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Irish boys names?

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leighdinglady · 01/06/2017 13:11

Can anyone recommend Irish boys names that aren't countdown conundrums and can't be easily pronounced by English people?

I quite like Cian (key-inn) but DH doesn't. Something short and sweet

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SenseiWoo · 02/06/2017 16:29

Con?
I love Garrett and Cashel too.

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leighdinglady · 02/06/2017 16:19

Is fionn pronounced Finn?

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leighdinglady · 02/06/2017 16:18

Oh I love Kier

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Bluebeedee · 02/06/2017 16:11

Fionn
Finnan
Oisin
Oran
Connor
Kieran
Kier

Pallisers · 02/06/2017 16:05

Nessan
Garvan

RossGellersteeth · 02/06/2017 16:03

Shay
Caolan
Ciaran/Kieron
Colm
Cormack
Donal
Liam
Niall
Oisin
Ronan
Ultan

UsaNayme · 02/06/2017 14:28

Desmond
Ardal
Connor
Padraig
Aiden
Dougal

Chelsea26 · 02/06/2017 14:25

My cousin is called Garrett - I think it's lovely (and so is he!)

WankersHacksandThieves · 02/06/2017 14:00

I have a Ciar.

I know a Se (accent on the e to give Shay (also an option)

or Shane?

I really like Cormac though.

sycamore54321 · 02/06/2017 08:58

Jarlath - the end is more as if you have a lisp. A sort of 't' with an 's' sound rather than a proper English TH. But it is definitely pronounced, not silent.

Bobojangles · 02/06/2017 07:40

Also spelt eoghan that should say

Apachepony · 02/06/2017 07:38

Cuan (coo-in)
Luan

(More unusual ones)

Bobojangles · 02/06/2017 07:36

Not cathal, one of my fave names but English people can't say it right, comes out as Karl

I have a cillian, English people call him sillian when they read it but easily correctable

Eoin is the same as Owen (as spelt eoghan)

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leighdinglady · 02/06/2017 07:30

So many lovely names! My DHs family is from Cavan but I'm English and find some of the names difficult as I automatically try to read them phonetically

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leighdinglady · 02/06/2017 07:29

Oh I like Eoin. Is it like Owen or U-inn?

Jarleth more like jar-le then if the t is soft?

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ToElleWithIt · 02/06/2017 04:40

Oran
Fionn

DirtyNell · 02/06/2017 04:22

I know a Dublin family with a Cashel- I wonder if it's the same one? Dad works on the telly?
Finnian
Naoise ( doesn't pass the spell test)
Ronan
Patrick
Rian
Senann

My vote is for Cillian

sycamore54321 · 02/06/2017 04:13

Brian. Enda. Noel or Pascal - not Irish in origin but I've never met one without Irish connections, usually born at Christmas and Easter respectively. Eoin or Owen. Neil. A bit more unusual is Ardal.

Peadar or Eanna at a push on the pronunciation front.

This is fun... I don't even particularly like some of them but thinking about the spelling is strangely pleasing to me.

sycamore54321 · 02/06/2017 03:59

Also Gerald and Gerard. Kevin. Columba for a longer C name. Seamus might be well enough known not to cause spelling problems?

Some nicknames strike me as almost exclusively Irish even if the full name isn't - Christy (Christopher), Gene (Eugene), Gerry/Jerry, Shay...

SuperBeagle · 02/06/2017 03:57

I like Patrick. Smile

sycamore54321 · 02/06/2017 03:40

Not my cup of tea but Declan, Dermot, Lochlinn, Emmet and Brendan meet your spelling criteria. A bit longer but Setanta is also easy to pronounce.

I like lots of the C names already listed. I wouldn't say Conal is pronounced as written though, it's more a U sound - Cunn-ill.

Jarlath is pronounced almost as written "jar-let" with a softer T than let but not as breathy as a TH. It's pretty awful in my opinion and not widely used.

Have never heard of Cashel as a person's name.

jennifer86 · 01/06/2017 20:56

Conor
Callum
Ciaran
Seamus
Sean

DrinkMilkAndKickAss · 01/06/2017 17:34

I know an Irish couple with a little boy named Cashel. I'm not sure how routinely it's used as a name but I think it makes a lovely name.

Sophronia · 01/06/2017 17:25

Ciar
Cianan
Colum
Conor
Cormac

SheGotOffThePlane · 01/06/2017 16:25

Connell or Callan

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