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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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weebump · 02/03/2009 23:07

Ruarai?
Pronounced "Rooree", rather than normal old Rory.

Cúan -pronounce Coo-awn.

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stleger · 02/03/2009 23:06

Ciaran with a northern accent isn't good! I knew an American called Carrick after Carrickfergus...

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breaghsmum · 02/03/2009 23:04

i like rory. although have cousin called ruaidhrí pronounced rory so not sure about that.

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LiffeyBag · 02/03/2009 23:02

Seamus? I like it. I met a woman with a Seamus the other day. He's four.

conor means king of ulster! didn't know that.

Rory is nice too.

EyeballsintheSky · 02/03/2009 22:59

Caoláin?

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beanieb · 02/03/2009 22:48

I knew a boy called Tiernan, first name.

LiffeyBag · 02/03/2009 22:47

Tiernan is a sur name.

I vote Lorcan. I like Diarmuid too, but it is way poncier! But who cares!?

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breaghsmum · 02/03/2009 22:37

have a cousin called cillian, not fond of him.

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redhotredhead · 02/03/2009 22:36

Lorcan great, also Cillian (gorgeous Irish actor called Cillian something from The Wind that Moves the Barley)

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breaghsmum · 02/03/2009 22:35

lol at binn eadair

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stleger · 02/03/2009 22:35

Breffni?

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LiffeyBag · 02/03/2009 22:33

Or maybe Binn Eadair??

beanieb · 02/03/2009 22:33

Tiernan?

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breaghsmum · 02/03/2009 22:32

oh now ive gone right off lorcan

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stickylittlefingers · 02/03/2009 22:31

I knew a Lorcan at college. He was a bit of a weirdy beardy!!

stickylittlefingers · 02/03/2009 22:30

Shankhill is just up the road from Bray (tho it's not spelt like your ds1's name in Irish) so I spose Sean would make sense, but not at all unique! If you want unique, I guess you could find adjective you like in Irish and use it as a name... Og?

There's Donagh, Dualta, Turlough, Paraic, Ronan (tho I guess the last is better known since O'Gara!)

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breaghsmum · 02/03/2009 22:29

there was a lorcan on fair city but not his real name obv.

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LiffeyBag · 02/03/2009 22:28

Lorcan becoming popular in dublin, well, when I say popular, I mean have noticed a few people discussing it on rollercoaster, still don't know any in rl. Except for a much older one.

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breaghsmum · 02/03/2009 22:26

i live in northern ireland. lots of family have irish names so im struggling. like lorcan, dont know any lorcans

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LiffeyBag · 02/03/2009 22:24

I can't imagine anybody who in the south east of Ireland calling their child Bray!

Just an observation. It'd be like calling your child, I don't know, Surbiton!! (which is not a bad name )

How about kent?!