Is this name usable

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Samhain

No, don't be ridiculous.

Would you call a child Halloween? or Harvest?

No

lol.

No

I used to ride a lovely pony called Harvest though!

For a black cat maybe. Not for a human child.

To be honest any thread that starts “is this name usable?”, the answer is almost always no!

Perhaps it is Mr and Mrs Hain who want to call their son Samuel.

I'm pagan and no. Nobody would ever be able to pronounce it properly. My black cat is called Eve. Short for All Hallows Eve.

What DotDotDotDotDot said

No. Everyone will assume a space has been missed out and get very confused he appears to have two surnames

I'm disappointed by the response as I thought it would be on the same level as valentine

No. Apart from anything else, they'd be in for a lifetime of correcting everyone who pronounced it samhane.

But Valentine is the name of the Saint. If you wanted a Valentine's equivalent, you could go with Allan, like the Cornish Allantide.

www.royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk/allantide

It sounds like you are trying to say salmon but have a speech impediment of some kind

It's nothing like Valentine. Apart from anything else most non Irish would pronounce it Sam Hain, but even without that it's not a suitable name.

Valentine is a real name, and Valentine's day is named for Saint Valentine. Not the same at all.

Your suggestion is not a name, nor a noun that converts into a good name, imo. Same as calling a baby Halloween.

Do you know how it's meant to be pronounced? Another reason it's not a good name. Most people will get it wrong, and it's not a nice sound if they get it right.

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I'm disappointed by the response as I thought it would be on the same level as valentine

It is. That's horrific too.

No

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I'm disappointed by the response as I thought it would be on the same level as valentine

😂

No, it isn't.

Oi, @girlmom21 You leave Valentines alone!

It's a tricky one to pronounce and even Gaelic speakers vary it slightly. I think it depends very much where you are @Forumsforfun if you're in Ireland/Scotland you might be ok but anywhere else and they'll be Sam Haining all over the place!

Sorry @PeterIsACockwomble

Is it Sam - hayne ?