Baby names!

Chuchoter · 19-07-2010 5:01pm

Kade or Cody for a boy, Jamie or Alex for a girl

January · 19-07-2010 5:53pm

If (IF!!!) I were to go again it would be Connor for a boy and Grace or Emily for a girl.

HerbertGirl · 20-07-2010 5:03pm

Boys:
Ollie
Bobby
Joey
Louis

Girls:
Daisy
Libby
Anabel
Abigail
Ellie

At the moment Joey and Ellie are both my favourites, but keeps changing regularly!

hacked · 20-07-2010 9:42pm

HerbertGirl wrote: »

Boys:
Ollie
Bobby
Joey
Louis

Girls:
Daisy
Libby
Anabel
Abigail
Ellie

At the moment Joey and Ellie are both my favourites, but keeps changing regularly!

I named my little girl Isobel in the end, but for the longest time I was convinced I would name her Annabelle. Such a beauitful name.

Word to the wise...if you do like annabelle, don't tell anyone that you will name her that. It got ruined for me...but i wont tell you how. Just keep it to yourself!

HerbertGirl · 22-07-2010 9:31am

hacked wrote: »

Word to the wise...if you do like annabelle, don't tell anyone that you will name her that. It got ruined for me...but i wont tell you how. Just keep it to yourself!

Oh no, I'm so curious now... how was it ruined for you? It's not near my top out of them anyway, so would love to know how it was ruined... PM me?!

Grawns · 22-07-2010 10:34am

maybe annabelle the cannibal

knipex · 22-07-2010 10:48am

Dont make it complicated.

Boy

Karl

Girl

Carroll.

Moonbeam · 22-07-2010 12:36pm

I have noticed a lot of odd spellings of names here and some 1st names been spelt like traditionally the way the surnames would?
Is this on purpose?Why did you choose the different spellings?
I am just interested.

I don't think I will ever be able to decide on a boys name ever..

Cormac
Setanta
Tadhg (I had typo'd but it is apparently spelt Tadgh
and Tadhgh too)
Oisin
Donal
and then I get stuck!

For girls -

Dearbhail (oh how I love this name)
Caoimhe
siofra
Laoise

I normally have lists for girls but for some reason can't think of them atm.

I can't type fadas atm so I am aware of my above spelling issues:)

ThePiedPiper · 22-07-2010 4:10pm

Moonbeam, was your spelling of "Tadhg" a typo or a bit of irony considering the question about strange spellings?

I think people often want to try and put some kind of an Irish spelling on what is a non-Irish name, I've seen and heard of this loads. When we were naming my daughter, there's really only one way that her name is spelt, yet people were asking would it be spelt in various different ways to make it look like an Irish name.

Also, I think plenty of people possibly don't really find out for sure how exactly to spell a name. When we were getting our baby's name registered, a couple were insisting that their child should be named TJ. Not Thomas Joseph, or anything else, TJ only!!! Madness.

Next thing, we'll have Destiny Murphy and Moonlight O'Sullivan.

?Cee?view · 22-07-2010 4:16pm

There is supposedly a Megastar O'Sullivan in Dungarvan!

Agree with Moonbeam on the odd spellings. Connor for Conor etc.

January · 23-07-2010 9:44pm

churchview wrote: »

There is supposedly a Megastar O'Sullivan in Dungarvan!

Agree with Moonbeam on the odd spellings. Connor for Conor etc.

See you also picked up on my typo!

I did indeed mean Conor!

Moonbeam, I love Laoise and Tadhg.

carolinespring · 23-07-2010 9:58pm

churchview wrote: »

There is supposedly a Megastar O'Sullivan in Dungarvan!

Agree with Moonbeam on the odd spellings. Connor for Conor etc.

Around the time when Fergie married Andrew (1986 I think) a lady down the road from my home had twin girls, she called one Diana and the other one Fergie. Was the talk of the parish at the time but Fergie sounds kind of cool now.

implausible · 23-07-2010 11:28pm

knipex wrote: »

Girl

Carroll.

