Ruairi, Conor, Cian or Cormac

[BertieBeatle]

Help!!
I'm driving myself mad trying to name our lo due in a few days.
The only thing we have decided is he will have an Irish name. He will be half English and half Irish and will probably grow up in England.
We both love Ruairi with the nn Ru and had completely decided on it but I'm so worried about the spelling issus it's clouding it. Part of me thinks we should just go for it but I have a tendency to overthink things.
I'm not a fan of Rory as I have known 5 adult Rory's over the years and it just reminds me of them. I like being able to shorten names so if you have any good nn ideas for the above it would be really helpful.
I realise Cian is very short so unlikely to be able to shorten it which puts me off a bit. Surname is a simple one syllable name and sounds fine with all of them.
I would really like him named before he is born as otherwise I'll be tired and hormonal and will never make a decision!
DH likes all of them but prefers Ruairi.
Thanks all!

[aquashiv]

Cormac was one of our names. Still love it.

[BertieBeatle]

I quite like Cormie I like Mac too. I'm so torn between these 2 names (Ruairi and Cormac) Talking about it is helping me pass the quite boring days leading up to the birth. Thanks ladies!
Maybe it will help when I see him!

[PunkAssMoFo]

Cormac.
It's fantastic, underused, easy to spell/pronounce.
Perfect.

[MollyCule]

I'm pregnant with my first (I'm Irish and DH is English) and Conor is top of my list for a boy. Really like Ruairi and Cormac as well though. I do like Cian too but I think it's become quite popular over here since Kian of Westlife and I'm not sure I'd want that association! I've also heard Cormac shortened to Cormie

[AlleyCatandRastaMouse]

Turlough? Ruairi is definitely my favourite of yours it is great.

[NewYearsAoibhe]

I love Cormac. I'm in Ireland and know two Cormacs who sometimes get called Mac.

Everyone I know pronounces the full name Cor-muc, and the nickname Mac (not Muc!)

It's a brilliant name.

[NeverTalksToStrangers]

The important thing to realise though is that once he's born you might change your mind (like Rachel in friends did).

Both names i had picked for both my Ds didn't feel right once i set eyes on my wee blondies. I expected dark hair for both (dh is dark, I'm blonde) and the names I'd picked felt wrong.

Good luck with whatever you choose anyway.

[NeverTalksToStrangers]

My ds gets cormick or cormuc or cormack. I love them all.

[Tomfunsnumber1trolley]

I have a Ruairi so am a tad biased I'm afraid! I'm English and DH is Irish but we live in England. We get the odd Rory pronunciation but most people get it although he's generally known as Ru! I'm currently 25 weeks pregnant and struggling to find another name I love as much!

[hollyisalovelyname]

I like Tarlach and Breifne.
I don't like the others, sorry.
I love Rory.
Kevin s lovely too but chavvy in the UK. Not so in Ireland at all.

[BertieBeatle]

That woman is so vile!
I think conor is off the list now anyway as I don't want something that's too popular. Also someone up-thread said they have spelling issues with their Conor, and to be honest if im going to have to deal with spelling issues I might as well go with Ruairi!

[Cleebope]

If you call him Conor then you can be sure Katie Hopkins' kids won't be allowed to play with him. A big plus therefore! (It was on her snob list)

[BertieBeatle]

Thanks all, we wouldn't shorten Conor, maybe Con I guess. Someone asked how we would pronounce Ruairi. I'd say roo-ah-ree, with the 'ah' bit being really short so sounds like Rure-ee when said quickly.
I prefer that sound to Roar-ee but I wouldn't be too bothered if people said Roar-ee.
I think traditional irish names are becoming more popular over here which is good.

In terms of Ciaran and Aidan - dh doesn't like Ciaran because he says it should be pronounced something like Cia-rawn and he doesn't like how it is said over here. Aidan is lovely but a friends son has that name.

[squoosh]

Definitely Cormac. Love that name. I'm really not a fan of Ruairi or its pronunciation.

Cian and Conor are fine but they're no match for the mighty Cormac.

[JasperDamerel]

It's also worth considering that there is a certain amount of snobbery in England around Irish names, with some of them (especially the anglicised versions) being looked down on a bit, or seen as "naughty boy" names.
This prejudice doesn't apply to Ruairi which sounds like nice respectable middle-class Rory.

[JasperDamerel]

There's a Ruairi at the DC's (English) school, and it's not a problem. I do like Conor, though.

[TychosNose]

My nephew is cormac NN Mac.
I love it and was very annoyed that bil used it first cos I wanted it!
He also gets called mackerel, macaroni and Macintosh by us quite a lot.
Fab name.

[OneMagnumisneverenough]

My favourites are Ruairi and Cormac.

I have a Ciar which you don't come across very often. I think about a dozen in Scotland in the last 14 years :)

[JSarah]

Cian is my favourite.

Ciaran and Aidan are even better?

[havalina1]

Cormie!

[ElspethFlashman]

People generally don't, tbh.

Cormac is never shortened either, or at least I've never heard a shortened version.

[MaryThorne]

Out of interest, you mention not being able to shorten Cian, how would you shorten Conor?

[MaryThorne]

We have a Connor (Irish DH) and the alternative was to call him Rory. I still like both names. It's really what feels right for you though as everyone brings their own preconceptions about names for various reasons (some which are difficult to articulate). Any of those options would be lovely

[Outnumb3red]

I love Cormac. Wanted it for DS, husband vetoed. Pregnant just now and would love it this time if a boy, but DH still not keen 😞

[ToastedStoat]

We have a Conor.

Unfortunately in my area (SE England) there are a lot of Conner/Connors and so while Conor is the traditional spelling, people always spell his name wrong, and sometimes even tell me I spelled it wrong when I named him! It's quite infuriating and at times I've considered changing it, though he is now 4 so it would be difficult for everyone.