Baby name opinion

Jasminecat · 07-12-2019 12:24AM #1

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

Damien360 · 07-12-2019 12:27AM

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 · 07-12-2019 12:28AM

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 · 07-12-2019 12:29AM

Well that pronunciation is wrong for a start

Zaph · 07-12-2019 12:30AM

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 · 07-12-2019 12:49AM

Feen is a slang word in Cork for man.

Melania Frump · 07-12-2019 12:52AM

Feeawn grand. Feen no.

endacl · 07-12-2019 01:00AM

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?

07-12-2019 01:03AM

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 · 07-12-2019 01:16AM

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 · 07-12-2019 01:16AM

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

Jasminecat · 07-12-2019 01:17AM

ðŸ˜‚ Ha u lot are fierce!

07-12-2019 01:18AM

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.

07-12-2019 01:20AM

Jasminecat wrote: »

ðŸ˜‚ Ha u lot are fierce!

Fiérce.

Triceratops Ballet · 07-12-2019 01:24AM

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 · 07-12-2019 01:41AM

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

07-12-2019 01:51AM

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.

jlm29 · 07-12-2019 09:19AM

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 · 07-12-2019 09:23AM

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!

07-12-2019 09:24AM

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 · 07-12-2019 09:25AM

[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 · 07-12-2019 09:38AM

[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 · 07-12-2019 09:40AM

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 · 07-12-2019 09:42AM

Its not pronounced feen...

Its a ridiculous name to be honest anyway.

GalwayGrrrrrl · 07-12-2019 09:46AM

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 · 07-12-2019 09:47AM

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 · 07-12-2019 09:57AM

No, don't call him that.

Jasminecat · 07-12-2019 10:31AM

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

Jasminecat · 07-12-2019 10:35AM

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 · 07-12-2019 10:37AM

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 · 07-12-2019 10:38AM

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

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