If the surname Carroll is in your family, this is a cool version of the name. Otherwise, Carol is the most common spelling.

Dubstar07 · 23-07-2010 11:44pm

To put a fada in names hold down the 'Alt Gr' key whilst typing the letter on which the fada goes.

We're shortly going to be naming no.2, some names are still in the running from the first time, but finding it more difficult this time around!!

The bump has a has been given a nickname already, just hope there's not a Georgie Burgess moment and the nicknmame becomes permanent!!!

LordSutch · 25-08-2010 10:30am

adrieanne__x wrote: »

I love Laoise and Tadhg.

Not knowing much about Irish names, I presume that Laoise is a misspelling that should be Louise?

P.S. How do you pronounce Tadgh?

Thanks in advance.

ThePiedPiper · 25-08-2010 10:43am

LordSutch wrote: »

Not knowing much about Irish names, I presume that Laoise is a misspelling that should be Louise?

P.S. How do you pronounce Tadgh?

Thanks in advance.

No, Laoise is an Irish name in it's own right, pronounced "Lee-sha". Tadhg is prounounced Tie-g, like Tide.

Both are lovely names..

LordSutch · 25-08-2010 11:02am

RunForestRun wrote: »

Both are lovely names..

If you say so.

Butterflylove · 25-08-2010 12:01pm

LordSutch wrote: »

If you say so.

Girls : Megan, Lilie (Lilie-may), Isobella (my grandmothers name), also voliet and Bell, also had a werid liking for the name Ariel OH surname is Reid so though last would go so well together

Only one for Boys : Presley (OH came up with this one, fan of Elvis lol) and agreed on the middle name James so if he disliked his name could nickname himself PJ,

I honestly dislike so many boys names they all sound so plain :rolleyes:

Nephew is named after a band Travis, He loves it.

elius · 25-08-2010 12:10pm

Butterflylove wrote: »

Girls : Megan, Lilie (Lilie-may), Isobella (my grandmothers name), also voliet and Bell, also had a werid liking for the name Ariel OH surname is Reid so though last would go so well together

Only one for Boys : Presley (OH came up with this one, fan of Elvis lol) and agreed on the middle name James so if he disliked his name could nickname himself PJ,

I honestly dislike so many boys names they all sound so plain :rolleyes:

Nephew is named after a band Travis, He loves it.

Agreed much rather continental Europe names, Irish name's really are dull

xzanti · 25-08-2010 7:30pm

We've decided on Cillian for a boy and Robyn for a girl

:)

egan2020 · 25-08-2010 9:09pm

I was convinced i was having a boy and we had more or less decided on Conor. When I had a girl, she was nameless for two days as we hadn't even thought about girls' names. We eventually decided on Mya. Gave her Therese as second name.

implausible · 25-08-2010 11:15pm

Butterflylove wrote: »

Lilie (Lilie-may), Isobella (my grandmothers name), also voliet and Bell, also had a werid liking for the name Ariel OH surname is Reid so though last would go so well together

You're right, Ariel Reid sounds lovely, it's a gorgeous name:)

Are you Irish? I only ask because the spelling of some of those names is unusual. The common spellings of those names would be Lily, Isabella and Violet.

Butterflylove · 26-08-2010 8:48am

deemark wrote: »

You're right, Ariel Reid sounds lovely, it's a gorgeous name:)

Are you Irish? I only ask because the spelling of some of those names is unusual. The common spellings of those names would be Lily, Isabella and Violet.

Woops! typo for Violet hehe

Yes I am Irish,

Isobella is pronounce sounding out the 'o' and for Lillie I just prefer the look of ie compared to the y

deisemum · 26-08-2010 9:43am

When I was pregnant many moons ago some of the names that I liked and were contenders back then are now names that I wouldn't be gone on. A lot of names that are fashionable go out of fashion after a few years.

In both my children's classes at school there are several pupils with the same name. No matter what name you pick children will soon find a nickname for it but if helps if you choose a name that minimises the more obvious ones ie. smelly Kelly.

