Why are there no Cúchulainn's amongst us?

Supercell

So I know plenty of Fiachra's, Padraig's etc but no Cúchulainn's, what gives??!!

Ireland needs heroes, why no Cúchulainn's?

RoyalMarine

wasnt he a tan?

Gran Hermano

RoyalMarineComm wrote: »

wasnt he a tan?

Was he not some young pup?

bitemybanger

Same reason there are no Jesus's or Sadam's, they just sound wrong.

Cuchulainn, come in,its time for dinner, NO NO NO

bitemybanger

Gran Hermano wrote: »

Was he not some young pup?

He was the wee lad with the hurley who killed the big dog:p

Hellm0

I think it might be a tad pretentious to name a kid after such a potent mythical character. For instance I don't think many people would have the sack to name their kid "Achilles" or "Dagda", not least because connotations of naming your child after someone who could turn themselves inside out, ala the supposed "warp spasm" our Cuch could do(take THAT Achilles).

truecrippler

Mate of mine 2 doors up from me gave birth to a Setanta... there ya go.

Dord

bitemybanger wrote: »

Same reason there are no Jesus's or Sadam's, they just sound wrong.

Cuchulainn, come in,its time for dinner, NO NO NO

I've talked to a few people called Jesus. Granted they were in Latin America but still.

L1011

truecrippler wrote: »

Mate of mine 2 doors up from me gave birth to a Setanta... there ya go.

I went to school with a lad called Setanta.

He now calls himself Sean after too many Sports jokes.

leninbenjamin

Cúchulainn wasn't a proper name, it was a nickname basically. His name was Setanta. you're argument is the same as asking why are there no children called supercell.

American's are weird though. some guy actually called two of kids 'Winner' and 'Loser' to see what would happen, whether they would correspond to their names. Winner became a drug dealer/small time criminal and Loser went on to become a cop. Even more disturbing there has also been someone called Shuteed (not sure on the correct spelling). When asked how it was pronounced the parents responded 'sh*thead'. (think all this is in the book Freakonomics).

Thrill

Kids are getting all kind of names these days. Celebs really go a bit far at times.

Daisy Boo Oliver - Jamie Oliver & Juliette Norton
Poppy Honey Oliver - Jamie Oliver & Juliette Norton
Pilot Inspektor Riesgraf Lee - Jason Lee & Beth Riesgraf
Peaches Honeyblossom Geldof - Bob Geldof & Paula Yates
Little Pixie Geldof - Bob Geldof & Paula Yates
Chastity Bono - Cher & Sonny Bono
Moon Unit, daughter of Frank Zappa

Imagine being called moon unit.

Rb

Thrill wrote: »

Moon Unit, daughter of Frank Zappa

Lol! That's fcking hilarious!

Dave!

My middle name is actually Cúchulainn, so there ya go

leninbenjamin

DaveMcG wrote: »

My middle name is actually Cúchulainn, so there ya go

there's always one...

Dave!

leninbenjamin wrote: »

there's always one...

Take your jealousy and ordinary middle name elsewhere! YAHHH!

tolosenc

There are no Cúchulain's becau'se you 'shouldn't put apo'strophe's all over the place.

leninbenjamin

DaveMcG wrote: »

Take your jealousy and ordinary middle name elsewhere! YAHHH!

an ordinary middle name is better than an ordinary first name.

Dave!

leninbenjamin wrote: »

an ordinary middle name is better than an ordinary first name.

:eek: Take it back

Dord

DaveMcG wrote: »

My middle name is actually Cúchulainn, so there ya go

My middle name is 011000010110111001100100011100100110010101110111.


I'm a robot, what do you expect!! :mad:

leninbenjamin

Joe Robot wrote: »

I'm a robot, what do you expect!! :mad:

something mathematical.

dsmythy

Thrill wrote: »

Kids are getting all kind of names these days. Celebs really go a bit far at times.

Daisy Boo Oliver - Jamie Oliver & Juliette Norton
Poppy Honey Oliver - Jamie Oliver & Juliette Norton
Pilot Inspektor Riesgraf Lee - Jason Lee & Beth Riesgraf
Peaches Honeyblossom Geldof - Bob Geldof & Paula Yates
Little Pixie Geldof - Bob Geldof & Paula Yates
Chastity Bono - Cher & Sonny Bono
Moon Unit, daughter of Frank Zappa

Imagine being called moon unit.

It's odd but when i say Peaches Geldof i don't find it wierd anymore.

MizzLolly

truecrippler wrote: »

Mate of mine 2 doors up from me gave birth to a Setanta... there ya go.

I've gotta admit, that is a great name. I actually really like it!