Active discussions

Help protect children from gaming harms.

Take our survey

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Original poster

Irish boys name, what do you think of......

38 replies

Mumof3almost4 · 30/08/2020 18:15

Caelan?? Struggling to agree on names, I like more unusual but DP is much more traditional. He is willing to consider some of my suggestions though.
I've seen that Caelan can be a girls or boys name, is it too girly for a boy? Any other Irish suggestions welcome but looking for a bit more unusual than Declan, Kieran etc Smile

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
Original poster
Mumof3almost4 · 30/08/2020 22:06

@ILoveStickers I've always loved Donal too.

@JaJaDingDong how do you pronounce Jarlath? I've never known!

OP posts:
LizzieAnt · 30/08/2020 22:03

The original spelling is Caolán, I believe. The pronunciation varies quite a bit with dialect.

Ellmau · 30/08/2020 20:41

Cormac

JaJaDingDong · 30/08/2020 20:27

My favourite ever Irish boy name is Jarlath.

Sausagedog1 · 30/08/2020 19:50

I like Caelan. We considered it but went for Cillian. The only thing that put me off was the spelling. It appears to be a more modern spelling and not traditionally Irish which was a deal breaker for my DH. I love the sound though and don't think it's girly.

Jellyeggs · 30/08/2020 18:47

Cathal
Lorcan
Jarlath
Eanna
Lir
Donnacha
Cillian
Rian
Dara
Tomás
Ruairí
Aidan
Mairtín
Micheál
Padraig
Ronan
Eoin
Cormac

Original poster
Mumof3almost4 · 30/08/2020 18:39

Ooh I like Caolin too!!

@catmg we live in England but all family are Irish and live in Ireland. Youngest DS has a very unusual Irish name, people are always commenting how lovely and different it is and he loves being unique.

Caelan is a player on the Irish rugby team, that's where I came across it

OP posts:
ILoveStickers · 30/08/2020 18:38

My favourite is Dónal.

I know a couple of little boys called Oisín now.

DramaAlpaca · 30/08/2020 18:25

I know a Caolan, which might be a 'stronger' spelling to consider. Pronounced KEE-lun. He goes by Cal, which I really like.

Bunnymumy · 30/08/2020 18:21

Eamonn
Seamus

I like Tiernan too... but it's technically a second name.

catmg · 30/08/2020 18:19

*name not baby obviously!

catmg · 30/08/2020 18:18

Are you Irish and do you live in Ireland?

Please think carefully before giving your child a baby nobody knows how to pronounce.

Your spelling of the name doesn't look traditionally Irish to me - surely it's Caolin?

GiveMyHeadPeaceffs · 30/08/2020 18:17

It's a good strong name but I've never heard it used for a girl and I'm in NI.

Please create an account

To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.

Join Mumsnet Log In

This thread is closed and is no longer accepting replies. Click here to start a new thread.

Swipe left for the next trending thread