9 Baby Khaleesi's born in Ireland since 2012

gogo

Irish independent article today stated there has been 9 baby Khaleesi's born since 2011, 21 Yara’s and 82 Arya’s....

It is a proven fact that people with weird names are treated differently through out their school life and further as people automatically form a negative option of them and their socio economic background, why do people still do it?

‘Khaleesi come in for yer dinner now before I redden yer arse for ya....

KikiLaRue

gogo wrote: »

Irish independent article today stated there has been 9 baby Khaleesi's born since 2011, 21 Yara’s and 82 Arya’s....

It is a proven fact that people with weird names are treated differently through out their school life and further as people automatically form a negative option of them and their socio economic background, why do people still do it?

‘Khaleesi come in for yer dinner now before I redden yer arse for ya....

Not a big fan of khaleesi, would have been more inclined to go with danaerys and shorten to Dani.

I assume people do it because they like the name and not everyone wants another Mark or Emma.

Sonny noggs

Would have assumed that Khaleesi was a Pakistani name.

TheValeyard

Yeah, probably will be a few name changes if it turns out she becomes a crazed evil queen or something.

Does the CSO still publish an Excel spreadsheet of the names? I remember seeing a link here before. There were Kings and Queens, Princes and Princesses and Dukes to beat the band.

And not a Gobnait in sight.

Peatys

gogo wrote: »

It is a proven fact that people with weird names are treated differently through out their school life and further

I wouldn't mind reading up on this.. you got any links?

The Orb

why do people still do it?


Because they're not bright.

gozunda

Sonny noggs wrote: »

Would have assumed that Khaleesi was a Pakistani name.

Game of Thrones?

https://www.dictionary.com/e/fictional-characters/khaleesi/

Sadly the old traditional names like Comehereyeweefeker appear to be dying out these days ....

mrcheez

Cersei wouldn't be a bad name either... prob easier for foreigners to say than the similar-sounding Saoirse

Sonny noggs

gozunda wrote: »

Game of Thrones?

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=khalessi


Sadly the old traditional names like Comehereyeweefeker appear to be dying out these days ....

Yes thanks, I figured that out...don’t watch it, may eventually watch it when the hype dies down.

gogo

Surrounded by dragon teddies cause the fam thinks it’s cute.

Don’t mind the arya’s, even Yara is mildly ok, close enough to Tara to not sound shocking but Jesus, Khaleesi. I work in professional employment and like to think that I’m fairly open minded but to be honest if I met a Khalessi around the board table tomorrow I’d find it hard to keep a snigger off my face.. shagged your nephew much lately ...

I know prob says more about me than them and all that ....

gogo

Peatys wrote: »

I wouldn't mind reading up on this.. you got any links?

https://www.google.ie/amp/s/nypost.com/2017/05/12/your-babys-unique-name-might-ruin-its-life/amp/

That’s from a quick google search, few links contained within that article as well.. or just google it, lots on it. I read a very good paper when I was looking for names for my own kids, I’ll try dig it out.

alchemist33

gogo wrote: »

Surrounded by dragon teddies cause the fam thinks it’s cute.

Don’t mind the arya’s, even Yara is mildly ok, close enough to Tara to not sound shocking but Jesus, Khaleesi. I work in professional employment and like to think that I’m fairly open minded but to be honest if I met a Khalessi around the board table tomorrow I’d find it hard to keep a snigger off my face.. shagged your nephew much lately ...

I know prob says more about me than them and all that ....

By the time she turns 18, it'll probably all be forgotten and people will wonder what the hell a khaleesi was

Odhinn

alchemist33 wrote: »

By the time she turns 18, it'll probably all be forgotten and people will wonder what the hell a khaleesi was

...and why her ma was called pocahnotas.

Bunny Colvin

I was in Dunnes Stores a few years ago and overheard a young Mother say 'take that yoghurt outta the trolley Rihanna'.

Your Face

All children should be called either John or Mary.

PinotNero

gogo wrote: »

Irish independent article today stated there has been 9 baby Khaleesi's born since 2011, 21 Yara’s and 82 Arya’s....

It is a proven fact that people with weird names are treated differently through out their school life and further as people automatically form a negative option of them and their socio economic background, why do people still do it?

‘Khaleesi come in for yer dinner now before I redden yer arse for ya....

