Opinions on baby name Quillan

[Chasingthewind11]

Hi everyone, what do you think of the name Quillan? It's Irish, it means cub. Our baby boy is due in June, we don't have any Irish links we just like the name. Have you heard it before? Do you like it?

Thanks!

It’s cute but everyone will assume you’re/he’s saying William and you’ll forever be correcting people.

Calling an adult man "cub" isn't cute.

When you name a child the name needs to be able to match them at all stages of their life not just when they are a child.

Also as a PP said you and then he will be forever correcting people that you aren't saying "William".

Did you get this from a baby names website, OP? ‘Q’ doesn’t exist in the Irish alphabet.

I assume it’s an anglicisation of ‘coileán’, which, yes, is Irish for ‘puppy’.

But that would be pronounced 'quillAWN' (roughly).

And I've never come across this name used in Ireland, or by an Irish person, no. Which is hardly surprising if it's a mispronounced anglicisation of 'puppy'.

I like it.

Surely QUILLAN and WILLIAM don't sound the same?

Sounds made up. What about Killian? There’s no Q in Irish

Where did you find the name? I've never heard of it.

As a previous poster said, it seems to be an anglicisation of the word "coileán" which is the Irish language word for puppy. I am an Irish speaker and would not think it's an appropriate name for a human baby, but the anglicisation is so far away from the Irish word that it might be OK for you?

There is an Irish boys name Caolán which mean "slender one" which is similar sounding and is a legitimate name if you were looking for something similar? It's often anglicised to Keelan.

I can't say I've ever heard of it here. Nothing wrong with using an Irish name with no Irish connections, plenty of Irish people use English/ French/ Spanish/ German names. Just I'm not sure that is an Irish name. Some ppl on here seem to be very good at Irish (unlike me) so I'd go with what they say.

I've not heard this name before, but know a lovely little boy called Cillian which is sort of similar?
(Hard C, so pronounced 'Killy-an')
Very different meaning though.

@Somatronic I thought it was some sort of misguided attempt to spell Caolán.

@Shuffleuplove I don't think there is 'K' either. I do know plenty of Killians/ Kierans though so it is commonly used.

@irishfarmer

I can't say I've ever heard of it here. Nothing wrong with using an Irish name with no Irish connections, plenty of Irish people use English/ French/ Spanish/ German names. Just I'm not sure that is an Irish name. Some ppl on here seem to be very good at Irish (unlike me) so I'd go with what they say.

Of course there's no issue with people with no Irish connections using an Irish name -- the issue is when they get something off a baby names website (which are frequently absolutely batshit on Irish names in particular) when it's a crapshoot and the equivalent of not speaking Mandarin and trusting to Google that the huge tattoo you've just got actually says 'Peace and Love' rather than 'I am a gullible fool' or 'Spank me'.

Not Irish and can only pronounce the popular ones so admit I'm ignorant. On that basis, if you said this is Quillan I'd just think it sounds nice.

I’d stick with Quinn, personally, and just lose the extra letters.

(You sound particularly delightful though @CarolineGetsBuckets )

I love these Irish baby naming websites set up by Colleen in Ohio whose g-g-g-g-grandmother came from Ballydehob. She makes me see my culture in a whole new light

I might submit Millshawn and Kawka. They've got a certain pizazz.

I really like it

@StrychnineInTheSandwiches

I love these Irish baby naming websites set up by Colleen in Ohio whose g-g-g-g-grandmother came from Ballydehob. She makes me see my culture in a whole new light

I might submit Millshawn and Kawka. They've got a certain pizazz.

That appears to be exactly who sets them up.

(I quite like Millshawn. And Kawka and Millish could be twins...)

Twins Kawka and Millish would be 10/10 adorable!

As the others have said, Quillan seems to be some sort of anglicisation of the Irish word for pup. It's not used in Ireland afaik. The surname Quill is common enough though, but has a different meaning (it's also an anglicisation).

Love Kawka and Millish

If you want to use it as a name, go ahead, but don't claim it's irish

It’s a small town in France.

What about Quinlan ?Its my Irish mothers maiden name .I once met a little boy with that name and was surprised .Or Quinn ?Also a nice name.

I think it's lovely. Would it be pronounced. Quil-lian or Kil-Lian. Irish links or not, if you like it, go for it.

My teenage daughter has a boy friend called Tiernan. It's so lovely and he is a right cutie. So names stick in your mind with images of the people you know with it.

My name Luan is a boys name, but I am female. My name around the world, means, Hound/Warrior in Gaelic, Lion in Albanian. Moon in Portuguese and justice in Vietnamese. So the meaning is pointless and doesn't mean anything in life as it depends where you are. I have only ever met two women in my life with my name.

As who you are depends on a lot, even the place and time of your birth, where the stars line up and all that. A name is given to the receiver, not one they pick.