Karmella · 26-08-2010 10:14am

I was browsing the internet looking for name ideas yesterday (due my first in January and have no real ideas yet for names) and came across this site: http://www.thinkbabynames.com/popular/0/us

They have the top 1000 boys and girls names in the US, Canada, Australia, Ireland, Scotland & England/Wales over the last 12 years or so (1998 up to 2008), its very well laid out. But the most fascinating thing is that they have the US records listed all the way back to 1880!! I thought it was really cool to see what the more popular names in the 1940's were for example. I'm a big fan of more old school type names, rather than all these new names with lots of K's and y's (jayden, kayden, Kyla and the like ... just don't do anything for me at all)

Anyway, think its worth a look if anyone is like me and pretty confused and indecisive

Grawns · 26-08-2010 12:59pm

Gráinne has made it into the top 100 in Ireland. Happy days. Now with Gráinne Seoige moving to GMTV perhaps the name will be pronounced correctly in one country outside Ireland

Bubbles09 · 31-08-2010 7:15pm

I had a healthy baby boy weighing 9 1 last monday called him alex out of all the names i had fancied that just sprang to mind when he was born!

?Cee?view · 31-08-2010 7:21pm

Bubbles09 wrote: »

I had a healthy baby boy weighing 9 1 last monday called him alex out of all the names i had fancied that just sprang to mind when he was born!

Will you register the full name or just use the diminutive?

Nice name and congrats!

?Cee?view · 31-08-2010 7:26pm

elius wrote: »

Agreed much rather continental Europe names, Irish name's really are dull

Are you for real? Irish names - all Irish names - are dull?

What are "continental Europe names"? Do you mean German, Italian, French, Spanish etc. etc. etc. - pretty wide choice for the boring Irish to compete with :rolleyes:

deisemum · 31-08-2010 7:44pm

Bubbles09 wrote: »

I had a healthy baby boy weighing 9 1 last monday called him alex out of all the names i had fancied that just sprang to mind when he was born!

Congratulations.

I love the name Alex and had been considering it for my first sproggy be it boy or girl. It was a boy in the end and I named him Adam.

elius · 02-09-2010 12:45am

churchview wrote: »

Are you for real? Irish names - all Irish names - are dull?

What are "continental Europe names"? Do you mean German, Italian, French, Spanish etc. etc. etc. - pretty wide choice for the boring Irish to compete with :rolleyes:

yey i am for real when i mean irish name's well they can be english aswell,

like paul, david, john, brian margeret mary suzan etc i just find them boring imho :eek::eek: if you walk into a hall full of 100 people and shout paul how many people would stand up.?
Italian french and spanish names have a nicer ring to them i think....

MadPatrick · 03-09-2010 2:25am

The wife wants Roxy for a girl or Lewis for a boy. I'm not good at big decisions like this so I'll probably go along with what she wants, as if I had a choice.
I was asked if I wanted to give it an Irish name, but the O'Sullivan at the end should be ample

deisemum · 03-09-2010 8:45am

MadPatrick wrote: »

The wife wants Roxy for a girl or Lewis for a boy. I'm not good at big decisions like this so I'll probably go along with what she wants, as if I had a choice.
I was asked if I wanted to give it an Irish name, but the O'Sullivan at the end should be ample

She'll either be called Poxy or Poxy Roxy :eek:

Squiggler · 03-09-2010 11:19am

I've always liked traditional Irish names:
Oisin, Fiachra, Fionn, Cian and Conor were boys names I considered
Caoimhe, Orlaith and Aoibheen for girls

But my husband isn't Irish and I know that his family and friends wouldn't be able to manage the spelling or pronunciation of any of them.

lolli · 03-09-2010 12:41pm

I love Irish names too. I called my daughter Saoirse.

