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Irish boy names?

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IHate · 19/10/2025 14:29

What are your favourites, please? Would like something slightly unusual (not ‘yoonique’, just not super common). No fadas or anglicisations (nothing with a K, for example).

Please let me know some that you like.

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Onefortheroad25 · 19/10/2025 22:03

It’s definitely not pronounced Tag.

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And not spelt Tadgh, if spelt correctly it's Tadhg.

Cian
Cillian
Lorcan
Cathal
Brendan
Conor
Eoin
Daragh
Liam

.... lots to choose from that fit your requirements.

whereisit1 · 19/10/2025 22:06

Iarlaith

Onefortheroad25 · 19/10/2025 22:03

MrsPositivity1 · 19/10/2025 21:51

Tadgh- pronounced Tag

It’s definitely not pronounced Tag.

SomeHorse · 19/10/2025 22:02

MrsPositivity1 · 19/10/2025 21:51

Tadgh- pronounced Tag

Except it’s not pronounced ‘Tag’, or anything like it.

junebirthdaygirl · 19/10/2025 22:00

Iarla [ ear/ la]
Oran
Conor
Diarmuid [ dear/ mud]
And there are no ks in the lrish language so you don't have to worry about that

MrsPositivity1 · 19/10/2025 21:51

Tadgh- pronounced Tag

SaratogaFilly · 19/10/2025 21:39

I adore the name Darragh and also love Declan & Liam. Jarlath is also great.

MissyB1 · 19/10/2025 17:58

Conleth (my favourite)
Emmett
Darragh
Conal

Mumofgirls2017 · 19/10/2025 17:54

Torin
ivo
patrick
tadhg
finn
murphy
quinn
oisin
ossian
flynn

Moreteaandchocolate · 19/10/2025 16:31

IHate · 19/10/2025 15:32

We’re in central London. I really like Niall, Ruadhán (but don’t want fadas), Enda and Torin. I like Ruairi, DH not so keen.

Mixed culture double barrelled last name. Think Daly-Chaudry.

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Love Niall and Torin!

Eoin
Egan
Senan
Odhran
Caolan

Onefortheroad25 · 19/10/2025 16:17

Cealain is one of favourites. I’m not great with fadas so apologies if it has one.
Conor & Ronan are nice too.

SomersetBrie · 19/10/2025 16:09

Tiernan
Turlough
Eamonn (maybe bit older mannish)

I also like Cillian but it might be too associated with Cillian Murphy.

SomeHorse · 19/10/2025 16:05

Torin isn’t Irish, though!

@failtegusslan 😀

failtegusslan · 19/10/2025 16:03

Lol - catholic was an autocorrect of Cathal - am not ensiwsong calling any child catholic!

user2848502016 · 19/10/2025 16:01

IHate · 19/10/2025 15:32

We’re in central London. I really like Niall, Ruadhán (but don’t want fadas), Enda and Torin. I like Ruairi, DH not so keen.

Mixed culture double barrelled last name. Think Daly-Chaudry.

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Torin is nice
Also like Oisin, Darragh and Finn

ThatKhakiLeader · 19/10/2025 16:01

My favourites are Darragh, Shea and Conor. Think of I ever had another (which i wont) id defo choose one of those of a boy.

SomeHorse · 19/10/2025 15:58

failtegusslan · 19/10/2025 15:56

Cillian
Catholic
Liam
Conor
Cian
Eoin
Enda

Catholic?

failtegusslan · 19/10/2025 15:56

Cillian
Catholic
Liam
Conor
Cian
Eoin
Enda

HugoYorway · 19/10/2025 15:53

We’re in central London. ...Mixed culture double barrelled last name. Think Daly-Chaudry.

Thanks @IHate .
I like Niall, but it Nee-ul/Nigh-ul ?
Enda - not sure, might get Edna
Ruadhán - I think it's Roo-arn (non-rhotic). Nice but might be tricky
Ruairi - will get said as Rory and misspelt a lot.

Something beginning in D like Darragh?
Play it safe and use Patrick? It's a lovely name.

I wouldn't pick Cian or Cillian or anything beginning with Ci/Ce/Cy.

Apparentlystillchilled · 19/10/2025 15:49

I’m Irish and live in Yorkshire and my son is Shay (Seamus officially but rarely called Seamus. No fadas to avoid confusing the English side of the family).

Loads of names I liked wouldn’t have worked with our surname but I also liked Connor, Cormac, Liam. I love Colm but think it might confuse people who weren’t familiar with it. Ditto Tadhg (which I ❤️❤️❤️), Diarmuid, Fionnan, Padraig.

Firebird83 · 19/10/2025 15:45

Darragh
Malachy
Colm
Oisin
Enda
Ronan
Seamus
Tiarnan
Shea
Aidan

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IHate · 19/10/2025 15:40

FrodoBiggins · 19/10/2025 15:37

I love Oisin

That’s lovely. Exact sort of name I mean.

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FrodoBiggins · 19/10/2025 15:37

I love Oisin

billysboy · 19/10/2025 15:36

Duggan

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IHate · 19/10/2025 15:34

Deepbluefoers · 19/10/2025 15:12

Colm is one of my favourite names

Oh, that is nice!

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