Baby name opinion

Jasminecat

Hi all, what do people think of the boys name Fiáin? Pronounced feen

Damien360

Jasminecat wrote: »

Hi all, what do people think of the boys name Fiáin? Pronounced feen

I always think any name where the child will have to spell it for the rest of their life to anyone that asks their name is a no.

I’m pretty sure calling someone a feen is an insult in either limerick or cork.

blindside88

My only issue with it would be that the child will have to correct people on the pronunciation and spelling of their name forever more. It’s not a name I’ve heard before and I wouldn’t like to put you off but it would be a concern of mine. When we were talking about baby names I liked the name Rian but had the same concerns over the people pronouncing it Ryan or calling him Ian by mistake

tupenny

Well that pronunciation is wrong for a start

Zaph

Surely with the fada on the a it would have to be pronounced something like fee-awn? There's no way it could be pronounced feen with that spelling anyway.

noveltea

Feen is a slang word in Cork for man.

Melania Frump

Feeawn grand. Feen no.

endacl

Jasminecat wrote: »

Hi all, what do people think of the boys name Fiáin? Pronounced feen

1. It’s not pronounced ‘feen’ if you spell it like that. Your thinking of Fín.
2. Don’t call him Fín. He’ll go through life thinking he was named after a bit of a fish. Also, Fín isn’t a name.
3. If you’re not a gaelgeóir, but would like to give him a cool and slightly obscure Irish name, why not go with Cabáiste? Or Eitleán?

Omackeral

Finn is a grand name. Fionn I've never really cared for but at least it's an actual name. Fiáin is ridiculous and is not pronounced "feen" if that fada is over the a.

Triceratops Ballet

If you want to give your kid an Irish name at least give it the right spelling for the pronunciation you want. Fadas matter!
A fada on the a gives an aww sound, if you want an ee sound you need it on the i.
What you've spelled is pronounced fe- awn. It also means wild, you could be jinxing yourself giving a kid a name like that.

Jasminecat

https://www.teanglann.ie/en/fuaim/fi%C3%A1in

Jasminecat

😂 Ha u lot are fierce!

Omackeral

Jasminecat wrote: »

https://www.teanglann.ie/en/fuaim/fi%C3%A1in

Just stick that link on every single form the kid will ever need and you'll be alright.

Omackeral

Jasminecat wrote: »

😂 Ha u lot are fierce!

Fiérce.

Triceratops Ballet

none of those pronunciations sound like feen, the munster dialect slightly more than the others but it's very clearly a two syllable world in all 3 dialects and in how its spelled. There are people who will know how it's pronounced by how it looks on a page without you giving them the link to teanglann.ie, and how it's pronounced is not feen!

Jasminecat

Okay mayb my pronunciation is spelt a bit of, but I am in munster and I would pronounce it fee-in. I thought the name would be male version of the name Fiadh

Perhaps I'm a bit boring, but what's wrong with Jack, Paul, Stephen, Michael, etc?

A name should be something used to ID someone, so they can get on with their life. Not an additional eye-rolling hurdle to have to contend with in life.

Loveinapril

Jasminecat wrote: »

https://www.teanglann.ie/en/fuaim/fi%C3%A1in

None of them pronounce it "feen" though. I would pronounce it Fee- awn too, because of the fada. My kids have unusual names so I am not against picking uncommon names but you would have to be confident about it. People can be quite rude about names that aren't in the Top 10 lists!

jlm29

Fee-in, then drop the fada. The fadas aren’t decorations, They really do change how words are pronounced. Or put it over the i.
I’m one of those people though who wouldn’t be giving children semi-made up names. There is a trend the last few years of giving kids “Irish” names that nobody Irish has ever heard of. Irish names are lovely, but if they’re mispronounced everywhere the child goes it might wear thin

Foweva Awone

Jasminecat wrote: »

Hi all, what do people think of the boys name Fiáin? Pronounced feen

I'm with all the others, you'd pronounce that Fee-awin.

You can't just ignore the fada. It's like saying, "I'm going to call my son Jack. Pronounced Sam."

It's just silly!

Call him whatever you like OP.
Don't worry one bit about what anyone thinks. If it was up to people on boarda there would be about 20 'normal' names in the country!
I have spent my name as long as I have had to give it to people, it's easy to say but spelt differently to what you would expect. It's no big deal. I worked overseas & imagine, everyone spells & pronounces their name to everyone.
It's not an issue & don't let anyone influence your choice.
Congrats

OptimusTractor

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Perhaps I'm a bit boring, but what's wrong with Jack, Paul, Stephen, Michael, etc?

A name should be something used to ID someone, so they can get on with their life. Not an additional eye-rolling hurdle to have to contend with in life.

There's enough Jacks on this island to make a giant beanstalk.

Hoboo

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Perhaps I'm a bit boring, but what's wrong with Jack, Paul, Stephen, Michael, etc?

