Mirran? Needing some thoughts? X

[WeeNurse27]

Hi all,
My DP has suggested Mirran for a girl. I wasn't sure at first but it's growing on me, would like to know people's thoughts on this?
We are due a little surprise in sept, our boys name is decided, but struggling with names for a wee girl.
Xx

I think it sounds made up to be honest. . Like a misspelling of Miriam. Is Miriam an option?

Makes me think about Dame Helen, sorry.

Merryn is a similar but lovely name. Cornish and it shortens to "Merry".

Merryn is nice!

I knew it was making me think of something poppy. Thanks for saying Dame Helen or I would have been up all night!

Is it from the Irish name Muireann/Muirenn? Not quite sure how to spell it, sorry!

I would spell it Mirren. I quite like it. Merryn is nice too.

I know a Mirren, I prefer this spelling

Thanks folks, it was actually taken from the girl in braveheart who was murran.
I'm not keen on Miriam, just minds a boggle with girls names! Hehe!

Yes mirren is good, as is merryn! Aaarrgghh confusion x

Muireann I think is pronounced "mee-ran". Atleast the ones I know have been although it might not be generic of course

If it is muireann, I think it should be spelled as such

When I first read the thread title I thought this was going to be about the Mirena coil

is this a real name? does it mean something nice? If so then go for it. If not, go for a more usual spelling (like Merryn - I know of 2)

Wee nurse - I think she is a muireann then with a cod mel Gibson/American pronunciation. Not sure what it says In the titles at the end but think it will be this name.

I know a woman who called her daughter Myrrann. I thought it was lovely meself.

Fecking awful, try too hard pretentious.

It sounds surnamey (Helen Mirren).

Miranda?

FWIW, we have had two gender surprises. One girl, one boy.

In both cases, we were unknowingly much more decisive about names for the correct gender. And meh about the other gender.

Which means you're having a boy .

Ignore me

Really Poppy?

I'm 16 weeks pregnant with first DC and DH and I can only think of girls names!

sorry to blow the theory but the opposite happened to my sister and they twice had baby no name for a long while!

Really Everybody? We'd better start thinking

The problem we have is that we both like very different names do not sure how we'll ever agree in anything. Need to buy a book, I think. Looking online is just not the same.

I know it as Murrin

you have a few weeks to come to an agreement!

DH never liked the names I liked but he agreed both times and now admits that they really suit our kids and our 'compromise' names wouldn't have worked. He often looks at DS or DD and says 'he/she really is an X'!

The first time we had a girls name sorted and then found out we were having a boy

The second time I heard a girls name which stuck in my head. Found out we were having a girl and stopped worrying about the boys name because we were completely stumped!

Going back to OP - what is the meaning of the name/variants on here?

i like it, is it cornish? i have a Merryn, its a lovely name, the best infact

everybody - we will need that time!

DH is currently suggesting Rocky, Spartacus or Winston. I've told him to buy an Alsation!

Miran - Irish - worthy of admiration

Mirren is the name of a saint and it quite popular here in scotland-well I know 3 anyway I like it op.

I think it's Muireann (Mirren) too. Perhaps I've spelled it wrong but it is a proper name. Try searching threads on here for Scottish/Gaelic names; there are lots of name pedants about .