Khaleesi is a title not a name though *

*Yes, I'm well aware it's a fictional tv show so don't bother pointing that out!

One eyed Jack

Got a ride the other day from a taxi driver named Courage, I asked him why he was called Courage, he proceeds to explain to me that it’s a common tradition in Africa to name their children according to the circumstances of their birth -


Traditional African given names often reflect the circumstances at the time of birth. Names such as Mwanajuma “Friday”, Esi “Sunday”, Khamisi “Thursday”, and Wekesa “harvest time” refer to the time or day when the child was born. Other names reflect the birth order of the newborn, for example Mosi “first born”, Kunto “third born”, Nsonowa “seventh born”, and Wasswa “first of twins”. Some names describe the parents’ reaction to the birth (such as Kayode, Gwandoya, Abeni and Monifa) and still others are descriptive of the newborn or of desired characteristics (like Yejide, Dada, Chiumbo and Zuberi). Vocabulary words are also often used as given names. For example: Sefu “sword” and Tau “lion” (masculine) and Marjani “coral” and Ife “love” (feminine).


I knew that, but I let him continue, then explained I meant why he was specifically called Courage.

His story turned out to be more interesting than this post at least :pac:

Your Face

One eyed Jack wrote: »

Got a ride the other day from a taxi driver named Courage

Aptly named Id imagine.

One eyed Jack

One eyed Jack wrote: »

Kunto “third born”,

Odd. My Dad used to call me that, but I'm the fifth-born in our house.

Dr Strange

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Odd. My Dad used to call me that, but I'm the fifth-born in our house.

You better get back here now you little Kunto.

DrPhilG

As stupid and all as Khaleesi is for a name, it's better than the new obsession with taking a standard name and just adding in a letter, or changing C to a K etc.

Especially popular with Irish names.

"Ah she's Caoimhe, but we spell it Caoeaimheia* because it's different. Oh and there's 17 fadas in it".



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*slight exaggeration but you get the point.

ERG89

gogo wrote:

Irish independent article today stated there has been 9 baby Khaleesi's born since 2011, 21 Yara's and 82 Arya's....

Arya & Yara sound like undiscovered Irish names tbh.

Infernal Racket

While we are on the subject, there is a girl who works in my local supervalu called Doireann. She says hello to me by name every time I'm in there but I'm not sure what to call her so I just say well, hows things. Is her name pronounced Doreen or Dirren?

tayto lover

Any little Tyrians running about I wonder?

dudara

Gerry G wrote: »

While we are on the subject, there is a girl who works in my local supervalu called Doireann. She says hello to me by name every time I'm in there but I'm not sure what to call her so I just say well, hows things. Is her name pronounced Doreen or Dirren?

It’s closer to Dirren, just try to get a bit of an “o” sounds into the “Dir”

Atlantic Dawn

It's still a better name than Bourittney.

Gerry G

Gerry G wrote: »

While we are on the subject, there is a girl who works in my local supervalu called Doireann. She says hello to me by name every time I'm in there but I'm not sure what to call her so I just say well, hows things. Is her name pronounced Doreen or Dirren?

Doreen, definitely. Never Dirren, that would insult her.

jammiedodgers

Come along Bort

ERG89

I'm sure there has been a suggestion/s by a mother to suggested Jon Snow as a name & then the father steps in to say "no f**king way"

Peatys

jammiedodgers wrote: »

Come along Bort

I'm sorry, were you talking to me?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

gogo wrote: »

Irish independent article today stated there has been 9 baby Khaleesi's born since 2011, 21 Yara’s and 82 Arya’s....

It is a proven fact that people with weird names are treated differently through out their school life and further as people automatically form a negative option of them and their socio economic background, why do people still do it?

‘Khaleesi come in for yer dinner now before I redden yer arse for ya....

She's got dragons. Be careful
...

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

It's still a better name than Bourittney.

Brytnie

Gimme A Pound

Peatys wrote: »

I'm sorry, were you talking to me?

No, my son is also named Bort.

wellwhynot

Arya and Yara are very common names in Iran so I would assume the parents are of Iranian descent

Mundo7976

Gerry G wrote: »

While we are on the subject, there is a girl who works in my local supervalu called Doireann. She says hello to me by name every time I'm in there but I'm not sure what to call her so I just say well, hows things. Is her name pronounced Doreen or Dirren?

