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Strong Irish boy names?

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Ginganinja123 · 29/09/2024 09:21

Love Tadhg and Ciarán but feel like it’s just not clicking the way my first baby’s name did. Any suggestions for really strong Irish boy names?

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IntheVicinity · 29/09/2024 09:26

What do you mean by ‘strong’?

Ferdia, Felim, Daragh, Donncha, Fiachra, Iarla, Tiarnán, Fionn, Cian, Naoise?

loveisanopensore · 29/09/2024 09:26

Art
Con

LivelyGoldOrca · 29/09/2024 09:31

Ciaran
Cillian

Brokenfurnitureandroses · 29/09/2024 09:37

Cormac, Dónal, Senan, Culainn, Áron, Ruaidhri, Eoin, Pádraig, Seamus, Tomás.

Ginganinja123 · 29/09/2024 09:39

Love Tomás. Just don’t like the nickname Mossy

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VaddaABeetch · 29/09/2024 09:39

Enda Niall Phelim Declan

Abhannmor · 29/09/2024 09:44

Dónal
Fintan
Fionnbarr
Rory/ Ruairi
Declan
Diarmuid
Oscar
Caoilte
Oran / Odhra
Iarla
Barra
Colm
Cormac
Command
Ultan

Abhannmor · 29/09/2024 09:45

Ginganinja123 · 29/09/2024 09:39

Love Tomás. Just don’t like the nickname Mossy

Mossy is short for Muiris / Maurice round here.

Fridaysgirl17 · 29/09/2024 09:45

Ginganinja123 · 29/09/2024 09:39

Love Tomás. Just don’t like the nickname Mossy

I'll say I know a good few Tomás and that nickname has never been used , more so tom honestly. I really like Tiarnàn or Tiarnà & Fionn

Ginganinja123 · 29/09/2024 09:50

It’s a real footballers name around here, I know 3 Tomás’ and they all get Mossy. There was Mossy Quinn who played for Dublin and he was Tomás. I probably wouldn’t even have thought of it only my husband said he would call him Mossy.

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MarshmallowClouds · 16/02/2025 19:59

Daragh, Patrick, Seamus or Cillian.

NefiBlw · 17/02/2025 19:40

I'm not Irish and it might be dated but I like Declan. Love Tadhg.

Loveduppenguin · 17/02/2025 19:41

Cuan
Rua
Rian

AcquadiP · 17/02/2025 19:47

Eoin

Strokethefurrywall · 17/02/2025 19:50

I really love Oisin (with the fada but my phone won't do it)

windysocks · 17/02/2025 19:54

Seamus, Fintan

schnubbins · 17/02/2025 20:03

I love
Donagh
Fergus
Ronan

Pallisers · 17/02/2025 20:16

Nessan
Jarlath
Garvan
Fintan

LegallyBlende · 17/02/2025 20:16

Dáithí

WellsAndThistles · 17/02/2025 20:18
  • Caelin: Meaning “powerful warrior”.
  • Clancy: Meaning “son of the red warrior”.
  • Conan: Meaning “wolf” or “warrior”.
  • Donnacha: Meaning “brown-haired warrior”.
  • Doran: Meaning “warrior”.
  • Duncan: Meaning “brown warrior”.
  • Flannery: Meaning “descendant of the red warrior”.
SingingSands · 17/02/2025 20:27

Jim

HundredPercentUnsure · 17/02/2025 20:27

Strokethefurrywall · 17/02/2025 19:50

I really love Oisin (with the fada but my phone won't do it)

Came to suggest this too!

Travellingwithacarpetbag · 17/02/2025 20:39

WellsAndThistles · 17/02/2025 20:18

  • Caelin: Meaning “powerful warrior”.
  • Clancy: Meaning “son of the red warrior”.
  • Conan: Meaning “wolf” or “warrior”.
  • Donnacha: Meaning “brown-haired warrior”.
  • Doran: Meaning “warrior”.
  • Duncan: Meaning “brown warrior”.
  • Flannery: Meaning “descendant of the red warrior”.

This is an old thread anyway, but the above is clearly from one of the baby name sites and they are anything but reliable unfortunately.

The names above don’t all have ‘warrior’ as part of the meaning. In fact most of them don’t, though Donnacha might (that’s one interpretation of the meaning) and Duncan is an anglicisation of Donnacha. Doran, Clancy and Flannery are surnames. I’ve never come across them used as first names anyway.

Scrabbelator · 17/02/2025 20:51

Brendan
Darragh
Rian (ree-an) Love this one - it means "little king"

Ginganinja123 · 17/02/2025 22:14

Thank you for all the suggestions. My own wee boys name is on here ❤️ but we found out we are having a girl this time so we’re onto strong girl Irish names 😂

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