Tadhg

[MurrayMoo]

Having a boy in October. Choosing a name is proving very difficult! Husband seems to want till he's born to discuss/choose!
Love the name Tadhg (I'm Irish) but we live in England so feel like I might be subjecting him to a lifetime or explaining spelling and pronunciation 😬 any thoughts welcome x

I have no idea how to pronounce that! I have an unusual ish name and have often had to spell it out and correct pronunciation, but it's never really bothered me. So if you like the name, go for it.

Out of interest - how is it pronounced?

It's pronounced like Tiger but without the R on the end

Friends son has that name, I love it but precisely nobody knows how to pronounce it, or spell it.

I would have no idea how to pronounce it. I have an unusual spelling of a common name so have had a lifetime of spelling my name out.

I like the name but find that it is often mis-spelled. Pronounced like the first syllable of tiger. Tig-er iykwim

Yep pronounced Ti-gue (like the beginning of Tiger, with no R las said above).
So it's not really bothered you guys to have to explain/spell your names? Hmm maybe it's a bit unusual here still..
Thanks a lot for the answers, it's great to get others opinions 👍

No really never bothered me. I'd much rather have an unusual name and have to spell it out, than be one of 3 Emilys (for example) at school / work.

I love it OP. I know 2 who are from London but have Irish parents and I think it's a case of once people have been corrected it's not hard to remember

Its lrish for Timothy. Lovely name but lm lrish!!

I know a little tadgh, born in a very Irish English city. I love the way it sounds but it is a nightmare to spell / pronounce. And names like Caoimhe, aoife, eoin etc are ten a penny round here (comparatively). People really struggle with it.

I'm Irish, and I can't stand this name, sorry. It's so difficult for anyone other than Irish to pronounce and isn't even worth it then because it doesn't even sound nice!

I'm a big fan of Irish names, but I'm stumped by this one.
Is it Tig or Thai-gue? I can't get my head round how it should be pronounced.

From the spelling I would say Tagh.

Thai-ge! I googled, I love that as a name but the spelling to pronunciation is pretty tricky!

I really like it. I also have an Irish name and living in the UK. Don't mind spelling it out etc but it's not quite as difficult as Tadhg. I find sometimes having an unusual name can help as an ice breaker as it gives you something to talk about.

Once you know how Tadhg is pronounced it's not like it's hard to say or anything. We had a girl but spent a lot of time trying to come up with a boy's name we could agree on. We liked a lot of names that would be tough in the UK, such as Oisin - I worried it would be butchered. I was more put off names that people would think they knew how to say, but didn't really e.g. Donal (people pronounce it like Donald - ddidn't want that association!).

I think you would be subjecting him to a life of explanations if you stayed in england.
How about Tim?

I know a Taig, pronounced Tay- G

It's a lovely name. However, my bio dad has a traditional Irish name, albeit one that is more straightforward in terms of pronunciation, and was driven bonkers by a repeated chorus of 'That's an unusual name, where's it from?' forever and ever and ever...

DH's surname is one we have to spell all the time as it's a common name when spelt 'normally' (think Smith - Smyth but that's not it !). It drives me bonkers.

Wouldn't this child get Tiger then as a result of leaping from the pronunciation?

I quite love it!

My only thought is that it's Una Healy's son's name. Tige. I dunno, it's fine! I don't see anything wrong with it. Very easy to remember how to pronounce!

I'd only need to be told once how to say it. It's a lovely name.

I love Tadgh, though I sometimes get the end letters the wrong way round. Having said that I have a perfectly common name and plenty of people spell that wrong, so I wouldn't let fear of incorrect spelling put you off - it can happen no matter what.

It isn't difficult to say and, once you know how, it's easy to remember. Names in England are so multicultural now that nobody will be fazed by it. If you love it - go for it!

(Alternatively, if you're open to suggestion, I also love Odhran and you can simplify the spelling of that to Oran/Oren if you are worried about pronunciation/ spelling being a problem.)

I went to school with a Tadhg and he pronounced it Tay-dee. He got called Tad-dug a lot by other people.

I guess it's a similar problem for a lot of Irish names and just depends whether you want your child to have a lifetime of having their name mispronounced and having to spell it out probably multiple times to each person. Plenty of other people decide this is a price worth paying to choose an Irish name they like. I personally wouldn't but that's me!

Gorgeous name - had never heard it before (and wouldn't have known how to pronounce) but love the sound. His friends/teachers etc will learn!

I have a very common 4 letter first name which is often confused with many others and I often have to spell out. I also had an uncommon family name which I used to just say quickly and then start spelling out immediately when at the bank etc.
My married name is now a very common boys last name but I atill need to correct because it often gets mistaken for the female version.
So in answer I think it sounds lovely and you should worry less about what others think.