?Cee?view · 03-09-2010 1:26pm

MadPatrick wrote: »

The wife wants Roxy for a girl or Lewis for a boy. I'm not good at big decisions like this so I'll probably go along with what she wants, as if I had a choice.
I was asked if I wanted to give it an Irish name, but the O'Sullivan at the end should be ample

Roxy O'Sullivan :eek::eek::eek:

Please think of the poor child.

?Cee?view · 03-09-2010 1:27pm

Squiggler wrote: »

I've always liked traditional Irish names:
Oisin, Fiachra, Fionn, Cian and Conor were boys names I considered
Caoimhe, Orlaith and Aoibheen for girls

But my husband isn't Irish and I know that his family and friends wouldn't be able to manage the spelling or pronunciation of any of them.

Some are phonetic though e.g. Conor, Cillian (or your could spell it Killian to help with pronunciation).

?Cee?view · 03-09-2010 1:29pm

elius wrote: »

yey i am for real when i mean irish name's well they can be english aswell,

like paul, david, john, brian margeret mary suzan etc i just find them boring imho :eek::eek: if you walk into a hall full of 100 people and shout paul how many people would stand up.?
Italian french and spanish names have a nicer ring to them i think....

I get you now. You don't mean Irish names. You mean names commonly used in Ireland.

You'll hear the "continental" versions of David, John, Paul etc. all over Europe.

There's a poor guy called Antoin O'Looney (as in the French version, not the Irish Antóin), in Clare. Owns a pub I think.

Squiggler · 03-09-2010 1:35pm

churchview wrote: »

Some are phonetic though e.g. Conor, Cillian (or your could spell it Killian to help with pronunciation).

Conor was one we did consider. Cillian or Killian I wouldn't be able to stomach, anyone by that name that I'm acquainted with would put me off, awful really.

But we have managed to find both girls and boys names that we both like, and have picked out Bun's potential names.

Jimbob1977 · 03-09-2010 1:38pm

Some of the names suggested in this thread are horrific and would ruin any child. They are almost lifted from the back of detergent boxes.

I thought I'd stumbled across Boards.america or Boards.african-american.

Jaden is appalling - possibly the worst name ever coined.

Addison is the name of a serious gland disease, by the way. Have you met my son Leprosy and little Chlamydia?

I'd expect we'll have LaShawn, DeMarcus or Takeesha next. Irish people should not try to make their children into Beverley Hills 90210 or Boyz' in the Hood caricatures.

?Cee?view · 03-09-2010 1:43pm

Squiggler wrote: »

Conor was one we did consider. Cillian or Killian I wouldn't be able to stomach, anyone by that name that I'm acquainted with would put me off, awful really.

But we have managed to find both girls and boys names that we both like, and have picked out Bun's potential names.

I know what you mean. I love the name Conor but I know I just couldn't stomach it because of some Conors I know

Good luck with the Bun!

?Cee?view · 03-09-2010 1:47pm

Jimbob1977 wrote: »

Some of the names suggested in this thread are horrific and would ruin any child. They are almost lifted from the back of detergent boxes.

I thought I'd stumbled across Boards.america or Boards.african-american.

Jaden is appalling - possibly the worst name ever coined.

Addison is the name of a serious gland disease, by the way. Have you met my son Leprosy and little Chlamydia?

I'd expect we'll have LaShawn, DeMarcus or Takeesha next. Irish people should not try to make their children into Beverley Hills 90210 or Boyz' in the Hood caricatures.

Thanks for having the balls to say what I wanted to say, but chickened out of.

You are so so right. Today's Addisons will be just like the poor children of the 80s who were condemned to being called Crystal etc. I'd hazard a guess that the parents of kids with these "names" consider the Beckhams to be the epitome of style, and aspire to Hello magazine lifestyles

There's a family in the West who have a Kiefer and a Keanu - the poor little mites.

Squiggler · 03-09-2010 1:49pm

Jimbob1977 wrote: »

Jaden is appalling - possibly the worst name ever coined.

Addison is the name of a serious gland disease, by the way. Have you met my son Leprosy and little Chlamydia?

