Thoughts on these boys names?

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Myself and my husband have cut down a long list of boys names that we like, but still not 100% sure. They're a mix of Irish/Scottish
What do you think;

-Ewan
-Caolann (pronounced kay-linn)

• Cillian
• Connell
• Oisin

Please be honest if you don't like the name

Thank you

@EmbarrassingMama

Why is Cillian so popular? Am I the only person who thinks the sound 'KILL' in a name isn't particularly nice?

Peaky Blinders, sharp cheekbones, blue eyes. That’s why.

[quote DacwMamYnDwad]@TatianaBis, Ioan isn't the welsh version of Ewan, but Iwan might be.

@EmbarrassingMama, Peaky Blinders[/quote]
They’re both Welsh/Scottish forms of John.

They may bem but the Welsh for John, as in the Bible, is Ioan. There are variants of John, and Iwan is probably the one that is nearest to Ewan.

Cillian is my favourite of all your names

Only one I like is Ewan

That was my point - Ioan is the Welsh version of John. Ewan is considered the Scottish version of John, altho there are other etymologies.

Cillian would be my first choice followed by Ewan.

@TatianaBis

That was my point - Ioan is the Welsh version of John. Ewan is considered the Scottish version of John, altho there are other etymologies.

It's Eòin not Ewan.

@MummytoGeorgie Irish names are pronounced as they are spelt. Different languages you know??

Connell - I’ve never seen that as first name, only Conal.

Eòin, Eoghan, Ewan, Euan are variants of the same name.

The Yorkshire based Oisin I know gets “Ocean”.

Do you live in the UK OP?

I love Connell!

I liked Connell until I read/watched Normal People, and now just associate it with the male lead/misogynistic dickhead in that.

Love Oisin!

@TatianaBis

Eòin, Eoghan, Ewan, Euan are variants of the same name.

I'm Irish, not Scottish, but here Eoin and Eoghan are different names, though they sound the same. Eoin is cognate with John (as is Seán) and Eoghan with Eugene - they're not equivalents. Ewan isn't really used here.

Sorry, posted too soon. Ewan isn't really used here that much, nor Euan. There have been some baby boys with those names in recent years however.

I'm Irish, not Scottish, but here Eoin and Eoghan are different names, though they sound the same. Eoin is cognate with John (as is Seán) and Eoghan with Eugene - they're not equivalents. Ewan isn't really used here.

I actually meant Eógan not Eoin, but as it goes Eoin is equivalent to Ian as well as John. Eoghan is the equivalent of Owain/Owen and Ewan.

Eugene is a French/Russian name from the Latin and Greek and not really either an English name or commonly used here.

@TatianaBis
I think that some experts believe Eoghan is actually derived from the Latin form of Eugene though, while others favour a different origin. Anyway, it's definitely not the same name as John/Eoin/Ian, which is what I thought you were saying

Iwan and Owen/Owain are not the same.
Iwan is a form of John, Owain isn't.

I think that some experts believe Eoghan is actually derived from the Latin form of Eugene

Personally I think it’s more likely that they share common etymological roots as Irish and Scots didn’t have much interface with Romans.

Old fashioned scholarship holds some Celtic words to be derived from Latin and Greek due to the reverence for those cultures and belief in their supremacy. I don’t buy it personally. Celtic cultures are quite distinct linguistically, mythologically and archaeologically from classical culture.

Haven’t mentioned Iwan.

Probably derived from Ywain, friend of Gawain, also referred to as Yvain, Uwain, Ewaine, Owain

Iwan is a form of John. Nothing to do with Ywain.

Oisín or Cillian. They're both lovely

Ywain is also spelt Iwain and Iwan, as Yseult is also spelt Iseult.

Oisin followed by Cillian, OP.
It's time for Naoise to be used more. That's a fine, fine name.