Opinions for triplets!

[CultraSloan]

We are blessed enough to be having triplets due next month - a boy and two girls!

90% sure that DH and I are certain on their names but something in me keeps saying that they’re just not right. I’m Irish and he’s English, living in Northern Ireland but planning a move abroad in the future so we’ve chosen names that represent both our backgrounds yet are still quite mainstream and (hopefully) easy to pronounce. Any opinions good or bad very welcomed!

Conor Alexander
Maeve Isabel
Beatrice Fiadh (pronounced Fia, as in Mia)

@coxesorangepippin Thank you! It’s Vancouver we are headed to, all very exciting. Can’t wait to have easy access to ski resorts for the weekends and be able to get the kids on the slopes when they’re old enough!

I really like Beatrice, Alexander and Isabel and they all travel well so I would flip and go with those as first names

Maeve v fashionable in the UK right now, might be a pain for spelling in a lot of places. I don’t like it, makes me think of Mauve

Conor isn’t terribly distinguished

@CultraSloan in response to you not wanting to use Fiadh, how often are you asked to spell your name? I have a name that can be spelt 4 different ways (that I know of, could be more) and I rarely have a situation where I have to spell it out for people.

Lara would go better than Beatrice with the other names.
Lara Beatrice ..

Or Fiadh Beatrice - people get used to Irish names in North America and you won't find the knee-jerk response to them thst you can sometimes fine here on MN. Canada is a multicultural society.

@PeekABoo22 Genuinely never as it is so common (which pains me!!). Fiadh worries me as it’s not phonetic and even living in Northern Ireland where it’s not super uncommon a huge amount of people would struggle with it and the pronunciation, never mind somewhere across the world. Same with the Maebh spelling of Maeve

Fiadh has rocketed to the top 3 (?) so I think everyone will be able to pronounce it. If that's the only thing holding you back from using fiadh - go for it!

@theduchessofspork I want my kids to have Irish names that reflect their heritage (which I am very proud of). Saying that Conor isn’t terribly distinguished is incredibly rude and only plays in to the stereotype that certain people have of Irish names in general. Here it’s a classic name going back many generations. Off the top of my head I can name childhood friends who are now eminent surgeons and lawyers called Conor, it’s certainly not holding them back.

@CultraSloan I should add my name is also Irish 😂 but regardless, you have chosen really beautiful names so go with your gut. Best of Luck with everything

I wouldn't be concerned about the non phonetic (in the English language sense) issue with Fiadh.

There are plenty of Canadians with faux Irish names like Loghan, Brogan, Keaghan, Teaghan, Meghan, Shealagh, Fiadh will fit in fine. People will be curious and charmed.

Don't forget, your children will be in class with children from all sorts of different heritages, with names like Xochitl, Boleslaw, Aadhya, etc.

btw Connor with 2 n is the surname

Not where I live, it isn't. In fact, I don't actually think I've come across anyone with Connor as a surname at all (O'Connor, yes, but not Connor on it's own)- not that that is relevant. But in my experience - which the OP is asking for opinions from people all over, particularly with the international move coming up - Connor as a first name is very normally spelled with 2 'n's.
Very happy to be told that in Ireland it is more commonly spelled with one n, but just raising awareness that isn't multinational.

Lovely names.
They don't need to go together.

I like all the names and think they go together fine.

I think you should stick with Conor, Maeve and Beatrice. I disagree that they don’t all go together. Beatrice Fiadh and Conor Alexander are a perfect mix of both heritages and, if twins, would be seen as a good compromise. The extra blessing of a third child just means you’ve went with an Irish first name again.

Also, I agree with you about Connor being a surname. Just because it is spelled this way elsewhere, doesn’t mean you should forego the correct spelling. I’ve known a lot of Conors over the years and they have all been with one N (I’m also from NI). Huge congratulations!

Conor Alexander
Charlotte Maeve
Beatrice Fiadh

These sound lovely together.

Yes 2 C names but the pronunciation is completely different.

And Conor Cruise o'Brien!

The irish and English opinions of the names are quite different, aren't they?

Conor and Maeve are solid, classic names to me (irish). Beatrice is a bit more unusual but lovely too.

They don't have to match.

You can spell Fiadh as Fia if you're worried the dh will cause confusion. It's still an Irish spelling. Fiadh is just older.

Wow, triplets! You must be in a whirl of planning for everything about to happen!

I like all your names. But the non-Irish will struggle with Fiadh. I only knew how to pronounce it b/c I spend too much time on MN.

Then again people always have an opinion. I named my son Declan (we're not Irish) and Irish people have scolded me for using such an "old man" name on a baby 😂You can't win, go with what you like.

Love Beatrice know a few lil cuties called that

@TwirlBar

A very good idea - thank you for that. Yes.. the stereotype of Irish names still very much alive and well for some people on MN..! Thankfully few and far between!

@Dustyblue Yes, nerves and excitement in equal measures at the minute! Still can’t believe it - twins weren’t out of the realms of possibility as they run in both DH and my family but triplets was certainly a big surprise! The worry of struggling with being outnumbered is certainly there but I just have to keep telling myself how lucky and blessed we are. Plenty of wonderful friends and family around to help out❤️

The Fiadh pronunciation has worried me from the start but it’s such a pretty name it would feel wrong not to use it. Even here in Northern Ireland a lot of people would struggle with it (probably even including me up until a few years ago!). Hoping though that having it as just a middle name will avoid it being a real issue

Don't forget, your children will be in class with children from all sorts of different heritages, with names like Xochitl, Boleslaw, Aadhya, etc.
Really?

Lovely names. I would stick with your original 3 names. How exciting to be expecting triplets. The triplet mum in our local twin club is like a celeb.

I wouldn’t know how to pronounce Fiadh but like many names, after being told once, would remember, so don’t worry too much about spelling…

I grew up in NI and think Maeve will become meeyav.

Conor isn't as nice as Beatrice either, so I'd probably not go for Maeve or Conor! Rory is nice in an Ulster accent and so is Niamh and Aoife. I'd probably go for those (but they aren't my babies).

It is also really exciting to be having triplets whatever you call them

Congratulations on triplets!!!!
I think your names are lovely and they don't have to match or go together at all. They'll often be referred to as 'the triplets' probably, so it's good that they'll have their own standing.
I absolutely love Maeve.
Beatrice is fine, as is Conor. I'd personally go for Ciaran maybe but that's just me!
Good luck and I hope all goes smoothly!!!

I love your names as they are.

Alternatives..
Alexander Conor, Maeve Annabel and Beatrice Fiadh
Conor Alexander, Maeve Beatrice and Fiadh Catriona
Alexander Conor, Beatrice Fiadh and Camilla Maeve
Conor Alexander, Fiadh Bridget and Beatrice Isabel
Alexander Conor, Maeve Eliza and Beatrice Fiadh
Colin Alexander, Bridget Maeve and Eliza Beatrice