Please rate my boys names-Irish mn's opinions appreciated too!

[vinobaroness]

Hi, I am currently in week 11 with my first babs, mothers intuition is telling me its a boy(obviously could be completely wrong!)

My favourite boys name is Oscar but I feel it is getting v popular in Ireland... Other names are

-Charles(Charlie)
-Harry
-Elliot
-Dexter(what is the lowdown on Dexter, is it too trendy & set to date badly)
-Setanta
-Mylo
-Blaise
-Rocco(like Dexter too trendy???)
-Fiachra(old Irish name)

Any help would be appreciated as its driving me insane at the moment! Also on a different note how many of you predicted the sex of your baby in first trimester & were correct? Only 11 weeks but instinct is saying boy!

I like Blaise, if I write a novel I will us that. Setanta in Cork is very much the hurler, not the telly channel. Rocco is one of Bertie's grandsons, which everyone will point out. Currently I like Raphael, I have only ever met one of them.

Am in D6 here and I can tell you that in my son's crèche there are several Charlies, Setantas and Oscars. If you're looking for unusual they are not the way to go.

Rocco is beyond awful, seriously. Think of what it will be like for the poor child when he goes to secondary school, don't do it to him.

We had Razzle Dazzle Basil.
Not a very Irish name though!

rázzle dázzle básil.

There ya go :)

Plastic Paddy here (aka Irish Londoner), and Setanta is just like 'Sky Sports' to me. Or just screams 'hurling'. Sorry. Maye it is different in Dublin?

Screaming hurling is great if you are Cork based though.

Not Irish (well turns out DH has tons of Irish ancestry, who knew, by explains his looks) anyway back on track, I love Blaise. Love it.

Setanta is fab but it is sky sports over here in England.

I only really like Fiachra from that list, to be honest. Well, Mylo's nice, but quite popular I think, if that matters.

ALOT of Harry's around now. Mylo is nice and love Fiachra. Setanta definitely reminds me of the channel too sorry.And we have a good few baby Oscars around my way too.
What about Odhrán? (pronounced oar an)

Sorry, not keen on any of those names.

Whatever happened to Paul Mark John David etc.? I love these kind of old-fashioned names.
Anyone know ANY child of these names?
Maybe these are the "new" aspirational names?

lurking those names are still popular in Ireland, I know a baby David and two baby Johns.

I like Elliot best :)

Hi fellow Irish MN'ers! I was just thinking Blaise in a Dublin accent would sound like Blaaay-ez

Always room for an extra syllable in Dublin!

Local kids near me are Cian, Evan, Kai, Codie, Jack,and Aidan. I'd love to be surrounded by Breffni, Blaise, and the occasional Finbarr. In fact any nice aspirational names. (I know two teenagers called Keith, and teenage Alison and Gillian. Cork is in a timewarp).

Pam that should be .....Jaysis Blay izz

-Charles(Charlie) - probably another that's too popular?
-Harry - also very popular but I still like it
-Elliot - knew a little boy called this and he was lovely so thumbs up!
-Dexter - makes me think of Charlotte Church
-Setanta - not a fan at all :/
-Mylo - Milo is nicer but I can't imagine a 30 year old Milo, you know?
-Blaise - not a fan of this either, I know one and I don't think it suits him so maybe that's why!
-Rocco - Not as bad as Dexter but it's pretty hipster-ish
-Fiachra(old Irish name) - as long as you teach him how to spell it properly!

Happy baby name choosing :)

Hi thanks for all the replies, I haven't logged on for a couple of days. We had our 12 weeks (abdominal) scan & my placenta is right side lateral which according to the old wives tales is another strong boy sign lol!! We will be thrilled with blue or pink I just love the guessing:) Haven't started really thinking about girls names yet but I think that will be alot more fun!

Dexter, Rocco, Blaise & Mylo were never really serious contenders I just threw them in for opinions as they are uncommon enough over here... Setanta seems to divide the masses with half thinking of the sports channel & the rest loving it. I really like Fiachra & it got a great reaction on here but hubby still set on Oscar end of!! So is it really everywhere in Dublin so?:( Charlie/Harry fine but not as quirky as Oscar so do you think Oscar has the potential to become the next Jack?

Oscar is definitely very popular around me (D.9) I know at least 4, and 3 Cians. Countless Harry/ Charlie/ Jack s too.
You have lots of time though, and there is nothing wrong with having a popular name. I have a much maligned name on here for being popular in the 70s but I never met another until I went to college.

According to the mumsnet list of Irish baby name popularity Oscar is number 65 which doesnt sound too common to me but could be on the increase.

I don't know any Oscars and think it is a great name.

Setanta makes me think of the hurler and the TV channel. But I really like this name though too.

Just looked at it again and list is from 2009!

Thanks soontobe, the top 100 CSO list should be out at the end of the month I think for 2011?

Does Fiachra make anyone else think of Viagra??

My vote is for Mylo!!

We have 2 DDs and I was right about DD1 but was convinced DD2 would be a boy until I was 18 weeks pg.

Annoyingly, DH 'Daddy's intuition' was bang on both times ...

I met a baby Eamonn recently. I thought it was cute!