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

I'm Irish, I'm familiar with Caoimhe being Keeva, Qweeva etc. I don't think Cathair is a good idea as a name if he's going to be in ROI at all. But if it's common in Ulster then fair enough.

Mannix is cool. There's an Irish politician called Mannix.

Jarlath
Naoise (Nee-sha)

Kieran

Declan

We are having an Aengus, can be shortened to Gus (UK) .

Lorcan is the back up name if he comes out looking a little too feisty for Aengus

Well I have 3 friends called Caolaidhe and they all pronounce it Cally. Disclaimer though: I’m from Ulster so I totally accept that there may well be other/different pronunciations around the rest of Ireland

Rents imo a Lorcan is bookish and quiet; an Aengus would walk along the haybarn roof!

Lorcan means Little fierce one.

Its my ds's middle name and he has certainly lived up to it!

In my limited memory of learning Irish 100 years ago, I would have thought Caolaidhe would be pronounced Keeley...but I am by no means anything approaching confident on that!!

Yes that would be my understanding (from VERY limited knowledge of Irish) but the ones I know pronounce it Cally. I think there’s also a song called Caolaidhe’s song which says it’s pronounced the same way. I wonder if it’s one of those more unusual names that has just taken on a different pronunciation over time - maybe even just in some parts of Ireland. (All 3 that I know are in Ulster and we all know our accents are rare )

I'm from Ulster too...with a rare culchie accent

Maol meaning bald doesn't matter does it? I know a Maoliosa (male) and I'm sure in England people would think that's got to be a man called Melissa but my friend's son is called Calvin which also means bald I think.

I like Diarmuid. My son was nearly a Diarmuid.

Corin

It does matter that Maol means bald if you are Irish and learn Irish in school, along with the rest of your class. Very common word to be taught, and all classes do Mé Féin (myself, which covers descriptions) every year. Its not the same as Calvin at all but of course all depends on location.

My surname starts with Maol.

It's a bollocks for English speakers- the mw sound is a real tongue twister if you aren't used to saying it.

Shea/Shay
Emmett
Padraig
Liam
Niall
Colm
Cillian
Ciaran (Ciara for a girl)
Eoin
Brendan
Donall

Quie

Our son is named Daegan, Daeg for short, have only ever come across one or two others on line, never in rl

I love Ronan and Rory

Torin

Sounds (a lot) more Scandinavian than it does Irish but it is nevertheless.

Culturally insensitive, I know, but the second time I saw Cathair written I read it as Cat hair. I like Cathal, however.

Cathal (pronounces Ca-hill)