Cianan?

[playinghippiefamilies]

Hiya, we expecting our 2nd DC in October and already have Aoife picked out for a girl. For a boy we really like Cianan, our DS is called Tadhg and we think they sound nice together. It’s pronounced Kee-Nan. Just wondering what others opinions of it are?

Will it bother you to have people assume Rían is pronounced Ryan?

@MareMare

Will it bother you to have people assume Rían is pronounced Ryan?

No I don’t think so, as I can just correct that. But I don’t want to be pronouncing the other names ‘wrong’ if that makes sense

I'd pronounced cianan like keenan but if it had the fada then I'd say kee-nawn.

I think I’m leaning more towards Rían now as I’m stressing over pronunciation!

I don't think Rian has a fada.

@LizzieAnt

I think I’m leaning more towards Rían now as I’m stressing over pronunciation!

I don't think Rian has a fada.

Every time I’ve seen it it has a fada

This is so difficult😂. I’m undecided between Caolán and Rían. I think I prefer Caolán but I’m worried about the different pronunciations of it. I don’t want my way of saying it to be the unusual one if that makes sense. From what I’ve seen online most people say it like Qway-Lawn. Which I do like too.

@playinghippiefamilies

This is so difficult😂. I’m undecided between Caolán and Rían. I think I prefer Caolán but I’m worried about the different pronunciations of it. I don’t want my way of saying it to be the unusual one if that makes sense. From what I’ve seen online most people say it like Qway-Lawn. Which I do like too.

Well, I think most Irish people understand that those sounds are regional, hence Keevuh and Kweevuh for Caoimhe etc.

I mean, I’d automatically pronounce it Quail-AWN if I saw it written down because of where I’m from, but if you told me he was Kale-awn, I’d just pronounce it that way.

The Qway-lawn pronunciation is from Munster. It's less likely to be confused with the female Keelin/Caoilfhionn, which is an advantage I guess.

I'm fairly sure Rian doesn't have a fada though, which might be handier if you're not in Ireland. The Irish version of the surname Ryan doesn't either.

Thank you for all the advice. I think I’m going to take some time away and see if there’s any other names that I like as none of these seem like the one. I feel like I’ve used my favourite boys name now so it’s so difficult

Tadhg is lovely all right. Good luck with your search.

Thank you :)

Rian doesn't have a fada. The IA combination is always sounded in Irish so it's not necessary.

Rian is nice.

Tiernan?