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A brother for Saoirse

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loveshinealight · 17/02/2019 12:44

Help!

I'm pretty sure it's a boy I'm having and we can't decide on a name. We are both Scottish - one with irish connections.

So far I've got-

Fergus (my fav but husband thinks of Fergus McCann)
Cillian (like but a bit concerned it's very right now)
Callum (perhaps too popular)
Fraser (not 100% on surname names)

If it is a girl then she will be Morven.

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loveshinealight · 17/02/2019 16:19

Adding Cormac to the list!

It hadn't crossed my mind that Cillian and Saoirse were currently very famous actors! I think that might rule out Cillian for me as it just seems faddy 🙁

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AldiProsecco · 17/02/2019 16:27

Diarmuid
Oisin
Fionn
Cormac

AldiProsecco · 17/02/2019 16:30

Caoimhin is lovely but it is KEVIN which is universally globally slammed. But it's better than Kevin of course. I don't get the hate for Kevin tbh.

Another name I like is Darragh but British people might think it was too close to Darren or might not be able for the fact that a male name ends in 'a'

dinkydolphin · 17/02/2019 16:30

Ronan

RJnomore1 · 17/02/2019 16:32

Euan works beautifully.

MikeUniformMike · 17/02/2019 16:42

Favourite from your list is Fraser.
Cillian is a no from me because I don't like it much anyway, it will get pronounced Sillian, and it sounds like Kill.
Callum is nice but I think it might be a 'naughty boy's name'
Fergus is ok

Discombobulated9 · 17/02/2019 16:45

Siobhan
Kieran

miltonroad · 17/02/2019 17:04

Eoghan
Lachlan

Sophronia · 17/02/2019 23:00

Seamus
Darragh
Colm
Malachy
Oisin

Trinnidad · 18/02/2019 20:23

Ewart
Peregrine
??!

Tuppencew0rth · 18/02/2019 20:33

I love Irish / Gaelic boys names!

I can’t click with Callum - makes me think of Callum best Grin

What about Colm?

I love Dara ! Fabulous boys name.

Fergus - super strong boys name!

Padraig - bit tricky to say. Paw-rig. Irish for Patrick.

Ronan is really lovely, but can you have a Saoirse Ronan Grin

Oh, another I love is ... Conn.

MumUnderTheMoon · 18/02/2019 22:10

Wallace
Banner
Tristan
Glenn
Diarmid
Cinead

LegoPiecesEverywhere · 19/02/2019 20:08

Cillian
Tadhg
Rory
Liam
Sean

Shadow1234 · 20/02/2019 08:25

Fraser is my favourite on your list

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loveshinealight · 20/02/2019 08:28

Saoirse and Ronan - I love it!Grin

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foxsbiscuit · 20/02/2019 22:21

Emmett

RockyFlintstone · 20/02/2019 22:27

I do like Dara for a boy, but it so sounds like a girls name.

Cillian has really grown on me recently. I like Oran too.

Caoimhin is lovely but it is KEVIN which is universally globally slammed. But it's better than Kevin of course. I don't get the hate for Kevin tbh.

Objectively I think the name Kevin is lovely, but there are just so many connotations, it's strange really!

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ILoveMaxiBondi · 21/02/2019 21:43

*goady

Fivefootoffun · 21/02/2019 21:54

Felix
Owen
Connlan
Conleth
Jarleth
Patrick
Tiernan
Vincent nn Vinny
Darragh

BikeRunSki · 21/02/2019 21:57

Malachi

Ailsa

BikeRunSki · 21/02/2019 21:58

Obvs not Ailsa for a boy.....

Corcra · 21/02/2019 22:05

Séadhna (Shay Na)
Iarlaith/Iarla (ear la)

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loveshinealight · 22/02/2019 09:58

I missed the deleted ones!

I think Fergus is my favourite, just can't see past it. Thank you everyone Smile

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