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    #2882
    Moonbeam
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,953 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    ziggy23 wrote: »
    Just found out I'm expecting again I called my son Sean but other boys names I like are:

    Freddie (love this but partner's cousin called her boy this)
    Oscar
    Aodhan

    Girls

    Amelia
    Alex
    Sophia
    Ruby (but there's a lot of Rubys out there now!)
    Elodie

    I love Oscar and Aodhan,Freddie to me does not sound like a real name.
    I am not mad about Ruby.
    I love Elodie and Amelia and Sophia.


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    #2883
    Moonbeam
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    eyescreamcone wrote: »
    Boys names?

    Kasper
    Carter
    Victor
    Caine


    none of them would appeal to me but none of them would be common either so he would have a nice unique name.


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    #2884
    SusieBlue
    Registered Users Posts: 8,029 ✭✭✭SusieBlue


    ziggy23 wrote: »
    Just found out I'm expecting again I called my son Sean but other boys names I like are:

    Freddie (love this but partner's cousin called her boy this)
    Oscar
    Aodhan

    Girls

    Amelia
    Alex
    Sophia
    Ruby (but there's a lot of Rubys out there now!)
    Elodie


    Love Oscar from your boys list. All of our girls names are lovely (especially Amelia and Elodie) but I'm not sure about Alex. On paper, its hard to tell if Alex is a boy or girl, so I'd go with Alexa/Alexandra or something like that with Alex for short.


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    #2885
    Chattastrophe!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,284 ✭✭✭Chattastrophe!


    There are some great names here! OK maybe not Mildred or Gertrude or Cecil. :D But some of the more old-fashioned names are just gorgeous. Like Opal, Agnes, Viola, Thelma, Dorothy, Helen, Floyd.

    Much nicer than some of the currently fashionable ones like Levi or Savannah or Britney, in my opinion!

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2644187/How-tell-someones-age-name.html


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    #2886
    madeinamerica
    Registered Users Posts: 787 ✭✭✭madeinamerica


    Have any of ye had issues witb your other half about choosing a name? We're just starting and he's already had a good laugh at one of my names and called it stupid (sooo mad at the intolerant idiot). Its put a dampner on the whole name thing for me and I cant even look at him now, never mind feel comfortable sharing names with him :( The name was Daithi btw (cant do fadas here) not exactly Lucifer or beelzebub anything.


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    #2887
    Chattastrophe!
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    On the bright side, now you've saved yourself the hassle of fadas etc when you're on the phone.

    It's not a reason to decide against the name ... but at the same time ... fadas are a total pain in the ass. I wouln't advise ruling out Irish names because of it. But just. Be very aware of the fact that it's crap for the kid, having to spell their name every time.


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    #2888
    madeinamerica
    Registered Users Posts: 787 ✭✭✭madeinamerica


    Chattastrophe! wrote: »
    On the bright side, now you've saved yourself the hassle of fadas etc when you're on the phone.

    It's not a reason to decide against the name ... but at the same time ... fadas are a total pain in the ass. I wouln't advise ruling out Irish names because of it. But just. Be very aware of the fact that it's crap for the kid, having to spell their name every time.

    Thanks Chatt. Although it wasn't the fadas that were the issue as he has names with fadas in the list too. He was just being a moron but i'm not sure how to get past it.

    On the fada point, I would disagree that having a name with fadas would be a hassle anymore than an average name. I've a very standard, English name that is simple but I have to spell it a lot for people, which is no bother, one letter gets them. And my surname is pretty common but there are a lot of ways to spell that, so I usually just spell out my whole name. Hasn't caused me any sleepless nights yet ;) i'm sure the French, German etc parents don't worry about how others deal with the accents or umlauts. I don't think a fada is enough to decided a name for me, nor the chance that my phone can't do them. If that was the case, we might as well just give them numbers ;)


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    #2889
    wolfpawnat
    Registered Users Posts: 6,124 ✭✭✭wolfpawnat


    Sure fadas don't really mean much in the grand scheme of things for things like texts and whatnot.

    Daithí is a lovely name IMO. I think it's the Irish for David isn't it? (there were 2 Daithí's in my year and I don't know this!). I would be really hurt if my OH called a name I liked (that is a normal name) stupid, obviously if I wanted something mad it would be one thing, but Daithí is a normal everyday Irish name. That's just hurtful. What sort of names is he suggesting.


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    #2890
    Synyster Shadow
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    It's definitely Irish for David I call my cousin that.. Only me and his mother use it..


