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Help me pick an Irish name for ds!

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FirstofhisName · 14/08/2018 17:18

Hi all, we're looking for an Irish boys name for baby due in a few weeks. We live in Ireland and other dc's also have Irish names. Surname begins with H and has one syllable (if that makes any difference!)

OH likes Senan and Cian. (Think I prefer Cian out of those two)

I like Oisín... love the sound of it, I would pronounce it Oh-sheen and not Uh-sheen. Slightly concerned about giving him a name that could cause spelling/pronunciation problems outside of Ireland though?!

Other names I've vaguely considered are Liam and Rory.

Any thoughts?

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kikashi · 15/08/2018 12:53

I like Lorcan and Rohan and they're pretty popular but I do like Connor, Ruairi and Ciaran.

HotblackDesiatoto · 15/08/2018 19:03

I'm in Cork and most people here use the Oh-sheen pronuncitation, I think it's a regional thing.

I'm from Cork and they don't.

Lostbutlooking · 17/08/2018 22:04

My favourite Irish boys name is Donnacha Smile

HumpHumpWhale · 17/08/2018 22:19

I have a Cian. I also thought about Rúán, Conor, Cormac, Rónan, Séamus and Óran. I like Oisín a lot, but like others have never heard it pronounced Oh-sheen. Not a long Ó type sound, anyway. Maybe kind of like Aw-sheen but a short vowel.

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