A name should be something used to ID someone, so they can get on with their life. Not an additional eye-rolling hurdle to have to contend with in life.

Imagine Salma Hayek was called Mary. Exactly.

anewme

endacl wrote: »

3. If you’re not a gaelgeóir, but would like to give him a cool and slightly obscure Irish name, why not go with Cabáiste? Or Eitleán?

Brilliant.

The chan chan man

Its not pronounced feen...

Its a ridiculous name to be honest anyway.

GalwayGrrrrrl

endacl wrote: »

3. If you’re not a gaelgeóir, but would like to give him a cool and slightly obscure Irish name, why not go with Cabáiste? Or Eitleán?

Mon petit chou...

riddles

The Chinese give themselves western names to overcome the problem you are discussing creating. I’m forever on work conf calls where a localised name is a point of discussion even “Eoin” is something people abroad can’t pronounce “E-on”.

beertons

No, don't call him that.

Jasminecat

Okay and if it were to be pronounced Fiáin (fee-awn) what do people think of that?

Jasminecat

riddles wrote: »

The Chinese give themselves western names to overcome the problem you are discussing creating. I’m forever on work conf calls where a localised name is a point of discussion even “Eoin” is something people abroad can’t pronounce “E-on”.

Well I think different cultures are beautiful and if globslly we were to name things and make processes all the same just to make a work conference call easier for you the world would be incredibly dull. I'm not saying by me picking a name is exciting or adding to culture just think you rationalisation is wrong

OptimusTractor

Jasminecat wrote: »

Okay and if it were to be pronounced Fiáin (fee-awn) what do people think of that?

Fee-awn sounds like you're stretching out Fionn sarcastically.

jr86

Whatever you're into but he's going to have some life having to spell and pronounce his name to absolutely everyone

From my own teenage years it could be quite embarrassing to certain people if teachers were constantly mispronouncing their names on role calls and so on.

I'm personally a fan of rarer enough names in general though, but harsh sounding extreme Irish names - nope I'm afraid

Jasminecat

jr86 wrote: »

Whatever you're into but he's going to have some life having to spell and pronounce his name to absolutely everyone

From my own teenage years it could be quite embarrassing to certain people if teachers were constantly mispronouncing their names on role calls and so on.

I'm personally a fan of rarer enough names in general though, but harsh sounding extreme Irish names - nope I'm afraid

I have an Irish name myself that is hard to pronounce and spell and have lived abroad and wasn't bothered by it. Oh I thought it would be similar to Fiadh, which has become very popular name only on the past few years

NIMAN

Don't mean to be rude op, but personally I think it's awful.

I'm not saying this is what you're doing, but kids names in Ireland have taken a turn for the worse over recent times. I suspect many parents are trying to make their kids unique. And really obscure names are one way to do this.

But do you want your child to spend the rest of it's days having to spell their name out?

The number of Caitlíns I have seen in recent years is staggering. All by parents who don't want to spell it like everyone else, so they just create new ways of spelling it themselves.

Caitlín
Katelyn
Caitlyn
Katelin
Katelynn

Seen them all in local papers.

Don't do it!

Idle Passerby

Call your baby whatever name you like, who cares if random strangers on the internet aren't partial to it? But use a name you actually know-how to pronounce. "Feen" would remind me of grotty young lads in tracksuits hanging around Cork city, but to each their own.

jr86

Jasminecat wrote: »

I have an Irish name myself that is hard to pronounce and spell and have lived abroad and wasn't bothered by it. Oh I thought it would be similar to Fiadh, which has become very popular name only on the past few years

We're all different though

To some a rare unprouncable name can be a very sensitive subject, to others a badge of honour, but personally speaking anyway I can't see this name ever being the latter for anyone - sorry

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Jasminecat wrote: »

Okay and if it were to be pronounced Fiáin (fee-awn) what do people think of that?

If you pronounce the first syllable of the name on the exhale, and the second syllable of the name on the inhale, you sound like a donkey.

Irish names are nice, but think of your child, will he be ridiculed for having an unusual name? I can tell you for a fact, as somebody living abroad, having an Irish name is a daily chore. People look at you as if you are an alien. If you like the name so much, use it as a middle name or change your own name to Fiáin.

olestoepoke

I love Irish names but this one sounds too like "fiend"

ZX7R

Jasminecat are you even a speaker of the native tung .
If not I would not name your child that.
But at the end of the day it's your decision.

Sardonicat

OptimusTractor wrote: »

Fee-awn sounds like you're stretching out Fionn sarcastically.

Yeah! It sounds like an English person's attempt at pronouncing Fionn after you've made several attempts at correcting them
'Finn?"
'No no. There's a slight y sound .
'Fye-own?''
Err, no. Try again '
'Fee-yawn? '
'It's OK. You can call me Finn....'

ericsinjun

NIMAN wrote: »

Don't mean to be rude op, but personally I think it's awful.

