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Tadhg

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MurrayMoo · 04/08/2017 13:36

Having a boy in October. Choosing a name is proving very difficult! Husband seems to want till he's born to discuss/choose!
Love the name Tadhg (I'm Irish) but we live in England so feel like I might be subjecting him to a lifetime or explaining spelling and pronunciation 😬 any thoughts welcome x

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MollyCule · 04/08/2017 16:51

I really like it. I also have an Irish name and living in the UK. Don't mind spelling it out etc but it's not quite as difficult as Tadhg. I find sometimes having an unusual name can help as an ice breaker as it gives you something to talk about.

Once you know how Tadhg is pronounced it's not like it's hard to say or anything. We had a girl but spent a lot of time trying to come up with a boy's name we could agree on. We liked a lot of names that would be tough in the UK, such as Oisin - I worried it would be butchered. I was more put off names that people would think they knew how to say, but didn't really e.g. Donal (people pronounce it like Donald - ddidn't want that association!).

MeltorPeltor · 04/08/2017 16:50

Thai-ge! I googled, I love that as a name but the spelling to pronunciation is pretty tricky!

MeltorPeltor · 04/08/2017 16:48

I'm a big fan of Irish names, but I'm stumped by this one.
Is it Tig or Thai-gue? I can't get my head round how it should be pronounced.

From the spelling I would say Tagh.

Foggymist · 04/08/2017 16:43

I'm Irish, and I can't stand this name, sorry. It's so difficult for anyone other than Irish to pronounce and isn't even worth it then because it doesn't even sound nice!

IHaveACrapCat · 04/08/2017 16:34

I know a little tadgh, born in a very Irish English city. I love the way it sounds but it is a nightmare to spell / pronounce. And names like Caoimhe, aoife, eoin etc are ten a penny round here (comparatively). People really struggle with it.

junebirthdaygirl · 04/08/2017 15:14

Its lrish for Timothy. Lovely name but lm lrish!!

Mrsknackered · 04/08/2017 15:10

I love it OP. I know 2 who are from London but have Irish parents and I think it's a case of once people have been corrected it's not hard to remember Smile

Chaffinch4 · 04/08/2017 14:04

No really never bothered me. I'd much rather have an unusual name and have to spell it out, than be one of 3 Emilys (for example) at school / work.

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MurrayMoo · 04/08/2017 13:51

Yep pronounced Ti-gue (like the beginning of Tiger, with no R las said above).
So it's not really bothered you guys to have to explain/spell your names? Hmm maybe it's a bit unusual here still..
Thanks a lot for the answers, it's great to get others opinions 👍

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Anotherdayanotherdollar · 04/08/2017 13:42

I like the name but find that it is often mis-spelled. Pronounced like the first syllable of tiger. Tig-er iykwim

ILoveGrammar0 · 04/08/2017 13:42

I would have no idea how to pronounce it. I have an unusual spelling of a common name so have had a lifetime of spelling my name out.

Holland00 · 04/08/2017 13:41

It's pronounced like Tiger but without the R on the end

Friends son has that name, I love it but precisely nobody knows how to pronounce it, or spell it.

JoyJoyJoyJoy · 04/08/2017 13:39

Out of interest - how is it pronounced?

Chaffinch4 · 04/08/2017 13:39

I have no idea how to pronounce that! I have an unusual ish name and have often had to spell it out and correct pronunciation, but it's never really bothered me. So if you like the name, go for it.

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