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Irish name for a boy, really stuck!

214 replies

WonderWoop · 26/11/2022 22:33

Help!

We are expecting our second child, Irish living in London. Our daughter has an Irish name and we are keen to give DS one too. But we can't find a single one we like or haven't had to rule out. I've googled and googled, need some serious inspiration!

Can't use the below for various reasons:
Sean
Oisin
Niall
Seamus
Conor
Liam
Ruairi
Fionn

Considering but not loving:
Tadhg
Conan

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noideaboutanything · 26/11/2022 23:41

I have a ten year old Oran. Irish spelling is Odhrain I think but we liked the simpler spelling. I wanted to keep my Irish roots alive but not make it tricky living in England. I’ve only met one other and I love the name.

Snoooozzze · 26/11/2022 23:47

Irish names I like for a boy are:

Dermot
Brendan
Keiran
Colm
Fionn
Aodhan
Senan
Caolan

AndAway · 26/11/2022 23:48

Love Tadgh and Donnchadh.

Flooper · 26/11/2022 23:51

Even people who like the name Tadhg misspell it.

Testng123 · 26/11/2022 23:53

There are lots of ways to spell Tadhg!

Wheelerdeeler · 26/11/2022 23:54

Oran
Declan
Ryan

BadNomad · 26/11/2022 23:54

Declan is nice. It's not too "out there" for England.

AzureOrchid · 26/11/2022 23:58

Cormac
connor
corran
Kelan
aidan

TheSausageKingofChicago · 27/11/2022 00:00

I’m not Irish but went to school with a lot of lads of Irish descent (NW).
Names I came across and liked were:
Malachi
Seamus
Feargal
Patrick
Sean
Niall

KnickerlessParsons · 27/11/2022 00:01

My favourite Irish boy's name is Jarlath

TheSausageKingofChicago · 27/11/2022 00:01

Ciaran
Oisin (my favourite - Roisin is also my favourite girls name)

Whichwhatnow · 27/11/2022 00:06

Colm?
Daragh?
Malachy?

MarthaMayWhovier · 27/11/2022 00:07

Lorcan
Eirnin

Facecream · 27/11/2022 00:12

Brecken
Donnacha
Art
Seamus
Dobal
Fiachra

JaneJeffer · 27/11/2022 00:14

Testng123 · 26/11/2022 23:53

There are lots of ways to spell Tadhg!

And one of them is the correct way

Crispynoodle · 27/11/2022 00:15

Fintan

TwentysixV · 27/11/2022 00:21

Frank
connell
dermot
eoin
declan
patrick

Sillysausage2 · 27/11/2022 00:24

I love Donnacha, Tadgh Darragh and Fionn

Polecat07 · 27/11/2022 00:27

I love Dara, Ruairí, Ronan.

Polecat07 · 27/11/2022 00:28

Ohh, and Shane!

HilarysMantelpiece · 27/11/2022 00:30

some of these have been mentioned above:

Senan (especially if you've any Wexfordian connection)

Austin (quite popular in Waterford)

Thady (personally love this one- short for Thaddeus)

Oran (Galway)

Garvan

hollyhd · 27/11/2022 00:40

I like Eamon and Diarmuid

Orders76 · 27/11/2022 00:44

Love Con, Cian and Columba.
Finn, Oscar, Michael and Danann are lovely too.

CatWithARabbit · 27/11/2022 00:52

Senan
Lorcan
Patrick
Michael
Rory
Fintan