Hit me with Irish boy names

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Baby due shortly and I was convinced it was a girl, now I'm not so sure so starting to panic I have no boys names picked.

Shout out your Irish boy names to me - I've given dh a week to put a list of 10 together otherwise I get to choose (as he seems to think he has all the time in the world) 

My actual fav name is not Irish, it is James but dh doesn't like it. 

I'm also open to girl names if you want to throw a few in

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/baby_names/3391998-Irish-names-for-a-boy

I posted a similar thread a few days ago!

Conn. Best name ever.

(Very bitter I can’t use it)

Seamus is the Irish form of James, if that works?

Connor
Caolan (girls version would be caoillann)
Cillian
Cormac
Finn
Shannon (can be boys name)
Shane

Senan
Connell
Conor
Sean
Albie
Eoghain
Aodhán
Ferdia
Cillian
Niall
Ronan
Cian
Dáithá
Colm
Donal
Finbar
Barra
Tiernan

Oisin
Odhrán
Cathal
Brendan
Ruairi

Fergal
Padraig
Tomás
Ciaran
Lorcan
Maol
Peadar

I love Conor

And my very favourite
Tadhg

Forgive any spelling errors or forgotten fadas!

Caolaidhe
Cormac
Padraig
Conn
Tadhg

Are probably my top 5

Cian
Donnachadh
Rian
Daithi
Dara
Mairtín
Seamus
Aidan
Lorcan
Cathal
Ruairi

The Irish version of Thomas is very cute too, especially with Mossy as a nickname. (Tomás)

Sorry about the missing fadas!

Darragh
Colm
Oisin
Ferdia
Donnacha
Enda
Cathal
Daithi
Fionn
Lorccan
Malachy
Naoise
Senan
Tiarnan

Is it Connal conal or Conall? Either way I like it!

I love Tadhg

@TamiTayorismyparentingguru how do you pronounce Caolaidhe

@Changedmynametoolikeyou I never knew mossy was a nickname for Tomas - I know a Fr Mossy and thought he was Maurice (just assumed)

So on my list is
Ruairi
Lorcan
Cathair

I like but can't use Oisin, Cian, Sé, Caolan, Cormac, Seamus (family member who is an ass called that) (there were a few others mentioned that I've had to rule out but can't remember them and I'm on my phone so can't look back.

Potentials for my list
Cathal
Riordan

Cathair = chair. It has an older meaning, yes, but everyone understands it as chair. If he's going to be learning Irish (or spending time around Irish people) avoid it like the plague. And Maol means bald.

Lorcan is nice, so is Cathal. Rian?

Grr, forgot to add in that the cathair spelling is city. Cathaoir is chair. Neither are good options.

Iarla is lovely. And Seán is a classic.

Rowan? I’ve called my son Roan (sounds the same just dropped the W)

@RavenWings I was just waiting to see who would be first to comment on Cathair  - it's a very very common name in Ulster. I realise not so in the rest of the country.

I can anglicise it for you if that would help Cahir 

To really rattle you I have a Caoimhe pronounced Keeva 

Hmmm none of my smiley faces came up in my post. My message was in a light hearted manner as I realise people seem to have massive issues with Cathair/cathaoir/cahir in the rest of the country. Lucky for me in Ulster it's a common enough name

Mannix?

I'd never heard the name until it appeared in a book I read this week.

"how do you pronounce Caolaidhe" ... with great difficulty I'd imagine!

Eoin
Oran