I'm not saying this is what you're doing, but kids names in Ireland have taken a turn for the worse over recent times. I suspect many parents are trying to make their kids unique. And really obscure names are one way to do this.

But do you want your child to spend the rest of it's days having to spell their name out?

The number of Caitlíns I have seen in recent years is staggering. All by parents who don't want to spell it like everyone else, so they just create new ways of spelling it themselves.

Caitlín
Katelyn
Caitlyn
Katelin
Katelynn

Seen them all in local papers.

Don't do it!

And it's pronounced 'Kochleen'.

Sardonicat

ericsinjun wrote: »

And it's pronounced 'Kochleen'.

It's pronounced Kawtleen!

NIMAN

Idle Passerby wrote: »

Call your baby whatever name you like, who cares if random strangers on the internet aren't partial to it? But use a name you actually know-how to pronounce. "Feen" would remind me of grotty young lads in tracksuits hanging around Cork city, but to each their own.

No harm but the op asked for the opinion of random strangers on the internet.

anewme

ericsinjun wrote: »

And it's pronounced 'Kochleen'.

Cockleen?

Between Cabaiste, Eitlean, Fiend and now Cockleen, this thread is unintentionally brilliant.

On the name OP, it's too like a cross between Fionn and Finn.

CelticRambler

Jasminecat wrote: »

I thought the name would be male version of the name Fiadh

The "male" version of Fiadh (deer-ish) would be Fia (deer), pronounced the same. You're thinking of the diminutive (little deer) which could be imagined as Fián (fee-awn) ... When you stick an extra i in between the á and the n, you're turning it into an adjective (wild).

Alternatively, you could be thinking of Fian (warrior, as in na Fianna) from which the Limerick lads get the "feen" insult, equivalent to Dublin's "gurrier" from the French guerrier.

Jasminecat wrote: »

Well I think different cultures are beautiful and if globslly we were to name things and make processes all the same just to make a work conference call easier for you the world would be incredibly dull.

Agreed! I'm amused by people proposing "normal" names based solely on the fact that they're names/spellings that they are familiar with. My entourage in France includes Solène, Coline, Faustine, Mallory, Tyrone, Wann, Yann and Serge.

Kolten Orange Thermostat wrote: »

Irish names are nice, but think of your child, will he be ridiculed for having an unusual name? I can tell you for a fact, as somebody living abroad, having an Irish name is a daily chore.

MrsCR had the right to pick FirstChild's first name, and chose a sensible "international" name that caused us no trouble for eight years (we had to spell his/our perfectly Hibernian surname all the time, though - the English kept sticking a superfluous E before the terminal Y :mad:)

Then we moved to France, where the surname was no problem, but SonNo.1 was driven demented by his classmates and teachers constantly spelling his name "wrong" because they used the local version. So he announced one day, at the age of 11, that he was going to use his Irish second name once he went to secondary.

For the rest of his school life, he had to spelt it every time, explain that Irish words are not pronounced according to Latin rules, suffer all kinds of WTF-ness ... and he was delighted. He said it made sure that everyone knew who he was, and that he was Irish not English! :pac:

iamwhoiam

Jasminecat wrote: »

I have an Irish name myself that is hard to pronounce and spell and have lived abroad and wasn't bothered by it. Oh I thought it would be similar to Fiadh, which has become very popular name only on the past few years

If you want it similar to Fiadh ,( Fia ) then it would be Fian ,( Like Cian ) not Fiáin .

antix80

Jasminecat wrote: »

Hi all, what do people think of the boys name Fiáin? Pronounced feen

It's a horrible name.
You're possibly spelling it wrong, too.

Please don't contribute to the army of nitwits who think they're special because other English speakers can't read their name.. sadhbh, tadhg, etc

Kolten Orange Thermostat

Kolten Orange Thermostat wrote: »

Irish names are nice, but think of your child, will he be ridiculed for having an unusual name? I can tell you for a fact, as somebody living abroad, having an Irish name is a daily chore. People look at you as if you are an alien..

This is rubbish. Maybe if you live in England.
Any other country actually don't care, they ask your name, how do you pronounce & how do you spell.
The rest of the world don't have boring English names.

antix80

Jasminecat wrote: »

Okay and if it were to be pronounced Fiáin (fee-awn) what do people think of that?

So a cross between Fionn and Ciaran.

How about fillian.. it's fionn and cillian. Or maybe eoghlock.. eoghan and turlough.

Edit: Ok... i see it means "wild" .. you might have explained that. Now if only you could figure out how to pronounce it correctly.

Simmer down

RocketRaccoon

antix80 wrote: »

So a cross between Fionn and Ciaran.

How about fillian.. it's fionn and cillian. Or maybe eoghlock.. eoghan and turlough.

Edit: Ok... i see it means "wild" .. you might have explained that. Now if only you could figure out how to pronounce it correctly.

What about a mixture of Boris and Turlough, Bolough.