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Solstice143 · 2022-08-01T10:57:04+00:00

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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BOOTS52PollyPrissyPants · 02/08/2022 21:27

this is a great clip of The Field and Irish Rugby player also

BOOTS52PollyPrissyPants · 02/08/2022 21:31

Richard Harris amazing in The Field and John Hurt but we had to watch it so much that is maybe my dislike of the name.

StrychnineInTheSandwiches · 02/08/2022 21:32

That's hilarious! I've always thought that Tadhg Furlong looks like half man/half fridge freezer. Imagine him hurtling towards you on the pitch!

BOOTS52PollyPrissyPants · 02/08/2022 21:41

at StychnineinTheSandwiches YES SOOO WRONG but he has such a presence and a great actor..Cannot remember the name of the young English actor he was sexy in a wild way. The one who is called Tadhg.

BOOTS52PollyPrissyPants · 02/08/2022 21:42

Brain Fog and Yes the rugby player is like a machine and looks like he does a little Irish dance step at the end.

whatwhhat · 02/08/2022 22:05

Love tadhg! I didn't think of it with my kids but hearing it now it would definitely be on my list (and my pet name for him would definitely be my little tiger).

Fwiw the Riley in my daughters class is from the most affluent family (old school generational money -v posh).

I love my kids Irish names ❤️ and think your list is lovely!

Cindie943811A · 02/08/2022 22:34

The “Riley” I know spells her name Ryeleigh 🙄

Afterfire · 02/08/2022 22:38

Riley is quite a normal, hard working family type name where we live in Norfolk. It was often a surname and has now become quite a popular first name. It’s not considered chavvy at all here (that would be all the Kyles, Tylers, Harvey’s etc….)!

concernedguineapig · 02/08/2022 22:44

Ffion pronounced Fin?

saraclara · 02/08/2022 22:50

I have just seen a thread asking about a Persian name, not one I have ever heard before, so I googled the pronunciation and now I know how to say and spell it. Funnily, there was not one person on that thread who commented that it may be difficult for people to spell/pronounce it, it seems to just be reserved for Irish names.

That Persian name is Vashti @BellaCiao1 It couldn't be much more phonetically simple to pronounce in English. A five year old would be able to look at it and pronounce it based on the simplest of phonics taught in their first term at school. Whereas Tadgh follows absolutely no English phonetic rules.

The reason that no-one in that thread said they it would be difficult to pronounce or spell, is because it's neither. Tadgh will test the vast majority of English people without an Irish heritage.

Penfelyn · 03/08/2022 11:25

Hey OP ! Not british so Irish names are a complete unknown to me. I actually really like Tadgh (the way you say it's pronounced).

If you're concerned about spelling, there's a scandinavian name, Tyge, the spelling of which is more intuitive. But you then lose the Irish aspect, if that's important to you.

Either way I think I'd pick Tadgh/Tyge as I do like the sound of it, and people will get used to it after asking once (at least it's short enough if he needs to spell it out !)

KirstenBlest · 03/08/2022 11:44

@concernedguineapig , Ffion is a welsh girl's name and means foxglove. It's pronounced FEE-onn, not Fin. I think you are getting it mixed up with the irish boy's name Fionn.

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Solstice143 · 03/08/2022 13:38

Thank you @Penfelyn really appreciate your thoughts
And also all others who have contributed

As a name Tadhg does seem to create a bit of a divide but it seems mainly a divide between 'love it vs it's too hard to pronounce/spell' rather than a simple 'love/hate' (although of course appreciate it's not for everyone).

I do still really love it and love the sound and the meaning and the Irish connection - can imagine my grandmother being very pleased.

Think I do get worried about being judged for it being a bit out there or hard to spell when I first tell people. The other day my MIL said something along the lines of 'just make sure you spell any name the way it's most commonly spelt.... too many variations on Lily's or Isobel's etc make it a nightmare' (my examples can't remember hers) I haven't told her about our options so internally had to laugh when I thought of our potential name. Luckily I don't always follow her advice 😅

Although at least Tadhg is spelt the original Irish spelling and I also think it will hopefully become more and more popular here...

