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baby boy's name...yey or nay???

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    #32
    chughes
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    crazy cat lady wrote: »
    No, he's in the UK. I don't think many English people know much Irish!
    English people may not know much Irish but many will be aware that Wayne Rooney's wife is called Colleen and that one of the Nolan sisters is also called Colleen so they will associate that name with being female. I think it's terribly unfair to give a child a name which can be a source of grief in it's older life.


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    #33
    crazy cat lady
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    Its pronounced Kay-Lin (Cailin) so I think he's ok. I never associated it with being a female name, just thought it was unusual the first time I heard it


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    #34
    bumpintraining
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    chughes wrote: »
    Wayne Rooney's wife is called Colleen and that one of the Nolan sisters is also called Colleen so they will associate that name with being female.


    Where did you get Coleen from Kaelan:confused:


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    #35
    I_Am_The_Walrus
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    Where did you get Coleen from Kaelan:confused:

    I agree. This is going a bit OT.


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    #36
    Hrududu
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    Sounds like a girls name to me I'm afraid.


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    #37
    implausible
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    bumpintraining wrote: »
    Where did you get Coleen from Kaelan:confused:

    From this post:
    crazy cat lady wrote: »
    I have a male friend called Cailin. I don't know if thats pronounced the same but it suits him.


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    #38
    LordSutch
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    crazy cat lady wrote: »
    No, he's in the UK. I don't think many English people know much Irish!

    Don't forget the 'UK' includes places like Derry, where they might already have a few Cailin's :)
    admittedly in England the name would be totally unheard of ...........


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