rachcakes · 07/08/2016 17:39

Seamus is lovely.

I've known a few lads called Seamus growing up (Catholic schools so lots of Irish heritage). They have all been really nice lads. The kind your mum would approve of.

bloomburger · 07/08/2016 17:33

Corey reminds me of the girl Cody from Neighbours which I always thought sounded like an STI.

Rex is my favourite, it was on our list for DD (until we knew she was a DD). I think it really cool.

You can't shorten it whereas the Seamus I know is called Shay which I think isn't particularly nice.

SteffiGaff · 07/08/2016 17:22

Final word as this is a zombie thread people!!? But Rex clearly superior. End.

chocoLit · 07/08/2016 15:15

Seamus

Seekingmiracles · 06/08/2016 16:24

Rex - like it. Was on my boys list.
Seamus- like it because you're husband is Irish. Wouldn't like it otherwise.
Corey - I like it but my husband and BIL do use it as slang for penis Hmm

Playduh · 06/08/2016 10:36

Seams

katemess12 · 06/08/2016 10:27

I like Seamus a lot.

Not a fan of Rex, because it doesn't seem very usable (for a person) to me. And Corey would be considered very outdated where I live... put it in the same category as Trent and Kyle.

JuneBalloon · 06/08/2016 10:25

Hate the name Seamus - there will always be an issue with spelling and/or pronunciation.

Corey too American.

Love the name Rex - very cool.

SorenaJ · 06/08/2016 10:14

Seamus is a great name, love it!

PunkAssMoFo · 06/08/2016 10:05

Seamus & Cormac are the best by far.

Poppyscot87 · 05/08/2016 21:48

Corey would be my choice.

Weedles · 05/08/2016 20:46

Seamus is a fab name and I love the fact it's a normal solid name that's not weird or hard to pronounce. I love it. It's also unusual.

Rex and Corey aren't half as nice. I don't mind names that are 'dog' names Grin as two of my children were actually names after favourite dogs.

mineallmine · 05/08/2016 19:54

Seamus is lovely, not old mannish at all. Ps if you're shortening it to Seimi, spell it this way (with a fade on the e). Just remind your dh about 'caol le caol, leathan le leathan' so he remembers why.

Doilooklikeatourist · 05/08/2016 19:18

I like Rex, not Seamus or Corey
Never heard of Tadhg ( or any idea of how to say it )
Ruarhi is good ( I'd spell it Rory though )
But he's not my baby , so what do I know
Never heard of the penis nickname , but it still makes me snort if someone is named John Thomas ...

Purplebluebird · 05/08/2016 19:17

I really dislike Rex, that's a dog name to me. The other two are fine, but I prefer Corey :)

Loafingaround · 05/08/2016 19:11

OP what did you go for?! This is a bit of a zombie thread btw- was from Feb.
Hope you went for Rex!

florascotianew · 05/08/2016 18:54

If it helps, here in Scotland I know a v cool young man named Seamus.

If using Ruaidhri -another v good name - it would be nicer IMHO to use 'proper' Gaelic spelling...

TheGirlOnTheLanding · 05/08/2016 18:16

Another Seamus fan. Lovely name, lovely nicknames. Ruari also nice but Seamus better, IMO

jellycat1 · 05/08/2016 18:09

Rex

mistletoe1 · 05/08/2016 18:08

Love Seamus and Cormac. I also really like Rex but my husband always accuses me of liking dog's names!

Raines100 · 05/08/2016 16:58

Love Rex and Seamus.
Think Seamus Finnegan from Harry Potter has taken the name from old man/stereotype to cool young guy.
Ruairi is a nice name as well. I'm English, and whilst the spelling wouldn't phase me, I would pronounce it "Rory". Is it supposed to have 3 syllables? Roo-air-ee?

YellowPirate · 05/08/2016 15:02

I love Seamus, in fact if we didn't already have a Patrick it would be top of the list for this one. X

Seekingmiracles · 24/02/2016 20:22

My husband and his brother both use Corey for their bits! Shame because I actually like the name.
I like Rex best- on my boys list too

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