I'd expect we'll have LaShawn, DeMarcus or Takeesha next. Irish people should not try to make their children into Beverley Hills 90210 or Boyz' in the Hood caricatures.

WAH! Our little Jaden Krystian or LeFluffy Mysta will be so lucky to have such special names! :rolleyes:

Actually, maybe I'll move to the US and make a living coming up with unique names for poor unfortunates.

I like names that actually mean something and that have a history behind them.

churchview wrote: »

I know what you mean. I love the name Conor but I know I just couldn't stomach it because of some Conors I know

Good luck with the Bun!

Thanks

LegacyUser · 03-09-2010 2:16pm

Boys:
Andrew
Craig
James
Josh
Matthew

Girls:
Aisling
Alesha
Niamh
Laura
Sophie
Shannon
Sarah

elius · 03-09-2010 2:55pm

Jimbob1977 wrote: »

Some of the names suggested in this thread are horrific and would ruin any child. They are almost lifted from the back of detergent boxes.

I thought I'd stumbled across Boards.america or Boards.african-american.

Jaden is appalling - possibly the worst name ever coined.

Addison is the name of a serious gland disease, by the way. Have you met my son Leprosy and little Chlamydia?

I'd expect we'll have LaShawn, DeMarcus or Takeesha next. Irish people should not try to make their children into Beverley Hills 90210 or Boyz' in the Hood caricatures.

At least some people have some sort of balls to call there child anything but the normal, John mike patrick james paul david andrew and so on time's move on where not in the 70-80 no more..

Jimbob1977 · 03-09-2010 2:58pm

elius wrote: »

At least some people have some sort of balls to call there child anything but the normal, John mike patrick james paul david andrew and so on time's move on where not in the 70-80 no more..

I think I've hit a nerve here. How is little LaShawn?

Gumbo · 03-09-2010 3:05pm

Jimbob1977 wrote: »

I think I've hit a nerve here. How is little LaShawn?

considering you think -

Jimbob1977 wrote: »

Dirk Benedict (aka Face Man, aka Starbuck).

Luke Perry in the early 1990s.

is the coolest person ever, then i dont think your comments hold any weight tbh :rolleyes:

implausible · 03-09-2010 3:13pm

Jimbob1977 wrote: »

Jaden is appalling - possibly the worst name ever coined.
Addison is the name of a serious gland disease, by the way.

The only objection I would have to these names is that they are extremely popular. The Junior infants' teachers are going to have an influx of them in 4 years' time.

elius wrote: »

At least some people have some sort of balls to call there child anything but the normal, John mike patrick james paul david andrew and so on time's move on where not in the 70-80 no more..

Yes, the parents have the balls. Should the child have to have the balls to deal with it? 'A Boy Named Sue' springs to mind.... I don't know if Moon Unit Zappa would agree:rolleyes:

Personally, I'd like to give my children names which mean something and reflect either his/her culture (as in an Irish name) or his/her family (I found an 'Isabella' in my husband's family's census record from 1901), rather than pop culture.

Actually, I don't think Roxy is that bad. Roxanne is an old name and the word 'poxy' isn't used in my neck of the woods.

Jimbob1977 · 03-09-2010 3:18pm

kceire wrote: »

considering you think -

is the coolest person ever, then i dont think your comments hold any weight tbh :rolleyes:

I have a Boards stalker!! Is that you shining headlights in my window at night?:)

?Cee?view · 03-09-2010 3:39pm

deemark wrote: »

Yes, the parents have the balls. Should the child have to have the balls to deal with it? 'A Boy Named Sue' springs to mind.... I don't know if Moon Unit Zappa would agree:rolleyes:

Personally, I'd like to give my children names which mean something and reflect either his/her culture (as in an Irish name) or his/her family (I found an 'Isabella' in my husband's family's census record from 1901), rather than pop culture.

Exactly.

The chavtastic parents give their children ridiculous names, to the kudos of their equally "fashionable" friends, but it's the poor kids that have to live with the stigma of the ridiculous names for the rest of their lives.

Baby names!

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