Tully, Magnus, Torin, Ciaran or Beare?

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For a boy. Suggestions in a similar vein (whatever that vein may be, as I’m not sure there’s a common thread) are very welcome.

I've been told that Ciaran did not historically have a fada - the -an ending is for a different reason.
It is sad if people can't use names they love for fear of pedantry.

Lots of languages have an accent of some kind, they are very easy to use on modern keyboards

On mine if you press and hold down the letter you get offered a range of different accents?

Usually if you press down on the letter on the phone keyboard for a second or two a variety of accented letters pop up. Not sure if it’ll work on your phone (or if you’re using one), but might be worth a try.

Didn’t it?
What is the different reason for the ending?

Ciarán is usually translated as ‘little dark one’ with ciar meaning dark and án being the diminutive suffix.

I don’t think it’s pedantry to mention the correct spelling of a name on a thread about names 🤔 Nobody has been mean to OP about it and lots of people both within and outside Ireland drop the fada in their name. It’s still good to know if a name has one or not so you can make an informed decision.

Sorry, cross-post @billiongulls.

It isn't as far as I can see.

Thanks, I'll try that next time.

idk what else it means or why. It's ancient isn't it?

I think that the an suffix changes an adjective to a noun, and Ciarán is Gaeilge and Ciaran Gaelic.
Ciarán - Wikipedia

Torin is the best name. I have one, he's 3! Couldn't be happier with our choice.

Magnus and Torin are great

Magnus

How about Tully as a first name and Beare as a middle name? Tully Beare.

Ciaran is the beat name on your list imo.

Suggestions:
Ciaran spelled Kieran
Fintan
Fergus
Ronan
Killian
Arran

Torben I prefer to Torin.
Magnus is my favourite from your list.
Second fave is Beare.

Others..
Warwick
Lachlan
Colin
Robin
Hawk

Ciaran is ok but the variance in spellings will get annoying for him

My friend in his 40s will agree with this.
But he lives in England.

I think many of these names, it will depend where you live.
Magnus for example - not common at all in England, but I understand it is in (at least some parts of?) Scotland.

Magnus and Torin are fairly easy for people to get their heads round, even if they aren't familiar with the names - pretty easy to pronounce and to spell.

Beare, OTOH, would be a right pain for anyone to have to carry through life.

Apparently, Alicia Silverstone’s son is named Bear Blu; Kate Winslet’s son is named Bear Blaze; and Jamie Oliver’s son is named Buddy Bear. Then, of course, there’s Bear Grylls. Not as uncommon as a name as you might think. I think if you go for a middle name like Bruin (Beare Bruin) it might be quite interesting and different.

"Magnus is currently the second most popular boys’ names in Scottish birth stats, for example."

Not sure the PP deserves your sarcastic response really. The NRS (quoted by the PP) provide the official statistics relating to birth names in Scotland, so when saying ".....in Scottish birth stats....", most people would assume it a) refers to these statistics, as they are the official statistics, and b) refer to Scotland as a whole.

Edited for spelling.

Magnus is the only one I like really.
Definitely not Beare or Tully.

How about Thorsten (pronounced Torsten)?
Morten?
Tristan?

Torin is a gorgeous name.

All of these names are better than Donald to be honest.
In hindsight, they don’t seem so bad.