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Boys' names with an Irish Flavour

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AilsaGinLondon · 26/04/2018 15:18

Hi All,

We need a boys name to go with our daughters name. She is called Neave. Something with a nod to my Irish heritage would be nice but not essential.

We like Finn but it clashes with our surname (Gillon). Names than finish in N, and/or have lots of L in them sound funny with our surname.

We'd like something a bit different but not weird.

We'd like to use Charles as a middle name.

Love my daughter's name so much. Really struggling with a boys name!

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abigboydidit · 26/04/2018 16:31

Domhnall

Cocktailismyfavouritefilm · 26/04/2018 16:40

Ciarán

heateallthebuns · 26/04/2018 16:44

Cian
Oisin (pronounced ush een)
Conor
Aidan
Aengus
Eoghan

TatianaLarina · 26/04/2018 17:10

Oisín
Ruari
Brody

Juells · 26/04/2018 17:12

Is Tiarnan meant to have a fada? Tiarnán or Tiarnan? I've see it both ways and prefer the pronunciation without the fada but not sure which is "official"

Well I knew a Tiernan and there was no fada in sight.

CherryBlossom23 · 26/04/2018 17:14

I'm pretty sure that Tiernan is the anglicised spelling, pronounced Tier-nan. Tiarnán is the Irish pronounced Tier-nawn

TeachesOfPeaches · 26/04/2018 17:16

Tayto?

KnittinKitten · 26/04/2018 17:19

Your husbands name with Óg on the end of it Grin

autumnkate · 26/04/2018 17:24

Well I have a Cormac so I’m biased.

Alex3101 · 26/04/2018 17:40

We have a Ruairí
The other names we had on our list
Cillian
Oisin
Fionn
Padraig
Ciaran
Eoghan

RiceBaby · 26/04/2018 18:12

Tiarnan is more common than Tiarnán - there's regional variation.

Juells · 26/04/2018 18:15

I dunno, Tiarnán has kind of an ugly sound, doesn't it? Or is it me? 😂
Teernawn.

Littlelambpeep · 26/04/2018 18:24

Sean is lovely
Cormac
Eoin
Rory
Dermot
Pauric
Darragh
Niall
Dylan
Ryan

Littlelambpeep · 26/04/2018 18:25

teachespeaches
Grin

Juells · 26/04/2018 18:31

teachespeaches
Grin

eeeeuuuuuuwwwwwww remember this abomination? What were they thinking?!?! 🤣

mathanxiety · 26/04/2018 18:40

Brendan
Iarla
Colman
Conan
Murtagh
Barra
Art
Conn
Anton
Eamon
Declan
Hugh

GaraMedouar · 26/04/2018 18:49

Sean

Cheerymom · 26/04/2018 20:11

Seanan
Eoghlain
Inis
Diarmaid

JaneJeffer · 26/04/2018 21:01

Kenneth
Oscar

IAmALamp · 26/04/2018 21:19

Brendan
Aidan
Seamus

MikeUniformMike · 27/04/2018 11:36

CherryBlossom23, Efa is a welsh name. It's existed for ever - since the Bible was translated into Welsh, if not before. It's welsh for Eve an pronounced Evvah.

Buxbaum · 27/04/2018 12:12

I think cherry meant when Efa is used as a clumsy attempt to anglicise Aoife.

MrsPotatoHeadIsMyIdol · 27/04/2018 12:24

Sean

Alexia05 · 27/04/2018 12:38

My fourite irish boys names are:
Ciaran or Kieran
Owen
Finn
Ronan
Cian (English form is Kyan but I like the Irish way more)
Cillian or Killian
Liam
Darragh
Keelan
Aidan

It would be nice to read what you've choosen. :-)

Alexia05 · 27/04/2018 12:39

Oops , major typo. :-D That had to be favorite/favourite in my message above. :-D

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