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Irish or Cornish baby names suggestions.

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Squishypenguins · 28/04/2026 19:42

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

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TerracottaBowl · 29/04/2026 06:26

Especially as people are telling the OP incorrect pronunciations for names and listing names as Irish that aren’t — Teagan, Tallulah, Ivo and Torin amongst others.

OP, if your husband is a Gaelgeoir, which dialect of Irish he speaks will have a big impact on how he pronounces some names (Caoimhe can be Keevuh or Queevuh, for one) — let him take the lead on Irish names, rather than taking incorrect advice from online randoms.

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My husband will have a lot of say and we will certainly be using his pronunciations, he is from Cork area. Suggestions are welcome though as no one can remember every name they have ever come across from the top of their heads.

Teagan is a Cornish name.

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Joolsin · 29/04/2026 16:06

I was coming back to correct the pronunciation of Fionn (it's "fyunn", one syllable), but see that others have already taken care of it!!! Phew!! 😌

Is Jago pronounced "Jay-go" or something different?

UrsulaBelle · 29/04/2026 15:50

NamingNoNames · 29/04/2026 13:16

Phaedra is Greek. Veryan and Demelza are place names. Some of the names like Sennen, Mawgan and Endellion are saint names.

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My friend Veryan was indeed named after the Cornish village, that's why I said not officially a name, but googling shows "The origin of the name is by corruption of "Symphorian" to "Severian" and then "Saint Veryan""

ChimpanzeeThatMonkeyNews · 29/04/2026 15:30

My glasses were all schmutzy and i just seemed to be moving the smudges across the glass.

NamingNoNames · 29/04/2026 15:29

The O and I keys are next to each other so it's an easy typo to make.

ChimpanzeeThatMonkeyNews · 29/04/2026 15:25

deeahgwitch · 29/04/2026 14:18

Aoife is spelled Aoife in Ireland not Aiofe.

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Typing without wearing my glasses is the culprit!

NamingNoNames · 29/04/2026 15:23

@TerracottaBowl , That's me. Grin

@Flintstonerubble , I know it's not true but I've read it on here 100s of times.

Blorengia · 29/04/2026 14:58

I'm Cornish. Our grandson is a Jago, which is seen as both a surname and a first name in Cornwall. Jennifer also has strong Cornish links - the Cornish version of Guinevere. I went to school with a lad called Granite (the rock that a lot of Cornwall is made from) and Garnet is a similar 'gender neutral' name. Also a girl called Selina... I don't think Selina is particularly Cornish but there was a nearby farm of that name. Clowance, Morwenna and, obviously, Demelza hve been popular since Poldark. Zenna (f), Zennor (m), Denzel (m), Loveday (f) and Jory (m).

Flintstonerubble · 29/04/2026 14:40

NamingNoNames · 29/04/2026 14:19

Ah, but you only have to correct people once Smile

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I wish that was true. My granddaughter in the UK had her name Aoife mispelt repeatedly throughout primary school. Mostly by friends on birthday cards but also on many occasions by her teacher 🙄

Signout · 29/04/2026 14:36

NamingNoNames · 29/04/2026 14:10

What possible connotations could Cillian have…intrigued Kill Ian

Oh right, thank you. It’s not pronounced the same though, and I wouldn’t have thought it a problem especially when spelt with a C.

TerracottaBowl · 29/04/2026 14:21

NamingNoNames · 29/04/2026 14:10

What possible connotations could Cillian have…intrigued Kill Ian

That's not a connotation, though, it's the same kind of juvenile nonsense as saying Lana is 'anal' backwards and Orla is too like 'oral'.

NamingNoNames · 29/04/2026 14:19

deeahgwitch · 29/04/2026 14:18

Aoife is spelled Aoife in Ireland not Aiofe.

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Ah, but you only have to correct people once Smile

deeahgwitch · 29/04/2026 14:18

ChimpanzeeThatMonkeyNews · 29/04/2026 13:18

Aiofe is pretty (pronounced: Ee fah).

Aoife is spelled Aoife in Ireland not Aiofe.

NamingNoNames · 29/04/2026 14:10

What possible connotations could Cillian have…intrigued Kill Ian

NamingNoNames · 29/04/2026 14:10

Fionn (fee-un) i like this. It's more like Fyun - one syllable.
Ask your DH, he'll say it authentically to where he's from.
Irish: [fʲiːn̪ˠ], Scottish Gaelic: [fjũːn̪ˠ])

Signout · 29/04/2026 13:51

Fionn (fee-un) i like this. Going on the list.

Any Fionns I know pronounce it Fyun, but it can vary according to dialect so I’d check with your DH.

Cillian I like this one but worry if it has connotations

What possible connotations could Cillian have…intrigued 🤔

NamingNoNames · 29/04/2026 13:40

Welsh-Scottish heritage. DS IS Mold Innes.

NamingNoNames · 29/04/2026 13:39

Truro Ruairi

NamingNoNames · 29/04/2026 13:39

Snozzle Sorcha or Lizard Liam?

Geeseofbeverlyroad · 29/04/2026 13:34

I have a teenage Merryn to honour my west country roots - it has suited her at every age. We live in the North and haven't met any others apart from one in Cornwall and one in Exeter. We've always had very positive comments and she adores her name.

Dodonutty · 29/04/2026 13:24

NamingNoNames · 29/04/2026 12:58

It was a jokey suggestion as I adored the wonderful Ralph Bates.

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Simply suggesting other fabulous Cornish place names. Don't you think Mount Loveday or Greensplat Siobhan have a certain ring to them 🤔

ChimpanzeeThatMonkeyNews · 29/04/2026 13:18

Laoise is nice, too (pronounced: Lee Sha).

ChimpanzeeThatMonkeyNews · 29/04/2026 13:18

Aiofe is pretty (pronounced: Ee fah).

NamingNoNames · 29/04/2026 13:16

UrsulaBelle · 29/04/2026 12:54

I had a lovely friend in primary school called Veryan. Perhaps not officially a name but definitely Cornish. Also Phaedra.

Phaedra is Greek. Veryan and Demelza are place names. Some of the names like Sennen, Mawgan and Endellion are saint names.