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WonderWoop · 2022-11-26T22:33:58+00:00

Help! We are expecting our second child, Irish living in London. Our daughter has an Irish name and we are keen to give DS one too. But we can't find a single one we like or haven't had to rule out. I've googled and googled, need some serious inspiration! Can't use the below for various reasons: Sean Oisin Niall Seamus Conor Liam Ruairi Fionn Considering but not loving: Tadhg Conan

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Mummyeyes · 28/11/2022 07:36

Flooper · 27/11/2022 20:15

I don't like Ronan either. Aside from the Keating association I think I just associate it with those Irish readers in primary school. 'Tá Mamaí sa cistín, tá Daidí ag léamh an páipéar...' Áine would be playing with Bran and Rónán was always stuffing his face with subh. Think that lad had a tapeworm.

Quick pink pen for the spelling and grammar:
'Bheadh Mamaí sa chistin agus bheadh Daidí ag léamh an pháipéir..."

Are you going to be teaching your kids Irish , OP?

CliffsofMohair · 27/11/2022 23:01

Flooper · 27/11/2022 20:15

I don't like Ronan either. Aside from the Keating association I think I just associate it with those Irish readers in primary school. 'Tá Mamaí sa cistín, tá Daidí ag léamh an páipéar...' Áine would be playing with Bran and Rónán was always stuffing his face with subh. Think that lad had a tapeworm.

This has cracked me up 🐛

noideaboutanything · 27/11/2022 22:37

mikado1 · 27/11/2022 22:01

Einer?!? Never heard of that but your dh was right with that unfortunate rhyme!

It’s Scandi not Irish but I also have Swedish heritage so it fits for me 🥰

hoipolloih · 27/11/2022 22:04

I love Shea.

MILLYmo0se · 27/11/2022 22:01

schnubbins · 27/11/2022 19:39

I love Donagh!

Or to add to the cobfusion re Irish names and their spellings Donogh..... Though tbh most Irish people seem to convert it to Donnacha anyway
Dannan and Finian are lovely too imo

mikado1 · 27/11/2022 22:01

Einer?!? Never heard of that but your dh was right with that unfortunate rhyme!

noideaboutanything · 27/11/2022 21:53

Oh and if I had a third boy I would absolutely have gone for Einer if my husband hadn’t decided on Einer the whiner….
am still tempted to have another baby just to use it though and I love it

noideaboutanything · 27/11/2022 21:50

mikado1 · 27/11/2022 21:25

I'm sorry I'm roaring at this 😂 I'm sure you know exactly as you mean, as I did with my oran(ge) effort above! Funnily, it's not actually a difficult one but you'd tie yourself in knots trying to get it exact phonetically.

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Yeah! Weirdly, ten years of never having to explain it… all ruined one mumsnet thread later 🙈🙈🙈

TiptoeThroughTheToadstools · 27/11/2022 21:50

Oran?

mikado1 · 27/11/2022 21:50

Macdara is super cool 😎

mikado1 · 27/11/2022 21:49

Mummyeyes · 27/11/2022 21:33

Also hadn’t heard of Cahir or Cashel as names! I suppose place names are far game…
Cahir is Cathaír or Cathaoir. It's a name. I've not heard it either but it's listed in "Irish Names" by Donnchadh Ó Corráin and Fidelma Maguire. They say it was widely used historically.
Cashel I have heard as a girl's name, spelt Caiseal, and I know a Kassel nn for Kathleen.

I love Macdara.

It's surely not cathaoir 😂 but yes, it's Cathair, meaning city, Cahir was once a bustling and important trading centre (believe it or not!)

Khix · 27/11/2022 21:33

Love Tadhg!

Mummyeyes · 27/11/2022 21:33

Also hadn’t heard of Cahir or Cashel as names! I suppose place names are far game…
Cahir is Cathaír or Cathaoir. It's a name. I've not heard it either but it's listed in "Irish Names" by Donnchadh Ó Corráin and Fidelma Maguire. They say it was widely used historically.
Cashel I have heard as a girl's name, spelt Caiseal, and I know a Kassel nn for Kathleen.

I love Macdara.

mikado1 · 27/11/2022 21:26

Flooper · 27/11/2022 21:20

I worked with an Eoin who'd put his hands in his pockets and fiddle with his balls. Put me off the name I must say.

Roaring again 😂 😂

And never once have I associated the once lovely name Ronan with RK but thanks, now I will 😂

mikado1 · 27/11/2022 21:25

noideaboutanything · 27/11/2022 21:18

We pronounce it more oh-ran, like ohran not or-an not o’ran if that makes sense and helps!

I'm sorry I'm roaring at this 😂 I'm sure you know exactly as you mean, as I did with my oran(ge) effort above! Funnily, it's not actually a difficult one but you'd tie yourself in knots trying to get it exact phonetically.

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WonderWoop · 27/11/2022 21:22

Thanks @noideaboutanything feels like Oran has some pronunciation options which is no bad thing

Shame about the Dilon thing. I won't rule Dillon out yet

Ronan with the tapeworm is ruled out, thanks @Flooper 😂

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noideaboutanything · 27/11/2022 21:21

So also, he’s never had to explain the pronunciation to anyone… occasionally a teacher says O-ran or Or-ran rather than Oh-ran and he ignores them tbh!

Flooper · 27/11/2022 21:20

I worked with an Eoin who'd put his hands in his pockets and fiddle with his balls. Put me off the name I must say.

noideaboutanything · 27/11/2022 21:18

We pronounce it more oh-ran, like ohran not or-an not o’ran if that makes sense and helps!

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 27/11/2022 20:59

I prefer Eoin to Eoghan, because of a lovely lovely friend. Also really like Cillian

BadNomad · 27/11/2022 20:48

Dylan is Welsh and Dilon is French. I think Dillon would be Irish. It's a common Irish surname anyway.

herbygarden · 27/11/2022 20:18

I have always loved Malachy!

Flooper · 27/11/2022 20:15

I don't like Ronan either. Aside from the Keating association I think I just associate it with those Irish readers in primary school. 'Tá Mamaí sa cistín, tá Daidí ag léamh an páipéar...' Áine would be playing with Bran and Rónán was always stuffing his face with subh. Think that lad had a tapeworm.

mikado1 · 27/11/2022 20:09

mikado1 · 27/11/2022 19:29

Think that's just a dialect thing Flooper and it makes sense with the spelling for sure but plenty of Ay-dawns around!
Mea culpa, Dillon's mum spells it with two ds! 😂

See it here OP! Two ls I'm afraid!
It's that a place-name is not an actual Irish Christian name. Of course, work away, and I'll bet there are some lovely place names you could use, just that they're still not seen as Irish names but would of course gave Irish links, and actually a nice nod to someone's Irishness. Same with using an Irish surname, that can work well. Knowing Cahir the place so well, I just can't imagine it being used for a person!

MiddleParking · 27/11/2022 20:04

I know an Irish man called Cahir. He’s lovely and so is the name. I don’t really see the logic of ‘that’s a made up name/place name’. Most people’s names were used for something else first!