Donnacha …….

[Babyboyno2]

Donnacha, Daithí, Darragh, Caolán what’s your favourite ?

@Octocat thanks not a fan of any of them, very hard

Yeah, I know what you mean. Boys' names are difficult!

I just went back upthread to see if anyone had suggested Iarla, and saw that you'd originally liked it. I don't think it's difficult to pronounce - Ear La. It's a nice name to say.

I love Iarla.

🎵Donnacha want me baby? Donnacha, woooo wooo hooo hoooo

First thing that came to mind!

Love Donnacha or Iarla. Eanna or Tadhg are also my fave Irish names.

I like Donnacha but prefer Tarlach.
I like Thady but really dislike Theo.
Tiernan or Breifne are lovely too.

But that makes no sense if you know how to pronounce it...Dun-a-ka approximately (really the ch bit is pronounced as in loch rather than lock).

Thanks everyone, I do love Iarla and Callan (Irish & Scottish) , Don’t get the donnacha connections maybe when written out but when saying it I don’t get the connection

But that's the point, people don't know how to pronounce it

Everyone in Ireland and Irish people will know how to pronounce it, so that's not true.

Which people?

And anyone who has been told!

In theory. Real life isn't that simple.

I find Daithi and Donnnacha harsh and ugly. Dreadful names. Up there with Tadhg. Darragh is the nicest of the list in my opinion.

I like Tadhg.

I'm sure there must be a nicer way to say this.

@Siblingnamehelp do you like any Irish names? Open to suggestion, they were just potential options none feel “right” just yet

Of course, and in my first post I put that. Irish people would know and of course I would ask how it was pronounced and get it correct from them onwards.

Doesn't change first thought for most English speakers.

I'm not being mean, just honestly saying on a forum what I thought.

Donnacha is beautiful to my ears

Donnacha. There was an annoying Daithí in my class when I was 8, so that's out, although it might depend on the child. Hate Darragh (sorry Darragh Mums out there!) although it somehow becomes acceptable when spelt Daire.

Ferdia?

@Babyboyno2 I like softer sounding ones
Cian (love)
Daire
Conor
Liam (love)
Cillian
Finn
Ciaran

I don't like Donnacha.

It's a big lumpy name

I'd forgotten Colm. And Connall.

@Siblingnamehelp have you ever heard of Callan?
I like Cian also