What do you think of these middle names for my yellow bump - Irish flavour!

[marchpoppy]

Though not Irish, I live in Ireland now (single mum) and am trying to shortlist middle names for my baby at 34 weeks pregnant! This is the list I have so far, i would appreciate any feedback on whether you think 'Teagan' better suits a boy/ girl. I don't want to give the whole name away here, but first name I have chosen is unisex and one syllable.

Boys:

Donncha (don-acka)
Eirnin/ Eirnan (air-nin)
Teagan (tea-gin)

Girls:

Aislinn (ash-lin)
Teagan (tea-gin)
Teresa (te-ray-sa)

Please feel free to suggest your own too - I am keen on two syllables and not too worried about difficult spelling for the middle name.

Personally, I like the sound of Donncha, really like Eirnin (which has a family connection too) and love Teagan for either sex.

Thanks!!!

hereIgo hello

Eirnin isn't made up - anglicized it's ernest/ ernie! Name of several saints too...

Teagans I know are girls, but various websites say the name is popular for boy or girl...

I see Teagan as a girls' name but, really, to me it just sounds like one of those newfangled names Amercians like! In the USA, it is a lot more popular for girls than boys.

I don't know much about Irish names but I'm not sure I like Donncha (too much like Donna for me, which I see as quite a dated name) and I feel a bit clumsy saying Eirnin. It might be mistaken for Erin too.

I think Teresa is a pretty name but I pronounce it tuh-REE-sa. I think Theresa is pronounced more like tuh-RAY-zuh. Either way - either pronunciation - it is a nice choice.

I think Aisling looks nicer than Aislinn - I think they are pronounced the same?

I don't know many Irish names (beyond the usual suspects - Siobhan, Sinead, Aoife, Roisin) so I'm not sure I can suiggest anything else to you but best of luck!

love Aislin, pretty meaning too, and Eirnan from your boy list.

Donncha (don-acka) - prefer Donnan or Darragh/Dara but its nice
Eirnin/ Eirnan (air-nin) - not keen.
Teagan (tea-gin) - awful, no!

Aislinn / Aisling is lovely. No to the others.

Boys

Oisin
Pearse
Ruairi
Cillian
Cormac
Lorcan
Fintan
Cian
Seamus

Girls

Eilis
Orla
Una
Saoirse
Aoife
Maeve
Clodagh
Aine
Caitriona
Muireann / Muirin

Teagan? I refuse to believe that's a true Irish name. It may be derived from an Irish name but that's another matter. It just sounds so American.

What about Tiernan.....pronounced teer nan. Instead of eirnan. I'm from Ireland and have never heard of eirnan sounds made up!

Are you sure about your 'Aislinn' pronunciation?
I have seen several spellings of that name, but never one that doesn't end with an -een or Irish-accented -ing, which can sound more like -eeng.

I am from NI, though. I don't know about what the southerners get up to.