Conor or Cillian

[TakingTheStairs]

I am Irish and quite keen that my child will have an Irish name. My own (Irish) name does not sound like it is spelled and a lot of people in the UK struggle with it, so I want to give our DS an Irish name that most people can manage.
The middle name will be Patrick. It was both of my grandfather's first names, it is my DF's middle name and my DB's middle name, so DH and I are quite keen for that tradition to continue.

I'm not a fan of Killian with a K, and prefer Cillian (which is pronounced the exact same way).

Can I have your opinions please?

[Rhubarb78]

feelslikea1sttimer its funny you should say that, i was thinking that connors are all naughty but didnt want to offend, ha ha

[Feelslikea1sttimer]

They are!! I remember talking to a lady in a playgym about this and she had a Connor hers was a little monkey too!!!

[soontobeslendergirl]

I know 4 Connor/Conors - 3 of them are really lovely and exceptionally nicely behaved, the other is only 3 but seems a good wee one so far so it can't be all Conors, the eldest of the other 3 is 17, then 15, then 11 so we would probably know by now :)

[HenriettaPye]

Love Conor!

True story- I know twins called Killian and Lillian. Both now 4/5 and known as Killy and Lilly! If they were 2 girls they were gonna b called Lillian and Gillian

[squoosh]

Killian and Lillian?

Oh dear.

[TakingTheStairs]

Killian and Lillian.
yikes.

[HenriettaPye]

Most people have this face when the mum tells people their names!!

[UpTheFRIGGinDuff]

I really dislike Cillian....the first syllable being kill

[TakingTheStairs]

Are you being serious UpTheFrigg?

[Justfornowitwilldo]

Di(e)-ana?

[bridgetsmum]

I love Cillian, Conor is a bit meh!

My ds has a lovely boy in his class called Cillian, his nn is Killer, but only when he's playing Gaelic so quite funny

[MakeTeaNotWar]

I know brother and sister Dara & Cara!!!

[TolliverGroat]

I love Cillian and Conal. Conor will give you spelling issues (although to be fair Conal would give spelling issues too as people will think you said Conor). I would have used Conal for a DS2 if we didn't already know one (and if we'd actually had a DS2 rather than DD1 and DD2).

[GwendolineMaryLacey]

What about Donal?

[RaisingHooligirls]

Conor. English people will struggle with the spelling and might say sillian, and if they get it right, they might find it odd that it starts with 'kill'

[RaisingHooligirls]

"half the men I know are called conor". tbh this is why Conor is a safe choice, especially in the UK where understandably they know f&^% all about Irish Legends.

[HenriettaPye]

I love Fintan

[squoosh]

My favourite Irish boys' name is Ferdia.

[UpTheFRIGGinDuff]

Yes,I am being serious.
It's probably ignorant,but it's all I can hear when it's said.sorry.

[UpTheFRIGGinDuff]

Fintan and Ferdia are lovely.


JustForNow Diana is equally awful IMO,especially when shortened to Di (as my Aunt does.)

[PseudoBadger]

Oh I love Cillian, very nearly called DS it. However, in retrospect I don't think he would have suited it.

[NowPlayingZone]

I'm going with bunnys suggestion- Cormac wins for me.
To my ignorant ear, I dislike the sound of Cillian, & Conor is just o.k.

[notanyanymore]

Sorry I thought it was 'sillian' too, also thought it was a girls name (think I was thinking 'cilla', don't know why I thought Connor was a girls name tho!)
Love the name Patrick tho!

[Justfornowitwilldo]

Wow. Just, wow. Sometimes you get a reminder why coffee cups say CAUTION HOT on them.

[TotallyBursar]

Cillian is a great name, definitely my preference over Conor which is very common here and usually spelled Connor

It does sound good with Patrick too. Cillian Patrick Xxxx is a nice flow, doesn't rhyme, not twee, just a really solid honest name.