Irish or Cornish baby names suggestions.

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Suggest some Irish or Cornish baby names please. With Irish please add how to pronounce them

My glasses were all schmutzy and i just seemed to be moving the smudges across the glass.

My friend Veryan was indeed named after the Cornish village, that's why I said not officially a name, but googling shows "The origin of the name is by corruption of "Symphorian" to "Severian" and then "Saint Veryan""

I was coming back to correct the pronunciation of Fionn (it's "fyunn", one syllable), but see that others have already taken care of it!!! Phew!! 😌

Is Jago pronounced "Jay-go" or something different?

My husband will have a lot of say and we will certainly be using his pronunciations, he is from Cork area. Suggestions are welcome though as no one can remember every name they have ever come across from the top of their heads.

Teagan is a Cornish name.

I like Petroc

Not married to a Gaelic speaker. You really don't want to hear the reactions of him and his family to anglicised versions.

Teagan is a Cornish name.
Is it and do you have anything to back that up? What does it mean?

(I'm not challenging it, it's just for reference.
Tegan is Welsh but it's just the word for toy, so although it is used it is unfortunate)

You can't belive everything you read on the internet but... "Teagan/Tegan is often linked to Cornish, though it is distinct from the Irish name Teagan. It derives from the Cornish word teg (or Welsh tegan), meaning "pretty," "fair," or "ornament". While often used for girls, it is a Celtic-rooted, unisex name that has gained popularity since the 1980s.

Key Details on the Name Teagan/Tegan
Origin: The name is frequently connected to the Cornish word teg (beautiful) and Welsh tegan (toy/trinket).
Meaning: "Pretty," "fair," "ornament," or "attractive".
Pronunciation: Commonly (TEE-gen), though the Cornish/Welsh pronunciation is often (TEG-en)."

The pronunciation of Fionn does vary with dialect. I’ve heard it said ‘fyune’ in the Kerry Gaeltacht, though that was the word rather than the name so not certain if the name is the same there. I’ve also heard cionn (as in os cionn) said like cyune/qune there. And I think Fionn is said like Finn up north.

I think Fyun was the Connacht pronunciation originally but it seems to have spread wider than that for the name.

The Jago I know is Jay-go @Joolsin.

Lamorna a little concerned about shortening. I knew a girl who mostly got called mournie which I don't like.
Laureen never come across this as especially cornish
Wyllow/Willow Helycen would be the cornish but that might be an idea.
Tamar- too clear an association for me
Sennen girl or boy but I dislike sen
Zennor often ends as Nora which I don't want
Loveday If the child was growing up in Cornwall but they aren't and as you say most people think of the tv program
Bryher - adding to my list. I hadn't thought of it but it was a favourite when I was young
Kitto added to the list
Austol not my favourite
Jacca added to the list
Ryol too closely associated
Pasco not with the surname
Ives not my favourite
Yestin adding to the list
Senara not my favourite
Zelah not sure, will consider
Endellion too close an association
Mylor adding to the list
Dellen too close to a relative
Gwenna I grew up with too many wenna's
Gwenora possible adding to the list
Kensa close relative
Kerra too close to a relative
Rosenwyn on the list
Rowenna relative
Steren added to the list
Warleggan - I can't think of a nice short and it would need it.
Petroc concerned about shortening again
Tristan my sister has bagged if she ever has a son.

@Blorengia , Tegan really isn't suitable as a name. It's the word for toy.
It's not a trinket or ornament, and doesn't mean pretty or fair.

The teg- prefix as in Tegwen or as a suffix e,g Maesteg does mean fair (as in justice or fair of face) and teg can mean fair.

The Cornish for toy is tegen.

It looks like baby name site bullshit to me.

My (half-irish) daughter’s middle name is Saoirse. SPAG is fine as long as you stick to the traditional, authentic spellings

One of my husbands cousins teaches in Ireland and has it as a on her naughty children names list. Not sure how universal that is.

Mostly experience. I went to school with 3 I can think of. I had an idea it meant 'fair'. I can't say why I thought that.

Fionn or Cillian is on your husband’s cousin’s “Naughty Children Names” List ?

I went to school with 3 I can think of. I had an idea it meant 'fair'.
I think it does but it would depend on context.

Some names become popular because they're in use. You could take an unusual name and find another one in his or her reception class.

Say I said this is my son Ilow, it's Cornish for brave warrior, someone might think 'we'll call our baby that'.
(it doesn't mean brave warrior and probably not a name)

Tressa for a girl. Tristan for a boy.

@Squishypenguins

For girls I could add:
Elowen - getting a lot more popular now
Kerensa - had connotations of Karen
Lowenna
Kensa - if it's your first child
Senara - she will need to be a good swimmer!

But out of your list I really like Steren, it's not that common and has vibes of a strong independent girl/ woman.

Not keen on Lamorna, it reminds me too much of "Away down to Lamorna" and I would be constantly humming it in my head!

That’s very odd, and complete nonsense too.

Ahhh - you beat me to it with Greensplat!

I don't think Greensplat exists anymore.

Compared to Irish names Cornish names are pronounced pretty much as they are written.

I mean how the hell do you get a pronunciation of "kee-va" out of Caoimhe!!!

Isolde! Irish princess who fell in love with Cornish Tristan - it’s perfect. Or Iseult is a variant - I love both.

I’m Irish and hadn’t heard many of these Cornish names - so many brilliant ones.

I love the name Iarla for a boy but only if you live somewhere where the “r” will be pronounced. Ferdia is also great and hasn’t been mentioned yet - I don’t think either would pose pronunciation issues.

Because it's an Irish name and follows the pronunciation rules for that language?