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Little boy is nameless!

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Apachepony · 09/07/2016 22:44

Ok, our little boy came early and doesn't have a name. Shortlist below. We're in Ireland and are veering towards an Irish name but not sure - opinions from Irish mumsnetters particularly welcome:

Faolan (means little wolf, I like the idea of having a little wolf...) pronounced fway-lawn
Sebastien - probably with nickname Seb
Art
Rian

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Raines100 · 13/07/2016 16:33

Like the wolf meaning but not sure about the sound of the word. Two long, stressed syllables sounds clumsy to my little English ear, but if it works in Ireland, go for it.

Have always liked Sebastian, though...

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Apachepony · 13/07/2016 12:39

Caelan is nice actually, we had it on a list, not sure why we took it off. Cael is nice too, except people would think it was Kale, the vegetable!
Finally, what would people think of Luan? Dh seems to like it. Would be be teased cos it sounds like Loo-on?

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user1466260191 · 13/07/2016 11:58

Caelan? I love it. we pronounce it Kay-Lan but think it can be said differently and means powerful warrior!

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Apachepony · 13/07/2016 06:32

Art is a stand-alone name - it's actually a different name from Arthur. At least one old Irish King had the name.

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marblestatue · 12/07/2016 23:29

I really like Art. Would it be short for Arthur or a stand-alone name?

Lilacpink40 · 12/07/2016 22:53

Patrick
Emmett
I think Seb for Sebastian is lovely.

WankersHacksandThieves · 12/07/2016 22:52

Tiernan
Lorcan
Uilliam

WankersHacksandThieves · 12/07/2016 22:46

Don't panic OP. My DS2 didn't have a name for a week and a half.

How about

Conal
Emmett
Adare
Brodie
Ferdia
Cillian

elephantoverthehill · 12/07/2016 22:32

Cuan is just one letter off..............

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Apachepony · 12/07/2016 22:25

Now seems dh doesn't want Faolan either. 😒 I tried calling him sebastien for a while but it's just too much of a mouthful. He's approaching a week old without a name and I'm getting upset! Now dh likes Cuan. I'm not sure about it?

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MrsGsnow18 · 10/07/2016 11:04

Faolan appeals to me! I've never seen it before! I love it when I see it written down, I think I'd need help pronouncing it though.

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Apachepony · 10/07/2016 10:20

Ah, more confused than ever! Dh is saying no to cormac and is dubious about art. I think it might be a contest between Faolan and Sebastien/Seb. The surname can take either name (ie it wouldn't be sebastien Murphy or anything like that) but definitely think some people would think sebastien a weirdly posh choice!

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Jooni · 10/07/2016 07:25

Art is great. Short, bold and effortlessly cool. Congratulations OP!

bridgetoc · 10/07/2016 07:18

Finbar.....

septembersunshine · 10/07/2016 07:17

I like Aidan spelt like this (not Aiden). Cormac is very cool!

squoosh · 10/07/2016 00:21

I like Art.

Rían is one of those names that is suddenly really popular all of a sudden in Ireland. I'm not feeling Faolán at all.

Sebastian is nice and a very normal name nowadays in the UK but I imagine in Ireland you'll get a few 'oh that's a fierce fancy name' in a 'they must have notions about themselves' kind of way Grin

YouSay · 10/07/2016 00:17

Sebastian

CormoranStrike · 10/07/2016 00:16

Fergus not Ferguson

CormoranStrike · 10/07/2016 00:16

Malachi
Cormac
Donal
Ferguson
Finbar
Callan

NapQueen · 10/07/2016 00:09

I like Art. Dawn O'Pprter and Chris O'Dowd s son is Art.

Liz09 · 10/07/2016 00:02

I like Cormac!

I also like Art. I think it's nicer as a short form for Arthur, but it could work as a stand alone name. There's the author Art Spiegelman, after all...

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Apachepony · 09/07/2016 23:57

Oh, and I like cormac but not sure if it's a bit of an old man name (maybe it's just via I know an old man with that name!)

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Apachepony · 09/07/2016 23:56

Rian is on my dh's list, I think it's ree-in, Ryan being a different name.
Without a fada over the second a, it would be fway-Lin, not fway-lawn. One of fionn Mac cool's sons, ds1's name comes from the same set of stories (although is much much better known) so there's a link there

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WankersHacksandThieves · 09/07/2016 23:31

Scottish not Irish, how are you pronouncing Rian? Is it like Ryan or like Ree-ann?

I like Sebastian the best I think. I like Art but I would have Arthur I think with Art for short.

Suggestions:
Sylvester
Ciar
Cormac
Shey

Kalispera · 09/07/2016 23:23

Fway-lawn? Dear lord, no.

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