You could ask her?

ziedth

Bunny Colvin wrote: »

I was in Dunnes Stores a few years ago and overheard a young Mother say 'take that yoghurt outta the trolley Rihanna'.

Were they travellers by any chance? There are at least three Rihanna's in the nearest town to me that I have over heard who funnily enough all appeared to be travellers.

I tried to get my wife to go with Ayra as a second name for my youngest but wife was having none of it

Stephen15

Khaleesi surely that's an Islamic name I doubt there's any Irish calling their kids Khaleesi

Bunny Colvin

ziedth wrote: »

Were they travellers by any chance? There are at least three Rihanna's in the nearest town to me that I have over heard who funnily enough all appeared to be travellers.

I tried to get my wife to go with Ayra as a second name for my youngest but wife was having none of it

I don't think she was a traveller. You wouldn't hear them offer any direction to their kids, they'd let their Rihanna's run riot in a shop.

Stephen15

Stephen15 wrote: »

Khaleesi surely that's an Islamic name I doubt there's any Irish calling their kids Khaleesi

Yeah, one of my sisters has a sister-in-law called Shakira, which is also Arabic.

She's about 40 but loads of irish kids have the name too. You hear it whenever, wherever.

Infernal Racket

Mundo7976 wrote: »

You could ask her?

Nah, it's too far gone at this stage

fergiesfolly

In this country, we're lucky enough that nobody ever called their child Pitta, Panini or Ciabata.
Because, honest to God, there was a time during the 90s or 2000s that I was sure someone would.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

Bunny Colvin wrote: »

I was in Dunnes Stores a few years ago and overheard a young Mother say 'take that yoghurt outta the trolley Rihanna'.

Rihanna is close to Ríona and Rhiannon, both pretty normal names in Ireland and Wales respectively.

ERG89 wrote: »

Arya & Yara sound like undiscovered Irish names tbh.

I’ve known a few Italians called Yara!

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

jammiedodgers wrote: »

Come along Bort

This is the best use of a Simpsons reference ever.

Oh, to whoever asked, Doireann is pronounced DEER-in.

Sonny noggs

fergiesfolly wrote: »

In this country, we're lucky enough that nobody ever called their child Pitta, Panini or Ciabata.
Because, honest to God, there was a time during the 90s or 2000s that I was sure someone would.

I had an Italian colleague called Guido Panini in my last job. Another colleague was in Italy, he asked me to create an account for him, I assumed he was pulling my leg until I met Guido months later.

recedite

There is at least one girl walking around Dublin calling herself "Yivonny".
Turns out the mother got the name Yvonne out of a baby names book, but never knew how to pronounce it.

Stephen15

Sonny noggs wrote: »

I had an Italian colleague called Guido Panini in my last job. Another colleague was in Italy, he asked me to create an account for him, I assumed he was pulling my leg until I met Guido months later.

It doesn't beat an Italian footballer called Kevin Lasagna who plays for Udinese altough Kevin wouldn't be your typical Italian name, perhaps his parents were trying throw people off the scent

https://the18.com/soccer-news/udinese-have-signed-player-named-kevin-lasagna

Potential-Monke

There was a toddler in Waterford called Daenerys, RIP.

When I was a Garda, I dealt with a Mercedes, she was a Konte. I've also seen a Rhiannon which I always thought was weird, even if it's Irish based. I'd be much more interested in how many kids were named Ramsey since GoT aired.

A mate of mine knows one of them that named her daughter Khaleesi..He thought it was a pisstake initially, but sadly no..

Bobblehats

gogo wrote: »

Irish independent article today stated there has been 9 baby Khaleesi's born since 2011, 21 Yara’s and 82 Arya’s....

It is a proven fact that people with weird names are treated differently through out their school life and further as people automatically form a negative option of them and their socio economic background, why do people still do it?

‘Khaleesi come in for yer dinner now before I redden yer arse for ya....

Apparently we’re supposed to get used to it; but I can’t envisage that happening for instance I see say a Nigerian surname in a celtic font on the back of an Irish football shirt it just doesn’t sit!

I’m sure before long a good proportion of them will end up Murphys and McCarthys here too though. Whoop te do!

Mr. CooL ICE

I overheard a toddler being called Cardi a while back. That was probably the worst