Hello,
Expecting a little boy in December
Which of these names do you prefer?
• Tadhg
• Flynn
• Riley
For those less familiar with it, Tadhg is an ancient Irish name pronounced like Tiger with the r, meaning poet/storyteller.
I have Irish heritage but we live in England
Thank you
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Tadhg or Flynn or Riley
Solstice143 · 01/08/2022 11:57
Solstice143 · 01/08/2022 11:57
Hello,
Expecting a little boy in December
Which of these names do you prefer?
• Tadhg
• Flynn
• Riley
For those less familiar with it, Tadhg is an ancient Irish name pronounced like Tiger with the r, meaning poet/storyteller.
I have Irish heritage but we live in England
Thank you
HJ40 · 01/08/2022 12:09
Tadhg is great. Flynn is fine. Riley is chavvy.
(Sorry to use the term, I know half of mn get upset, but until there is a better term to describe lower socio-economic demographics, I think we're stuck with it. Unless I now coin the abbreviation LSED!)
BeanieTeen · 01/08/2022 12:52
Tadhg will give him a lifetime of telling people how to pronounce and spell his name.
I don’t think that’s an issue though, if people know to ask then at least it’s spelled properly. People who spell bog standard names differently, like ‘Dayzi’ or ‘Emileigh’ (I’ve seen both, they’re real!) have bigger problems because people assume the spelling and then its written down incorrectly all the time.
HJ40 · 01/08/2022 12:09
Tadhg is great. Flynn is fine. Riley is chavvy.
(Sorry to use the term, I know half of mn get upset, but until there is a better term to describe lower socio-economic demographics, I think we're stuck with it. Unless I now coin the abbreviation LSED!)
BellaCiao1 · 01/08/2022 14:50
The excuse of not giving an Irish name like Tadhg because it will be hard to spell and pronounce in England is IMO is a pretty ignorant reason. Would the same be said about an Indian, African or Eastern European name?
At least these names are being spelt correctly (and technically they phonetic as they follow the Irish alphabet e.g. mh='v')
Anyway, out of the three. Tadhg is the nicest, Flynn is ok but reminds me of a surname, not keen on Riley, think it sounds like a pet name.
FayCarew · 01/08/2022 15:06
@BellaCiao1 , some of us are commenting because we have names that are frequently mispronounced and misspelt. I'd say your opinion seems more ignorant because you won't have gone through life having people mangle your name.
I have a name that people tell me it's awful, or that I am wrong, and I've experienced things like my name being spelt incorrectly has meant I've missed out.
Similar things almost certainly happen to people with Indian, African or Eastern European names.
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