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Tadhg or Tate

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Buddhabowl · 22/12/2021 22:05

Half Irish boy growing up in the UK. Siblings have Irish names but easier to pronounce.
I love the short snappy sound of Tadhg and the nickname Tiger for a little one. I then discovered Tate which we also like but is quite different in style, but might be easier to live with in the UK. It was actually my eldest son's suggestion!
Thoughts please!

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Orreries · 23/12/2021 10:47

[quote Buddhabowl]**@Bagadverts* and @duchessofsausage*

Do the annoyances make you wish you had a different name or are you still proud of your name?
I'd like to think a Tadhg could just say Tye if necessary in Starbucks or somewhere like that, and it would be a small annoyance to have quite a cool and strong name. But I have an easy name so I don't really know.[/quote]
I have a Naoise born in the UK. He would find the idea that he would have preferred a Starbucks-friendly name hilarious. He sometimes got ‘Nisha’ in Starbucks.

I also have an unusual Irish name and spent over 20 years in England — was never an issue, unless you’re the type to cry if a dental receptionist gets your name wrong.

DuchessOfSausage · 23/12/2021 10:47

I like my name and I'm proud of my heritage, but my name isn't really usable in day-to-day life so I'm called something else, not of my own choosing but it stuck. My family uses the full version

Even that gets misspelt and mispronounced, which is probably more annoying as there's no excuse

It's something like I'm Malgorzata shortened to Mal but get called Mel or Malc.

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Buddhabowl · 23/12/2021 10:33

@Bagadverts and @duchessofsausage

Do the annoyances make you wish you had a different name or are you still proud of your name?
I'd like to think a Tadhg could just say Tye if necessary in Starbucks or somewhere like that, and it would be a small annoyance to have quite a cool and strong name. But I have an easy name so I don't really know.

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DuchessOfSausage · 23/12/2021 09:56

@Bagadverts, me too. I don't go to Starbucks, but if someone doesn't actually need to know my real name, I just use a simple short one

With my real name, the different spellings are quite amazing.

I'd expect people to spell Tadhg as Tadgh or something and try to say it as Taig or Tadge

Bagadverts · 23/12/2021 09:51

My boredom on name correction isn’t friends but everything else- companies, work etc. often can’t be bothered- eg use a different name at Starbucks

Haus1234 · 23/12/2021 09:37

I know a young Tadhg in England and everyone pronounces his name fine once it’s been explained once! I think it’s very cute also.

DuchessOfSausage · 23/12/2021 09:37

@Bagadverts, me too.

Anyone reading my name who hasn't come across it before will say it wrong. It gets misspelt a lot. It's a PITA. Love the name but not the hassle

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Buddhabowl · 23/12/2021 09:35

I quite like Tayto Blush

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Orreries · 23/12/2021 09:33

@BlueSkyeThinker

Tate, nn Tayto? Wink
Excellent. Grin
Bagadverts · 23/12/2021 09:11

Either are fine. Tadhg is easy to pronounce once you know.I just looked it up.

I have a foreign name and do get a bit bored spelling and correcting. I know that even local names do have issues though.

Enko · 23/12/2021 09:07

Really love Tate as a name. Taghd is nice but for me Tate is great

BlueSkyeThinker · 23/12/2021 09:07

Tate, nn Tayto? Wink

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Buddhabowl · 23/12/2021 09:06

@mumofEandE I know what you mean. We live in London and have a Cillian and 9 times out of 10 he is Sillian, even to some friends who have been told before.
I actually wondered if in some ways Tadhg might be easier as people would have to either know already or ask as you can't really guess it wrong, but there might he the embarrassment of a new teacher just going blank when they see it.
Taigh anyone? Grin I know you'll all say no!

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mumofEandE · 23/12/2021 09:00

Both of these names are on my list for my imaginary DS2Grin
Tate just nudging Into first place as even though we live in a v v diverse part of the UK, people still find Irish names difficult (DH is Irish!)

Totalwasteofpaper · 23/12/2021 08:48

Tadhg every time. Its a good strong name and flows nicely

Tate in my mind is either an American or some kind of potato based product 🤷‍♀️

AnGofsMum · 23/12/2021 08:44

Tadgh is a great name and reflects his heritage.
Personally, I'm not keen on Tate. One of those 'surnames used as first names' names. A bit American sounding.

Arabelladrinkstea · 23/12/2021 08:36

If you like Tate, what about Tatum and nn Tate?

CheeseyHam · 23/12/2021 08:36

I have a 19 yr old Tate and never had any jokes about art galleries or sugar. 🤷🏻‍♀️ He's a big fit rugby playing chap and his name is great!

emmathedilemma · 23/12/2021 08:34

Tadhg 100%
Tate is blunt and likely to get jokes about art galleries and sugar!

KirstenBlest · 23/12/2021 08:33

Tadhg. It will get misspelt and mispronounced, and people will think he's called Tiger, but it's nice

Not keen on Tate - makes me think of granulated sugar

SeanChailleach · 23/12/2021 08:17

Tadhg is epic, and it's so popular it's going to be like Sean and everyone will know how to read it without even thinking about it.

SlowBoiledFrog · 23/12/2021 07:35

Lyle?

Prefer Tadhg, have not heard it but now no how to pronounce it.

saraclara · 23/12/2021 07:32

I don't like Tate. It sounds harsh and ugly. And in my part of the world the second t would be lost to the glottal stop, so pretty grim.

Helpstopthepain · 23/12/2021 01:43

I love Tadhg!

3luckystars · 23/12/2021 01:41

Tadhg is pronounced like the first syllable of the word tiger.

I am doubting you are Irish though if you think you can pick a nickname for your child, that’s not how it works Grin