Think I just have to think about it a little more.

Flynn doesn't seem to create as much controversy or conversation but also gets less love 😂 so it's tricky!

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BellaCiao1 · 03/08/2022 14:22

saraclara · 02/08/2022 22:50

I have just seen a thread asking about a Persian name, not one I have ever heard before, so I googled the pronunciation and now I know how to say and spell it. Funnily, there was not one person on that thread who commented that it may be difficult for people to spell/pronounce it, it seems to just be reserved for Irish names.

That Persian name is Vashti @BellaCiao1 It couldn't be much more phonetically simple to pronounce in English. A five year old would be able to look at it and pronounce it based on the simplest of phonics taught in their first term at school. Whereas Tadgh follows absolutely no English phonetic rules.

The reason that no-one in that thread said they it would be difficult to pronounce or spell, is because it's neither. Tadgh will test the vast majority of English people without an Irish heritage.

Of course it doesn't follow English phonetic rules, it's Irish.

The name could be:
Vas-h-ti
Vash-ti (tie)
Vash-tee

Don't be pedantic now there's lots of different ways someone may pronounce that name, were they not familiar with it.

It's not an English name either so nothing to say it follows the pattern of English phonics.

concernedguineapig · 03/08/2022 20:21

KirstenBlest · 03/08/2022 11:44

@concernedguineapig , Ffion is a welsh girl's name and means foxglove. It's pronounced FEE-onn, not Fin. I think you are getting it mixed up with the irish boy's name Fionn.

No, not confused. I teach a boy called Ffion, pronounced Fin.

I also know a Ffion, female, pronounced FEE-ON.

StrychnineInTheSandwiches · 03/08/2022 20:26

A boy called Ffion? Poor kid.

isadoradancing123 · 03/08/2022 20:34

Irish names are nothing like their phonetic sounds, why would you saddle him with a name that no one will pronounce properly,

KirstenBlest · 03/08/2022 20:37

Ffion is a Welsh girl's name. As a noun, it's masculine, but AFAIK it's not used for boys. It is definitely pronounced FEE-onn.

restie · 03/08/2022 20:53

My son is called Flynn. It was my Nan's maiden name and the only boy's name that I particularly liked at the time. I have heard Riley being used more as a girl's name of late so it seems quite unisex.

concernedguineapig · 03/08/2022 21:14

KirstenBlest · 03/08/2022 20:37

Ffion is a Welsh girl's name. As a noun, it's masculine, but AFAIK it's not used for boys. It is definitely pronounced FEE-onn.

The family are Irish. His name is pronounced Finn, spelt Ffion. I don't know what more to tell you🤷🏼‍♀️

concernedguineapig · 03/08/2022 21:16

@KirstenBlest there you go maybe you'll believe google

BellaCiao1 · 03/08/2022 21:18

isadoradancing123 · 03/08/2022 20:34

Irish names are nothing like their phonetic sounds, why would you saddle him with a name that no one will pronounce properly,

They are nothing like their their phonetic sound if you go by phonics of the English language.

However, perfectly correct using the phonics of the Irish language, which of course is what this name uses.

BellaCiao1 · 03/08/2022 21:20

@concernedguineapig

The Irish version is spelt Fionn, Ffion is incorrect for this name.

Fupoffyagrasshole · 03/08/2022 21:21

Both me and my daughter have Irish names that are pronounced wrong and spelt wrong all the time - we live in London! Doesn’t bother me at all tbh I enjoy having a name that not much others have here and my daughter is the only one at her nursery with that name.

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Solstice143 · 03/08/2022 21:22

@isadoradancing123
Well there's lots of people on this thread who like the name and also I feel like once you know how it's said once it's fairly easy.
When I met one the first time I got it straight away

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