Fiachra - thoughts?

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I'm Irish and live in Ireland.

I found out I am having a boy 🤗I already have a Pádraig, we are looking for something else Irish, and preferably not super popular. I've posted before, I have a massive family so a lot of names have been used already

What are thoughts on Fiachra? Non Irish people, would you have any idea how to say it?

I love Mathghamhain but for some reason DH would not have it on the list. 😂

Pronounced something like Mahon?

And meaning "bearcub".
Obviously Math meaning "bear" is more suitable for an grown up.

@SunnyFog wow that's quite the name! I don't think I'll be going with it

I know a Maitiú. But I can see the thread has moved on.

@Octocat I hope I don't end of boring the shite out of ye all. I'm only 24 weeks and WFH so no where to air my random name thoughts during the day. I could switch many times

Always thought Art meant a bear? Maybe that's Welsh.

Oscar - deer friend , also spelt Osgur but I don't care for that version.

Art also means bear.
Scary predators have lots of names.

I'm back :)

Fintan is the one knocking about in there today. DH veto'd Finbar.

DH was talking about someone he knows called Faylie but my guess is that is Faolan?

I like Fintan, better than Finbar for me. The only Finbar I know goes by Barry (although I always thought Barry was a name in its own right).

Faylie?? 🤔 any chance that's Féilim?

@GeorgesMarvelousCalpol could be, we have a Feilim in the family we don't really shorten his name. Maybe Fay fay when he was small. He's a teen now so don't

So this week I'm thinking Séamus I think I did mention it before. I have always liked it but was put off by an old gran uncle with the same name dying last year. My aunt (my age) said people wouldn't think I was naming the baby after him.

I like Séamus, Shay for short, maybe Shayme to me/ DH. She said that the last two baby boys she knows were called Shay so I recon that's going to be popular.

35 baby Séamus's last year. 109 Shay's but 152 in 2022

Pádraig and Séamus sound good together - although that hasn't been one of my thinking factors.

I think Shay,Shea and Sé are all so popular atm.

Be worth checking the 3 spellings fir popularity..in saying that I love It.

How about Ronan ? Daragh? Rossa?

I like Seamus but really dislike Shay - for some reason I think of it as a rough boy name.

Have you ruled out Conn/Conall and Art? I love all of those.

If you like an S name, what about Senan?

Séamus is lovely, but I'm another one who doesn't like Shay. Not sure if Séamus would get shortened though. The one I know doesn't.

I'm the opposite of PPs, in that I love Shay/ Sé but not particularly Séamus.
I think it gives great options for a child and an adult, and works well with Pádraig.

We thought Pádraig might get shortened to Paudie, it still might he's only 1.5yrs but Séamus might not as well.

Not gone on Con names. I know Art doesn't mean artist but we are prob some of the least arty people going so wouldn't be for me.

I don't really like Senan

Rossa is nice! And I do also like Faolán.

If I lived in Ireland I would have called my DS Iarla. I absolutely adore it (and Iarla O Lionaird has the voice of an angel).

Sadly I live in England and the English would totally mangle it.

Donnacha is the other one I love.

That’s only on the Northside

Which name is only on the Northside?