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    #2891
    madeinamerica
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    wolfpawnat wrote: »
    Sure fadas don't really mean much in the grand scheme of things for things like texts and whatnot.

    Daithí is a lovely name IMO. I think it's the Irish for David isn't it? (there were 2 Daithí's in my year and I don't know this!). I would be really hurt if my OH called a name I liked (that is a normal name) stupid, obviously if I wanted something mad it would be one thing, but Daithí is a normal everyday Irish name. That's just hurtful. What sort of names is he suggesting.

    Thanks wolfpawnat. I'm sure we'll work it out, it just really stung! We had a chat about it yesterday and we're getting there. It is David, afaik. His top names are like Conal, Conn, Fionn/Finn. I like conal and fionn too, not conn. I can see we'll have a lot of differences of opinion with raising a kid, we'll have to get better at dealing with it :)


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    #2892
    madeinamerica
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    Synyster Shadow wrote: »
    It's definitely Irish for David I call my cousin that.. Only me and his mother use it..

    Maybe we'll christen him David but I'll just get everyone to call him Daithi :D


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    #2893
    Suucee
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    madeinamerica wrote: »
    I can see we'll have a lot of differences of opinion with raising a kid, we'll have to get better at dealing with it :)


    Ah you might totally agree with parenting styles. Myself and OH took ages to agree on a name for our daughter. We knew the gender from about 21 weeks and had 2 names picked (took a while to agree) but when she was born neither suited. Then the whole thing started again.
    With our son it wasn't as hard.

    We are totally on the same page re parenting and discipline (most of the time, he's a bit soft by times ).


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    #2894
    ElleEm
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    I am not too keen on Daithí. The accent it is spoken with would make a big difference too. Any Daithí's I know are shortened to Dots, or Dotsy.

    It is totally normal to have a difference of opinion regarding names. But it is how you deal with these differences that is the important thing. Why don't you both write a list of names each and give them to each other? You can cross out the names that you really hate, and have a chat about the ones which you don't hate as much. You may even have a few you both write on your list.


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    #2895
    madeinamerica
    Registered Users Posts: 787 ✭✭✭madeinamerica


    ElleEm wrote: »
    I am not too keen on Daithí. The accent it is spoken with would make a big difference too. Any Daithí's I know are shortened to Dots, or Dotsy.

    It is totally normal to have a difference of opinion regarding names. But it is how you deal with these differences that is the important thing. Why don't you both write a list of names each and give them to each other? You can cross out the names that you really hate, and have a chat about the ones which you don't hate as much. You may even have a few you both write on your list.

    I'd say it as Dah-hee,, or maybe with the a more like the o in pot or hot. Haven't heard it with the 't' sound included much. Its a bit of a moot point for me now anyway!

    We're going to try that, each writing our own list and then comparing.

    Thanks for the replies!


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    #2896
    greenman09
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    We have 3 picked for boy and girl

    Killian
    Matthew
    Aaron

    Rebecca
    Megan
    Caoimhe pronounced keeva

    Not too keen on Rebecca tho


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    #2897
    Lucuma
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    Nice names Greenman, except for Megan wouldn't be gone on that one, too american for my taste ;-)
    I bought a book of irish names yesterday in Waterstones and have picked a few girl's ones out. He has a pronounciation guide in the back and some of the pronounciations surprisee me.
    Like 1 I like is Doireann, which I would pronounce 'Dir-ann' but he says it's pronounced 'Der-ann' any opinions?

    Another one is Máire which I would pronounce as 'Moy-ra' but he says it's pronounced 'Maura'
    Hmmm....


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    #2898
    pwurple
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    I had two doireanns in my class in school, we pronouced them like dear-in. Very popular again, i know three baby doireanns this year so far!

    I would pronounce maire the way you do also, but that's not to say it's right or wrong. So many different irish accents, there are loads of pronunciations.


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    #2899
    ElleEm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,981 ✭✭✭ElleEm


    Lucuma wrote: »
    Nice names Greenman, except for Megan wouldn't be gone on that one, too american for my taste ;-)
    I bought a book of irish names yesterday in Waterstones and have picked a few girl's ones out. He has a pronounciation guide in the back and some of the pronounciations surprisee me.
    Like 1 I like is Doireann, which I would pronounce 'Dir-ann' but he says it's pronounced 'Der-ann' any opinions?

    Another one is Máire which I would pronounce as 'Moy-ra' but he says it's pronounced 'Maura'
    Hmmm....

