Irish or Cornish baby names suggestions.

Squishypenguins · 2026-04-28T18:42:06+00:00

Suggest some Irish or Cornish baby names please. With Irish please add how to pronounce them

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Blorengia · 02/05/2026 15:38

CornishTiger · 30/04/2026 20:51

Definitely not Cormac!

Cormoran might be acceptable, as in Cormoran the giant on St Michael's Mount and, of course, the well-known Cormoran Strike.

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tofumad · 02/05/2026 09:23

I'm in Ireland and all the girls I know are Maedhbh

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That’s actually a more unusual spelling of the name. Last year the most popular spelling was Méabh, followed by Maeve, with the other spellings lagging a good way behind, according to CSO stats. I was at school in the 80s and Maeve was the most popular spelling then.

tofumad · 02/05/2026 09:23

Heidi2018 · 30/04/2026 23:05

Im in Ireland and all of the girls I know with that name are Maeve

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I'm in Ireland and all the girls I know are Maedhbh

Lolamills · 02/05/2026 09:03

My daughter is called Elowen which is Cornish for Elm. I think that’s been suggested already though ❤️

MoreCraicPlease · 30/04/2026 23:28

@NamingNoNames I missed the part about a second name! I agree pronunciation is less of an issue if it’s a second name.

Heidi2018 · 30/04/2026 23:05

NamingNoNames · 30/04/2026 10:39

@MoreCraicPlease , I think OP wants an Irish middle name and one that's not 'Irish lite'.

If it was a first name, I'd be inclined to agree with you, but with a middle name not. I think there's scope to choose something that might be misspelt and mispronounced because it won't be used much.

Something like Elowen Maeve looks like 'we just liked the name and it flowed' whereas Elowen Meadhbh looks a bit more intentional.

Im in Ireland and all of the girls I know with that name are Maeve

MeetMeOnTheCorner · 30/04/2026 22:09

There are a million and one Cornish saints - try them for names? Enodoc, Petroc and Erme amongst others. Or what about Endellion, Teath, Issey or Winnow? Limitless fun!

CrushingOnRubies · 30/04/2026 22:01

CornishTiger · 30/04/2026 20:51

Definitely not Cormac!

Yes it’s a shame that a nice name in Irish is the road maintenance arm of Cornwall County Council

NFLsHomeGirl · 30/04/2026 21:27

Love jago

Dizzywizz · 30/04/2026 21:18

def jay-go, though I find people often try to pronounce it as Spanish sounding, like yay-go

CornishTiger · 30/04/2026 20:51

Definitely not Cormac!

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Squishypenguins · 30/04/2026 20:45

1dayatatime · 30/04/2026 17:44

In which case what about "Trago"?

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Definitely not. Have you read the posters they put up?

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CrushingOnRubies · 30/04/2026 19:21

Blorengia · 29/04/2026 22:22

For Cornish ideas you could just browse an O.S. map of Cornwall and come up with something quite unsusual...
Joppa, Treave, Mayon, Raftra, Hella, Hendra, Morvah, Colenso...

"Meet baby Bosvargus..."

I know a couple of Treeves

Blorengia · 30/04/2026 18:41

1dayatatime · 30/04/2026 17:44

In which case what about "Trago"?

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InconsequentialFerret · 30/04/2026 18:07

1dayatatime · 30/04/2026 17:44

In which case what about "Trago"?

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With Mills as a middle name

1dayatatime · 30/04/2026 17:44

Blorengia · 29/04/2026 22:22

For Cornish ideas you could just browse an O.S. map of Cornwall and come up with something quite unsusual...
Joppa, Treave, Mayon, Raftra, Hella, Hendra, Morvah, Colenso...

"Meet baby Bosvargus..."

In which case what about "Trago"?

Blorengia · 30/04/2026 16:17

CelticSilver · 30/04/2026 14:44

Or Ding Dong ...

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Exactly! Ding for short.
There's something to be said for creating a unique supposedly Cornish name for a baby...
"Oh, you haven't heard of Rinsey before? It's quite well known in Cornwall"
I'm 100% Cornish. Our grandson is Jago, pronouced Jay-go, as that's the only way I've heard it pronounced in Cornwall. Jago as a surname or as a first name.

NamingNoNames · 30/04/2026 15:23

Talskiddy Spunkane

CelticSilver · 30/04/2026 14:44

Blorengia · 29/04/2026 22:22

For Cornish ideas you could just browse an O.S. map of Cornwall and come up with something quite unsusual...
Joppa, Treave, Mayon, Raftra, Hella, Hendra, Morvah, Colenso...

"Meet baby Bosvargus..."

Or Ding Dong ...

NamingNoNames · 30/04/2026 10:39

@MoreCraicPlease , I think OP wants an Irish middle name and one that's not 'Irish lite'.

If it was a first name, I'd be inclined to agree with you, but with a middle name not. I think there's scope to choose something that might be misspelt and mispronounced because it won't be used much.

Something like Elowen Maeve looks like 'we just liked the name and it flowed' whereas Elowen Meadhbh looks a bit more intentional.

NamingNoNames · 30/04/2026 10:27

Squishypenguins · 30/04/2026 06:54

Cornish is basically a mix of Welsh and Breton with a bit of Irish mixed in.

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Irish is a cousin but Welsh and Breton are siblings.
I'm sure there'll be a bit of English and Latin in there too.

MoreCraicPlease · 30/04/2026 07:03

If picking an Irish name but living in the UK (bar some Scottish isles!), I’d pick an Irish “lite” name or one that is so popular as to be mainstream.

Girls: Maeve (rhymes with Wave), Alana, Emer, Niamh, Sinead
Boys: Cillian, Liam, Dara, Oran, Finn/Fionn, Conor

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Squishypenguins · 30/04/2026 06:58

Blorengia · 29/04/2026 22:22

For Cornish ideas you could just browse an O.S. map of Cornwall and come up with something quite unsusual...
Joppa, Treave, Mayon, Raftra, Hella, Hendra, Morvah, Colenso...

"Meet baby Bosvargus..."

I think I will stick to the traditional. Although my own name is a saint that is also a village.

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Squishypenguins · 30/04/2026 06:56

Giraffehaver · 29/04/2026 22:25

I like Kieran Jago for a boy and Merryn Roisin for a girl

Merryn is out. Way too close a relative with that one.

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Squishypenguins · 30/04/2026 06:54

NamingNoNames · 29/04/2026 22:05

Some words are quite similar. The first sentence was easy, the 2nd wasn't and there's the odd word that looks a bit more English than Welsh and I've used context. I think the kowses is conscience and the yth yns is each one.

According to a site Kitto is Christopher. Can't remember which one.

The similarities are fascinating - for example, Upjohn means the same Jones - not that similar, but Jones is 'son of John'. ap (as in Rhun ap Iorwerth) is 'son of'. Jenkin is similar to Siencyn (pronounced Shenkin) etc. Well it's fascinating to me anyway.

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Cornish is basically a mix of Welsh and Breton with a bit of Irish mixed in.

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