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Name ideas for baby boy due in 3 weeks!

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Millie2008 · 15/11/2019 16:21

DP and I are really struggling to agree on a name for DS2! DS1 is Albie, so would obvs like it to go with this.
Ideas so far:
Oscar (I love this name but DP worried it might be a bit "posh"!)
Finley/Finlay (I worry that this might not go with Albie)
Ronan (DP likes this name but I worry about the Keating association!)
Keen if possible for an Irish connection as DP is Irish and has a very Irish surname (which will be DS2's surname)
Any honest thoughts appreciated :-)

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Millie2008 · 18/11/2019 10:26

Thanks @autumnkate - beginning to realise this!!

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autumnkate · 18/11/2019 06:45

Finley isn’t Irish. FInbar, Fintan and Finn are Irish.

BonBon411 · 18/11/2019 03:45

LOVE Oscar

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Millie2008 · 18/11/2019 00:23

Thanks for the insight @Evanna13 - I was beginning to wonder whether Finley wasn’t so much of a traditional Irish name. Is the history of the name Finn mainly associated with the legend (which I love btw!)?
Yes, my DP and all his siblings have saint names so I think this is what he associates with Irish names. Really like both Oisin and Cian - but got worried that the pronunciation might be a struggle over here...

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Evanna13 · 17/11/2019 21:19

Finn is commonly used in Ireland but not Finlay or Finley. Finn is a lovely Irish name with lots of history and it is the first name that came to mind when I read your post.
Oisin is also lovely.
Saints names are also used commonly in Ireland so Luke, Matthew etc
I will also suggest Cian, Cillian, Rian, Tomas ...

Untamedtoad · 17/11/2019 18:34

Fionn, (Fin) would be nice for the Irish connection, but still keeping it simple.
Hugo.
Ruari (Ro-ry).

starkid · 17/11/2019 18:14

I love Ronan

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Millie2008 · 17/11/2019 13:37

Thanks @MyNewBearTotoro - love Reuben, Rory and Rufus!
Rory doesn’t go with surname though which starts with R! Reuben doesn’t have the Irish connection obvs, but is still on my list actually, and Rufas; probs being ridiculous but worry about bullying potential...? Rufas the dufas comes to mind! Overthinking perhaps

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MyNewBearTotoro · 17/11/2019 12:39

I wouldn’t say Oscar is posh and I think Finlay goes with Albie just fine. Ronan Keating is not very active these days so I think that association won’t be a problem, I bet most people born outside of the 80s/90s wouldn’t have him come immediately to mind and it definitely won’t be a problem for your DC’s generation.

If not Ronan how about Rory, Reuben or Rufus?

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Millie2008 · 17/11/2019 12:34

Thanks @RaymondReddingtonMrs - do you think the Eoin spelling is common enough over here for people not to mispronounce it?

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autumnkate · 17/11/2019 08:58

Finbar?

MissHenty · 17/11/2019 08:37

@Millie2008 yes I must say I’m really not keen on RoMan either. I’m surprised it’s becoming so ubiquitous as fastest rising name. The mix up between RoNan and RoMan would irritate me no end . Will keep my thinking cap on. There’s loads of great suggestions coming through

RaymondReddingtonMrs · 17/11/2019 06:20

Here's some more,
some of them do have a Gaelic version if you liked them:
Cillian
Declan
Eoghan (Owen)
Colm
Patrick/Pagraig
Shay / shamus
Cormac
Aron
Dylan
Kian
Liam
Darragh
Niall / neall
Cathal
Alastair
Aidan
Ciaran
Ethan
Donal
Lorcan
Tadhg
Cameron
Fionn
Reece

RaymondReddingtonMrs · 17/11/2019 06:11

@millie2008 yes the Irish spelling could work and would definitely provide that link to Ireland that you're looking for Smile

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Millie2008 · 16/11/2019 23:36

Sean has too many family connections sadly, and Rory doesn’t go with the surname. I like Owen and had considered it, but wondered if it needed to be spelt Eoin to have the Irish link, otherwise isn’t it a welsh name? And we have no welsh connections...

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RaymondReddingtonMrs · 16/11/2019 23:07

Owen
Sean
Rory

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Millie2008 · 16/11/2019 23:04

Thanks @NoSauce - some good suggestions. Jude and Luca flow quite well with our surname; but obvs don’t have that Irish connection we were hoping for... 🤔

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Millie2008 · 16/11/2019 23:00

@Ellmau - yes, that’s what exactly my concern - the flow of Albie and Finley. I’m warming quite a lot to the idea of Finn though.
I do like Oisín quite a lot actually - but worry about it being tricky to know how to pronounce it over here.

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Millie2008 · 16/11/2019 22:57

@MissHenty - hmm, good point re the influx of Roman’s- a name I’m really not keen on (which is odd given I like the very similar name Ronan!!).
I must say, I’m surprised there’s a Rupert on your local council estate - I grew up on one and can’t imagine that going down too well 😂 just shows how times have changed though...

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NoSauce · 16/11/2019 11:25

I don’t like matching ie/y names personally. So I wouldn’t use Finley. Finn is good though, Oscar, Jude, Gabriel, Luca would also be nice with Albie.

Ellmau · 16/11/2019 11:03

I like Oscar. I don't think Finley flows with Albie very well. Finn would be OK (or what about Flynn?) Or Fintan is an Irish boys' name which might work for you.

Or what about:
Patrick
Oisin
Cormac

ojo821 · 16/11/2019 06:13

I prefer Finley/Finlay but I don’t mind Oscar either (wouldn’t consider it posh).

I’m another one who made the Ronan the Accuser connection!

MissHenty · 15/11/2019 23:43

Ps. Oscar absolutely is not a posh name these days. It’s a name suitable for everyone. There’s a Rupert on our local council estate- names just aren’t segregating like they used to be!

MissHenty · 15/11/2019 23:41

I love Oscar!!

How about miles or Rex or Eli or Ellis?

Sorry I really don’t like Ronan and not because of Ronan Keating 🤣, it’s just far too similar to the names RoMan and RoWan and those were the two fastest rising boys names in the top 100 this year so they all get muddled up as just too similar. A couple of years ago I don’t think it would have been an issue @Millie2008 but there’s so many RoMans now (it’s come from nowhere to now be a top 50 name and it catapults up the charts each year that it looks set to be top 20 or top 10 in no time). I think people will constantly mishear the name RoNan and assume you said RoMan as the name RoMan is so much more common, people will just assume your son is another roman.

There’s 2 RoMans in my son’s little class at nursery plus a Rowan and a RoNan, so you can imagine it gets very confusing! It depends if it bothers you or not x

getgoingnowshowing · 15/11/2019 22:24

Quinn ?