Mobhí (boy)

Never heard this name before, I'm Irish. Out of curiosity, can any (other) Irish people explain why it isn't spelled, say, Móbhaí? I would've thought the o would need a fada to make an oh sound, and couldn't be followed by an i or e after the bh? Is that just a broad rule rather than hard and fast?

To be fair, MrsSpecter, no one is saying it isn't 'allowed'

How did you interpret *hockey's post that i quoted?

To be fair, MrsSpecter, no one is saying it isn't 'allowed', and more than one Irish person has said they have never heard of it.

Baby name threads are about finding out people react to various names.

I hate people being parochial about names: the endless threads about the latest 'let's snigger at this outrageous name' threads that invariably descend into slack mouthed gawping at names that are perfectly normal in another culture.

I like the look and sound of 'Mobhi', but if the OP thinks that her child will not be repeating the spelling and pronounciation ad nauseam she is mistaken. If you and your child are up for it, great! A name to be proud of is worth it. But otherwise, think twice.

There's a few -ee ending names in Irish for men. Daithi, Ruairi etc. They wouldn't be seen as cutesy but then again they're well established current names, not something out of monastic times.

I am really curious as to the need for a priestly name! Do you have other children named Assumpta or Concepta or something OP?

now that someone has explained the pronunciation I quite like it for a child, the ee sound at the end sounds cute. does it work well for an adult?
if a man was to introduce himself as mo-vee I would assume it is short for something else. but certainly wouldn't have any difficulty calling him that.

I'm English and have an Irish name. I have to spell it and pronounce to everyone, often more than once. And I have responded to all sorts of things that sound a bit like my name. It has made me stand out and overall it's been a positive thing. I love having a name with heritage and I wouldn't change it.

If DP wants a more priestly name I suggest Jack, Ted or Dougal.

Your DS will ask why you gave him his name when he's older, give him a reason to like it and good story.

You aren't in Ireland, several people on this thread have said they aren't familiar with it

So only english names should be allowed in england?

I have no idea why people create obstacles for their kids in life. You aren't in Ireland, several people on this thread have said they aren't familiar with it (I'd have had no idea how to pronounce it).

People ask your name, you respond, they say - what? That would really piss me off, repeated hundreds of times through out my life.

He'll only have to pronounce it to new people who dont already know how to say it. And then he'll only have to do it once. After that, they'll know. It wont be every day either. voice of experience speaking.

Why is it rubbish?

And he'll have to say that practically every day of his life for 90 years.

Rubbish.

"And when they say moby you just say "mo-vee"and then they know. smile"

And he'll have to say that practically every day of his life for 90 years.

Don't do it.

Get your dp to change his own name to it if he likes it so much,

True! i was lazily lumping them in as part of the UK.

No, there are loads of names from all over the world that i wouldnt be able to pronounce but i wouldnt ever suggest that a person shouldnt use it because I couldnt say it without first having been told how to.

Well technically Wales and Scotland are closer neighbours. But Irish spelling and pronunciation is confusing to English people, it's not something they come across much. I certainly wouldn't expect them to know how to pronounce Lasairfhíona or something like that.

It amazes me that in 2016, with the UK being as multicultural as it is with people from all over the globe, that a name from their nearest neighbour country renders the english so confused.

River beat me to it - how many Siobhans are there in England and people get how to pronounce that so I think they'd probably get this. Even I knew how to pronounce it and I speak barely any Irish (though I am Irish). That said, I hadn't heard of he name and don't really like it personally. It's not horrible though.

An why do you need a 'priestly' name? Are you planning on shipping him off to a seminary?

Reminds me of the road in Glasnevin. Never thought of it as a person's name.

Thanks Iora.

If I was Irish I would probably champion a Gaelic name with the proper spelling, and resent the anglicisatiom of so many names: I'd probably feel quite assertive, if not militant, about it. I like culturally specific names.

But it is as well to know what you will be in for if it is an unfamiliar name with a spelling not widely understood in other countries. DS has something that needs explaining (not name) and he finds it tiresome.

I don't like it, sorry

Like Raines, I could work it out from the Ireland clue. Before opening the thread I was guessing at Moby or Mob-hee.

But people know how to pronounce Siobhan, don't they? I mean, once you've been told you don't forget. So from that point of view I think it's fine.

Father Mobhi is a bit of a mouthful if your DH is worried about "priestly" names.

What was the name you liked? I bet there's a saint named after him.

I'm English and unsurprisingly have never heard of it. Once someone had identified that it was Irish, I could pronounce it correctly. I know mh is v and í is ee. However, I didn't know on sight that it was Irish, so I would have said Moby like Moby Dick

And when they say moby you just say "mo-vee"and then they know.