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Baby Brother for Caoimhe

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BabyAnon · 26/09/2023 21:51

DD’s name is Caoimhe and I still love it, but I just haven’t fallen in love with any boys names.

I am pregnant with a little boy who is due in 5 weeks and I have no clue what to call him!

No boy’s names really stand out to me.

DH would prefer an Irish name, I don’t really have a preference, as I just seem to be struggling to find anything that I like!

All suggestions are welcome.

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sleepymama3 · 12/11/2023 21:28

Congratulations on the birth of Oisín and hope Caoimhe enjoys being his big sister xx

theduchessofspork · 11/11/2023 15:01

Ah that’s nice!

theduchessofspork · 11/11/2023 15:01

Seamus
Fionn
Patrick
Ronan
Blaise

Gcsunnyside23 · 11/11/2023 14:10

Lovely name, congratulations 🎉

MrsApplepants · 11/11/2023 13:42

Congratulations and you have beautiful names for both children

SageRosemary · 11/11/2023 13:35

Oisín is lovely, congratulations on your new arrival!

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BabyAnon · 11/11/2023 13:21

Just an update, we went against our non-use of family names and called baby Oisín.
He was very nearly Conleth, but when he was placed in my arms, Oisín just suited him best.
Thanks for your suggestions!

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PurpleGerbil13 · 01/10/2023 11:24

Amias or Amyas?

Darkherds · 01/10/2023 09:54

The Séimí I know is actually a James if that's any help.

LetsDoTheTango · 01/10/2023 07:11

I came on to fly the flag for Torin too! It's my little boy's name, so I am biased. But it suits him down to the ground and we get lots of compliments on it when we're out and about 😊

Congratulations on your growing family @BabyAnonand good luck with the naming, it's so hard!

JadeSeahorse · 01/10/2023 07:02

I had a distant Irish relative named Pascal which I absolutely love.

DameEtna · 01/10/2023 05:26

Torin?

user1492757084 · 01/10/2023 05:09

Caoimhe and brother ..
Sean
Rory
Patrick or Padraig
Lachlan
Thomas
Michael
John
Lexton - Lex
Charles
Vincent

uncomfortablydumb53 · 01/10/2023 01:21

Niall
Ciar

WombatBombat · 30/09/2023 22:36

Lochlan

SweetBabyJebus · 30/09/2023 22:33

Cian is nice with Caoimhe

StephanieSuperpowers · 30/09/2023 22:22

Someone else has already suggested Donagh, but if it's a vote...

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BabyAnon · 30/09/2023 22:18

Back to the drawing board, DH has decided he doesn’t like Séimí as a given name, unless we call the baby Seamus as his full name, which I’m not keen on.

His brothers are Conall and Oisin, so although I like those names, we don’t really want to use family names.

I think we might need to cast our nets wider and maybe look beyond Irish names if we’re not having any luck with Irish names.

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Ballygowenwater · 30/09/2023 22:01

I came across a baby Páidí this week which I think is lovely. Pronounced Paw-dee

GEK1983 · 27/09/2023 19:31

Conall?

Darkherds · 27/09/2023 15:44

Starseeking · 27/09/2023 14:52

Sorry @Darkherds, my error.

Don't worry, it's a common mistake. I think the gh of cough is more familiar to people 😀

Gcsunnyside23 · 27/09/2023 15:35

Aodhan
Shea
Darragh
Oisin
Faolan

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BabyAnon · 27/09/2023 15:24

I do also like Enda, but I work with a man named Enda and feel like it’s a bit weird to name my baby his name.

I think I like Séimí, NN Sé so I’ll see what DH thinks.

100% girls names are easier to pick than boys names!

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MadeForThis · 27/09/2023 15:21

Donnacha
Irlaith
Bradán
Enda

Starseeking · 27/09/2023 15:16

Apologies @mathanxiety, I tried!

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