Irish/Gaelic boy names

[Dorisday13]

Any suggestions ladies most welcome, it seems so much easier to agree on girls names. But we're a bit stuck on the boys....
So far we've listed eoghan and aiden

I love Oisin, if I ever have another DS that's what he'll be called.
We're in the UK and there's a boy in DS's class called Tadgh and no one has a problem with pronunciation.

Oh I love Tadgh, its very swoonsome

Love Tadgh but can't convince DH

My husband didn't like it either - just as well we had 3 dds and being actually Irish we went for Spanishy names

Yes sorry for all the rogue fadas. Was on phone and was going a bit fada happy :o

How about Jonjo or Colm?

Jonjo?

Daragh is nicer with one "r", Cillian is nicer with a "C". Have you considered Ruadhán?

I like Sorley (the gailic spelling is too tricky even for me) It's from Skye.

JonJo as in John Joseph I assume would be a common enough combination and surely well known. Know a cute little toddler who goes by this and a few older namesakes.

Just to say, it's Tadhg, not Tadgh. I would love to name a DS this (it's my grandfather's name) but I'm a bit cagey due to the spelling.

i like
Conal
Cathal
Domhnall
Naoise
Fiachra
Niall
Oradhan
Oisin

Jonjo also contracts nicely into JJ.

Well Jonjo is not a common combination around me, but that aside, neither John nor Joseph are Irish\Gaelic, they are biblical. There is no J in the Irish alphabet.

I come from Galway - there are LOADS of Jonjos out West. I thought this was about Gaelic AND Irish names.

JohnJo spends his summers saving turf and hay. He drinks smithwicks pale ale and smokes major. He ates a mountain of sphuds for his dinner and drinks his tea out of a bucket sized mug. He loves his Mammy and will find himself a lovely wife just like her some day.

He was also a champion jockey and racehorse trainer. It's also the name of my 12-year-old superbright nephew.

:o fuckersnail
Sorry you seen a bit offended paco, I just think Jonjo is an acquired taste. Am sure your nephew is lovely :)

Not that offended by snobbery. Just saddened.

It's not snobby to tell someone that something isn't to your taste! Ffs, there are far more important things to be saddened over

Ah didn't mean it that way Paco, sorry!
It's just the picture I get in my head when I hear the name, a good country lad. Which is like one of my brothers and many of my cousins. I love lads like that, they're the best craic.

If you're English or live in England, I would choose a popular Irish name (unless you are very confident in your Gaelic). I'd be considering names like Sean, Conor, Ryan, Cian, Liam, Darragh, Oisin, Patrick, Cillian, Eoin, Callum, Shane, Fionn, Kyle, Finn, Aidan, Ronan, Ciaran, Rian, Eoghan, Rory, Cormac, Killian, Dara, Oran, Shay, Ruairi, Niall, Calum, Cameron, and Lorcan. To a lesser extent, I'd be considering Tadhg, Cathal, Senan, Odhran, Daithi and Daire - all a little tricky for English-speakers. I'm not 100% sure if each of those names is Irish but they are all commonly used in Ireland (top 100 in 2010) and therefore are likely to sound good with your surname.

That said, lots of non-Irish names work well with an Irish surname so if none of these choices grab you, don't worry! Think of Grace Kelly, Georgia O'Keefe, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Eugene O'Neill, Chris Cornell, etc.

FormerlyTitledUntidy
I'm pretty sure I wasn't addressing you.

JonJo - Holy God!

FuckerSnail summed that one up perfectly!

Another nouveau Paddy snob.