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Original poster

What's Orla's brother called?

98 replies

BouncyBabyNumber2 · 13/02/2023 20:21

Currently 13 weeks pregnant with our second baby and I'm fairly convinced it's a boy . . . I know, I know, it's 50-50, but I'm still thinking ahead and panicking slightly as I don't love any of the boys names we've thought of so far!

What are your suggestions for a boys name that works well with sibling name 'Orla', doesn't have too many 'n'a as it won't work with my surname, and an Irish or Welsh name would be a bonus due to family roots?

I quite like:

Tadhg (pronounced Tai-ig)
Keir
Cory
Rory
Toby

Would love your ideas and opinions, thank you!

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AnotherSpare · 13/02/2023 21:35

From your list, Orla and Cory and Orla and Rory are both a bit of a mouthful with the double or sound. The others are all great.
I know an Orla and Elliot and also an Orla and Declan.

LadyWiddiothethird · 13/02/2023 21:37

Cuan.

Ferdia.

Justhereforaibu1 · 13/02/2023 21:44

Emmet

Daisybuttercup12345 · 13/02/2023 21:45

Kevin
Patrick
Sean
Michael
Liam

MissHoollie · 13/02/2023 21:46

Gregor
Angus

Muchtoomuchtodo · 13/02/2023 21:47

Elis

pilates · 13/02/2023 21:48

Rory

UWhatNow · 13/02/2023 21:50

Waterfallgirl · 13/02/2023 20:43

Aiden

Came on to say this. They sound right together.
Orla and Aiden.

chevvyroo · 13/02/2023 21:54

Lorcan.

merlotlover · 13/02/2023 21:54

I love, Evan (we nearly had this one if it had been my choice alone)

Captainrachy · 13/02/2023 21:56

Rónán
Lorcan (I like this because it has O-R-L-A in it)

Mumofgirls2017 · 13/02/2023 21:57

Love Tadhg! Other ideas- orla and

Patrick
Niall
Cormac
Conor
Rhys
Seth
Lewis
Zach
Max
Ivo
Rufus
Levi
Jude
Blake

Popplcroft · 13/02/2023 21:59

Quim?

MadeForThis · 13/02/2023 22:00

Aodhan
Donacha
Bradán
Eoin
Ronan

insomniac1 · 13/02/2023 22:01

Max!

Luredbyapomegranate · 13/02/2023 22:01

Rory

Really dislike Tadhg

or

Patrick

seething1234 · 13/02/2023 22:02

Rían
Enda
Oran (too similar)
Ultan
Noa
Dara

pleasemindyourmanners · 13/02/2023 22:02

My immediate thought was Rory too.

marypoppinsreturns · 13/02/2023 22:22

Connell or Ruaridh (I pronounce this Rury in Scotland but think may be pronounced Rory in England)

kweeble · 13/02/2023 22:28

Laurie

Smallonesaremorejuicy · 20/04/2023 04:11

Rory
Michael
Finnbarr
Cormac

user1492757084 · 20/04/2023 04:34

Orla and Olyoshka
Orla and Padraig
Orla and Edgar
Orla and Angus

Gruf · 20/04/2023 05:07

Rory

Gruf · 20/04/2023 05:08

Adore Tadhg and know 1

DuchessOfSausage · 20/04/2023 14:34

...I'm worried about pronunciation issues as we live in England and my English friends stared at me blankly when I asked them how they would pronounce "T-A-D-G-H"
Was the misspelling theirs or yours?