Irish baby boy names

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I am looking for a less common Irish boys name. I already have a Pádraig, well know but not very popular, 20/30 per year going by the CSO

In the family we already have Peadar, Fionn, Tadhg, Cathal, Cillian, Seán, Odhran.

If baby is a girl she'll be called Fionnuala.

Also we are Irish living in Ireland. I loved Ruairí the last time but I was worried he would be called Rory a lot.

Beoaodh. Such a brilliant name and I've not met any yet. Don't tell me you have nephew called that already.

that's definitely a new one on me.

Aodhán
Art
Lochlan
Eoin/Eoghan
Donnacha
Ciarán
Séamus

Art?

An old Irish name thought to mean "Bear". There were a few kings of Ireland named Art.

@SunnyFog no, not family member with that name. How do you say it? Google just brings up the surname broad

It’s ‘Beo’ and ‘Ay’ to rhyme with ‘hay’. I’ve only ever come across it as a saint associated with a place I only know of because I know someone from nearby who knows I’m interested in holy wells! I think ‘Aodh’ is usually seen as a version of Hugh, and Beo Aodh (lively, active or ‘on the go’ Hugh) was some particularly busy early Irish abbot, I think?

https://sainthughs.com/st-hugh/

I love Art, but decided Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire was possibly a gloomy namesake.

It gives the surnames Boyd and Bowie.
Means "living flame" or "lively fire", something like that.
Was very common historically iiuc.

Art is a very ancient Irish name.