Is this name usable

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Samhain

The Irish names Samhradán and Somhairle (from Norse) have been used as boys names. There's a Saint Samthann, abbess of Clonbroney monastery.
"Samhain" with that spelling has not been used iiuc.
Fun fact: in Afghanistan they make wheat porridge they call "samanak" for a festival but I can't remember the date, not end of harvest.

@girlmom21

Sorry *@PeterIsACockwomble*

Only 1% of the world's population will know how to pronounce it

That many? 1/100? There are 60 million in the uk and I’d think you were lucky if 60 people largely English speaking people got the pronunciation correct.

I would pronounce it ‘Sow Enn’

I don’t think it’s a nice name for a person, no. Is the baby due around now?

@LizzieAnt

No, it's not usable imo. It was Sam-Hayne on Scooby -Doo too, I remember being very surprised by that as a child

I wouldn't call a child Lugh (Loo) either, I think, TuftyMarmoset. It's not so bad as a short version of Louis or something, but on it's own, I don't think I would.

Doh I didn't even make the loo connection, even though it's what I always say, as was thinking of Lou - clearly got the German hat on too tight tonight!

Oh and "samh" is Irish for summer.
"Samhán" would mean "summer one".
"Sámhán" would mean "calm one".
"Sadhbh" is similarish.

Samanak is made for Nowroz, the spring equinox which is Persian New Year, and Saman is a fairly popular Persian name meaning "calm".

I'd think you were Pagan if you called your child that - not an issue in itself but it would be odd if child when older chose a different kind of lifestyle (like being an accountant).

It is the name of a character in the most recent Robert Galbraith (aka JK Rolling) book, Troubled Blood, from quite an odd (and troubled!) family.

@ZoyaTheDestroyer Or Loup?