    Máire with the fada is Moy- ra, and I knew a Doireann (in my Gaelscoil) and it was pronounced Dir-ann. This was in Dublin. I think the accent and dialect can often change the pronounciation, you only have to look at the difference in how many ways there are to pronounce Caoimhe.


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    #2900
    eyescreamcone
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    ElleEm wrote: »
    Máire with the fada is Moy- ra, and I knew a Doireann (in my Gaelscoil) and it was pronounced Dir-ann. This was in Dublin. I think the accent and dialect can often change the pronounciation, you only have to look at the difference in how many ways there are to pronounce Caoimhe.

    ...or Sorcha!


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    #2901
    Lucuma
    Registered Users Posts: 1,356 ✭✭✭Lucuma


    pwurple wrote: »
    I had two doireanns in my class in school, we pronouced them like dear-in. Very popular again, i know three baby doireanns this year so far!

    Really? Yet another variation so!

    Well ladies & gents the top 100 irish baby names from 2013 is out!

    http://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/er/ibn/irishbabiesnames2013/#.U4ydr3KSwSs

    None of the ones I'm looking at for my little one (Maeve, Doireann, Muireann, Blaithín, Blaithnaid, Gráinne, Máire) are on it, delighted :-)
    Maeve was on it last year but seems to have dropped off the list.


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    #2902
    wolfpawnat
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    Lucuma wrote: »
    Really? Yet another variation so!

    Well ladies & gents the top 100 irish baby names from 2013 is out!

    http://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/er/ibn/irishbabiesnames2013/#.U4ydr3KSwSs

    None of the ones I'm looking at for my little one (Maeve, Doireann, Muireann, Blaithín, Blaithnaid, Gráinne, Máire) are on it, delighted :-)
    Maeve was on it last year but seems to have dropped off the list.

    Maeve (or Meabh) is lovely. A personal favourite of mine too :D

    Good to see the trend of names is staying around the same. :)


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    #2903
    Rachel_Ann
    Registered Users Posts: 264 ✭✭Rachel_Ann


    Hey guys,

    Still a big fan of Róise, Méabh & Doireann

    Boys names, Tadhg, Dáithí & Eoghain


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    #2904
    Chattastrophe!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,284 ✭✭✭Chattastrophe!


    Rachel_Ann wrote: »
    Hey guys,

    Still a big fan of Róise, Méabh & Doireann

    Boys names, Tadhg, Dáithí & Eoghain

    I've never seen Meabh spelled with a fada, or Eoghan spelled with an I ... are these local variations on the spellings? Also (can't do fadas on my phone) but putting two fadas in Daithi really changes the pronunciation ...


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    #2905
    Rachel_Ann
    Registered Users Posts: 264 ✭✭Rachel_Ann


    Chattastrophe! wrote: »
    I've never seen Meabh spelled with a fada, or Eoghan spelled with an I ... are these local variations on the spellings? Also (can't do fadas on my phone) but putting two fadas in Daithi really changes the pronunciation ...

    Local variations, although I've noticed a few Meadhbh's also. As regards Dáithí, I copied Mr O'Sé for that one!


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    #2906
    Plates
    Registered Users Posts: 925 ✭✭✭Plates


    I reckon most names are fine, as long as you don't afflict the child with double barrel surname nonsense. Even the most unassuming first name sounds pretentious when it's paired with O'Doherty-Flynn or similar.

    Is it just me?


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    #2907
    AlanS181824
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    Rachel_Ann wrote: »
    Hey guys,

    Still a big fan of Róise, Méabh & Doireann

    Boys names, Tadhg, Dáithí & Eoghain

    Tadgh? How do ye pronounce that?

    Is it Tog? Tag? Todge? :confused:


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    #2908
    Synyster Shadow
    Registered Users Posts: 1,773 ✭✭✭Synyster Shadow


    You pronounce it thigh... As in the Top of your leg


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    #2909
    Ocean Blue
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    Synyster Shadow wrote: »
    You pronounce it thigh... As in the Top of your leg

    I only ever hear it pronounced Thige! Never as Thi. Must be serious regional variations with that name! :)


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    #2910
    Chattastrophe!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,284 ✭✭✭Chattastrophe!


    I'd pronounce it like Tiger but without the "er", if that makes sense! :D


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    #2911
    Chattastrophe!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,284 ✭✭✭Chattastrophe!


    By the way, how would you pronounce Doireann? I'm thinking something like "Durren", am I close?

    I really like the name Róise. :)


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