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Irish Boy Names

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RaisedByPuffins · 18/03/2019 13:22

Help needed for DS2 due in a couple of weeks!

Husband is Irish, I'm English and we live in London. We already have a 3 year old boy called Cuilean (pr. Quillan) and are totally stuck on boys names for this one. We want to give him a fairly unusual but not too hard to say Irish name. Particularly as we live in London so lots of lovely names won't work so well without the accent.

The spelling is less of a thing as I have a very dull/ordinary name that has 3 spellings so I always have to spell mine as do so many people I know Claire/Clare Sara/Sarah Rebekah/Rebecca etc.

We like but are not totally in love with:

Diarmuid
Ferdia
Lorcan
Donnacha
Tiernach

Middle name will be Thomas and we like but can't have:

Cillian
Colm
Ronan

Any suggestions gratefully received!

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HarrietM87 · 24/03/2019 10:43

I don’t think Cormac goes well with Keating - it will end up sounding like his name is Korma Keating!

Love donnchadh and ferdia from your list, and Oisin, Cillian and Ciaran are nice too (though maybe you want to avoid C so your sons don’t have the same initials?)

MrsCobbit · 24/03/2019 10:39

Ruan
Lachlan
Cormac
Oisin
Daragh
Cian
Naoise
Fionn
Fiach

3luckystars · 24/03/2019 10:36

Barra is a great name and goes with Keating.

PippilottaLongstocking · 24/03/2019 10:33

I love Fionn, Oran, and Oisín

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RaisedByPuffins · 24/03/2019 10:30

Oh there are some lovely ones here.

Fiachre and Darragh I love but have been family pets so can't use them and husband's surname is Keating so can't have Ronan! Its actually my favourite but I accepted long ago it was off the table.

Thinking no fodas as we are in the UK plus I know some people with foods who have had issues with online forms etc.

Oh God this is so hard! Husband wants Cormac but I'm just not sure and time is ticking on!

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woodcutbirds · 20/03/2019 08:18

I like Cormac, Dara, Ruaidrhi (love that one)

HumpHumpWhale · 20/03/2019 08:18

Cian or Ruan

Flywheel · 20/03/2019 08:16

Setanta?

loveshinealight · 20/03/2019 08:07

Has anyone mentioned Cillian? Beautiful name.

loveshinealight · 20/03/2019 08:06

I love Seamus and Fergus 💚

Tavannach · 20/03/2019 05:16

I like Cormac too.

From your list, Lorcan.

TuppenceFaithfully · 20/03/2019 04:58

Cormac is lovely

Shadow1234 · 20/03/2019 03:58

My favourite on your list is Lorcan. I would also have said Ronan, but you already mentioned you can't have that.

autumnkate · 19/03/2019 12:16

Niall

Topofthehills · 19/03/2019 09:52

My favourites are:
Eoin
Dónal
Cormac
Rory

IWouldLikeToKnow · 18/03/2019 18:56

Odhran, Oisín, Cormac, Cathal, Ciarán, Tadhg, Darragh, Donal

ooItsAoBeautifulDayNow · 18/03/2019 18:23

@MelonVM I love love love Tadhg too but always worry I they'd spend their life spelling it out! Beautiful name though and looks lovely written down too.

FiddleFaddleDingDong · 18/03/2019 18:18

I like Ferdia as it doesn't present any pronunciation issues for a child growing up in England.

lisamac28 · 18/03/2019 17:47

Oisin

lisamac28 · 18/03/2019 17:45

Connor
Eoin
Padraig
Dara/Daragh
Cathal
Oran
Diarmud
Cormac
Cian
Shay/Shea

Fr3d · 18/03/2019 16:59

Rian
Lorcan
Fiachra
Oisin
Cian
Tadhg
Enda
Dara
Conan
Dwane
Meacheal/Michael
Fergal
Daithi
Finn
Liam
Oran
Sean
Pol
Rourke
Senan
Ultan

Can't do fada's on phone so check spellings

MelonVM · 18/03/2019 16:49

I love Tadgh! Beautiful name

Anotherdayanotherdollar · 18/03/2019 16:49

Oh daegan is lovely! How about cuan?

WoahThereMama · 18/03/2019 16:46

Cormac
Fiachra

OpiesOldLady · 18/03/2019 16:46

Thank you!

Ohh, I love Conall!