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Original poster

cant think of unique irish boys name. suggestions please.

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breaghsmum · 02/03/2009 22:06

ds1 is called Bréagh, (pronounced bray)
we have a girls name already but cant think of a boys name that will compliment our son's. we want an irish name as our son's is irish and we dont want a name that someone we know has. any suggestions would be lovely.

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LiffeyBag · 03/03/2009 09:31

My godchild is Gabriel, and he's 7. He sent me a cute letter last week saying 'call me Gabe now I'm not coming to visit you til december".

ah bless. I'm filing it in my Gabriel folder, to show him when he's older.

LiffeyBag · 03/03/2009 09:29

ha ha Tnóg 'the wild thing'. I have one of those!

Tn0g · 03/03/2009 09:27

Oisin is a lovely name and was on my list when I gave birth to, 'The Wild Thing'

We also toyed with Fintain but ended up plumping for Gabriel/Gabe...which has proved to be quite ironic really, given his very non-angelic demeanour.

LiffeyBag · 03/03/2009 09:25

Deeblindmice

'Uisneagh' is that scot's gaelic for Oisin?

I have seen Ossian and read that it's Welsh, so it's quite a versitile name really, most people would be familiar with a version of it!

MrsMattie · 03/03/2009 09:18

I was going to call DD Oisin if she was a boy.

The northern Irish tend to say Osh-een or Uh-sheen, I have noticed. In the part of Ireland my dad comes from, they say Oh-sheen. Either way, it is beautiful.

I also love Phelim / Feidhlim, which I think means 'ever good' or 'forever good'.

belgo · 03/03/2009 09:17

Cormac

LiffeyBag · 03/03/2009 09:16

Kerry, what about......... Castle!? After CastleGregory ;-)

I'm laughing at Carrick after CarrickFergus, because what made them overlook Fergus! I love the name Fergus.

Or Fergal. less so, though. Prefer Fergus.

Breagh's Mum, are you writing all of these down.?

LiffeyBag · 03/03/2009 09:14

Daithi after daithi o'shea, sexy smug git that he is.

Setanta is so cool! do it, do it! Amanda Brunker did. Mind you, she had the nerve to publish her sexual fantasies and call it a novel, so lack of nerve not an issue there!!

Lorcan is probably the most practical of the suggestions, especially if he's mixing with people who haven't read the stories of fin mcCool. (sorry for spelling).

DoThisDoThat · 03/03/2009 05:36

Fionn? Pronounced Fin as in Fin McCool (sp?).

Like Lorcan. I know one who is very nice and not at all a beardy weirdy.

zazen · 03/03/2009 00:08

By stickylittlefingers on Mon 02-Mar-09 22:31:35
I knew a Lorcan at college. He was a bit of a weirdy beardy!!

Be Gob, I knew a weirdy beardy Lorcan at college too! fadó fadó.

I like Setanta. Has a lot of history to it.

Uisce - meaning water, pronounced "Is-kaa"
Tiné or Aidan meaning fire, "tin-ne" or "Ay-dan"
Liath meaning rock. "lee - ath"
Tuabh meaning earth. "too-av"

weebump · 03/03/2009 00:02

Aefondkiss, Cúchullain is a dog! Cullain's dog.

So how about Cullen?

quickdrawmcgraw · 03/03/2009 00:00

I love the name Cúan (coo-an)
and also Lúan

LadyGlencoraPalliser · 02/03/2009 23:53

Has anybody said Saoirse ?

DeeBlindMice · 02/03/2009 23:48

What about seoras? Gaelic rather than irish but as you're in ni the Scottish connection is strong (I am too btw although not from here)

Uisneagh has always been a bit of a fav of mine.

Caoilte? Faolain?

geminigirl · 02/03/2009 23:40

Sorry...just showing off. I've always liked Tomás as well.

geminigirl · 02/03/2009 23:39

Thanks! Áéíoú!! It doesn't work on my 'o' though.

LadyGlencoraPalliser · 02/03/2009 23:33

Fiachra?

thumbwitch · 02/03/2009 23:29

Erin.
Tis a boy's name too.

stleger · 02/03/2009 23:27

Setanta is cool. Or Finbarr! Donal? I can never remember how to do fada, it is control alt something I think.

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breaghsmum · 02/03/2009 23:26

Ctrl + Alt gives you the fadas

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geminigirl · 02/03/2009 23:20

I always wished I had the balls to call DS Setanta...I think its fab!

What about Daithi? Irish for David? By the way MNers, how did ya all get the fadas?

Aefondkiss · 02/03/2009 23:14

Cúchullain
Cet

EyeballsintheSky · 02/03/2009 23:11

Love Enda

galaxymummy · 02/03/2009 23:10

enda

stleger · 02/03/2009 23:07

(DD2 who should be in bed is singing the National Anthem and Ireland's Call)