Baby name Oilibhear?

I'm currently researching Irish baby names as I'm thinking of using one and I came across this thread and saw some fairly disgusting comments...so I felt obligated to let them know that kind of attitude wasn't welcome...the comments are a couple of pages back though so I honestly wouldn't expect anyone viewing this page now to have seen them.

Just realised this is a zombie thread from 2021

Yes, as I said when I still thought it was spelt the other way...
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I got told off by you for my lack of wit.😐It was just an honest observation.

No,I understand your point and now that I realise it is the correct form I see it too for a english speakers perspective, but my comments (not all of them however) where in reference to other inane comments by Little Ingerlanders...

No flaws; I am not interested in "flaw spotting."

I just gave feedback for the OP who asked what people's thoughts would be if she used it for her child. If I look at that word now, I might think " oh that's right form of Oliver" but truthfully my first impression when she posted it was "Oily Bear." I seem not to have been alone in that.

I think if you have a little look on the comments on the thread the absolute ignorance and Little England nature simply had to be put in its place.
I doubt many people responding to me now have.

There are plenty of names that on paper remind you of something else etc especially foreign ones. I would be happy to explain one of my points in greater detail if you think you spotted a flaw.
Have a wonderful day!

Well you certainly came and threw your weight around didn't you.

Note to all viewing this thread...I was wrong it is indeed spelled Oilibhéar. Sorry about that. Whoops. However the cognate is Oilibhéir...which does have the oili part but might be slighty better

The OP misspelled it as Oilibhéar instead of Olibhéar so I see where you are coming from...the most common cognate is Olibhéir (and used for Irish Institutions etc) I wonder what you think of that name?

She was English with Irish heritage so giving her child an Irish name would have been a delightful way to honour her heritage (similar to someone with French heritage giving their child the name Olivier)...by the way the correct spelling is Olibhéar not Oilibhéar and the Cognate is Olibhéir

You know what...this name is actually spelt OLibhéar not OILIbhéar and the Cognate which is even less Oili bear is Olibhéir...
The OP misspelled the start as OILI- insted of OLI-
I have been looking at Irish Language names (note the OP is English but she wanted to honour her Irish heritage which is a lovely thing to do and the "ordinary" way of spelling it another commenter referred to is the English Language version, the name didn't originate in England and it exists in several different Languages) and I have seen this name before so I my mind automatically corrected it to the correct spelling of Olibhéar so I think that is part of the reason I didn't see the whole Oili Bear thing but yes, if it is misspelled like that I can see where they are coming from.

I wonder what you think of Olibhéir instead which is a cognate that is really commonly used for the Irish institutions etc that carry the name.

Are you joking .. just spell it the normal way

I'm agreeing with another poster. No wit involved: it is just how it looks to many of us.

I'm another idiot pronouncing it Oilybear I'm afraid

And willy with Prince William?
Excellent thanks for the world-class wit!

Obviously not and I sincerely hope that wasn't your first thought!
I think you have to read the comments just to see how backwards they are...it's hard to believe people like that are still around...
I'm currently looking at Irish names so I came across this thread and I feel like it would be an insult to Intelligence itself to not put those comments in their place.

Oily🐻 Bear was exactly my first thought.

This post is nearly 5 years old. Hope you haven’t been stewing on this for all that time.

This post is nearly 5 years old. Hope you haven’t been stewing on this for all that time.

@GladHazelPoster I'm sure her 'baby' has a name by now, considering he'd be 6 by now!

And for all those saying "Oily Bear" which is mainly due to the fact that you are viewing the name in a different manner as it is new to you...(for example if William was a foreign name and was discussed by commenters from this thread they would be talking about the fact it is similar to a nickname given to the male "appendage" but because they are used to the name they won't think about it in that way).

Anyway the most common cognate of this name (and one that is also widely used) is Oilibhéir...which doesn't look like "Oily Bear" at all but who knows perhaps the ignorant commenters on this thread would say it looks like "Only heir"?

I actually know two boys called Oisin (in South West England), both of them have Irish mums. I like it!

For instance if someone with other European Ancestry (French or German etc) instead of Irish was posting would they have got the rubbish replies in this thread saying it is pointless to honour their heritage just because the English language happens to have an equivalent name? (Even when the actual name origin isn't even from England!)
Of course not because that hate and dismissive attitude is only shown by Little Englanders to the Irish.

Jakob (German) : (Example response from these commenters) "No, it should be Jacob, Jakob is pointless as it is too similar"
Juan (Spanish) : "What a pretentious thing to do, just call him John"
Vittorio (Italian) : "That is too difficult to spell when he is 2 years old, just call him Victor and stop being different"
Jaime (Portuguese) : "Sorry love this is Ingerland you must call him Jamie and ignore your heritage"

Get rid of your Anglocentric mindset and accept the fact your Empire is gone, and the Irish are valued members of Europe, the days of supposed Anglo superiority are long gone and Farage sold you down the river.

Notable people with the name include:

Oilibhéar Báicéir (born 1974), Irish hurler
Oilibhéar Brádaigh, Irish Gaelic footballer
Oilibhéar Breathnach (born 1992), Irish hurler
Oilibhéar Breathnach (1937-2016), Irish hurler
Oilibhéar Cainín (born 1976), Irish hurler
Olibhéar Coileáin (born 1972), Irish hurler
Oilibhéar Conchúir (born 1975), Irish hurler
Oilibhéar Criú (1947-2020), Irish Gaelic footballer
Oilibhéar Crionagáin (born 1947), Irish Gaelic footballer
Oilibhéar Croiligh (1940-2025), Irish scholar and priest
Oilibhéar Fathaigh (born 1975), Irish hurler
Oilibhéar Mac Giolla Mhuire (1947-2025), Irish Gaelic footballer
Oilibhéar Mag Eochaidh (1935-2020), Irish hurler
Oilibhéar Mac Seanlaoich (born 1943), Irish Gaelic footballer
Olibhéar Mac Craith (born 1938), Irish hurler
Olibhéar Moráin (born 1975), Irish hurler
Oilibhéar Murchú, Irish Gaelic footballer
Oilibhéar Pluincéid (1629-1681), Irish Archbishop, Martyr and Saint and one of the greatest Irishmen to have ever lived
Oilibhéar Raghallaigh (1936-2009), Irish Gaelic footballer

Plenty of Irish people have the name...look up them on Google or Linkedin and see for yourself.

If someone with French heritage were posting here about giving their child the name Olivier would all the commenters have been calling it "pretentious" or that it is simply a French version of Oliver so pointless.

As an aside calling it pretentious is hilarious to those in the know as the Irish are typically the complete opposite of pretentious as Irish culture values humility and egalitarianism...which is part of the reason they are liked around the world (apart from Little Ingerland bigots)

Or is it the brexiteers saw the Irish origins of the name in the post and the anti-Irish knives came out in a way that wouldn't with a French person talking about Olivier? By the way anyone from around the world can use whatever Irish name they want.