The most unusual Irish name you ever came across

marzic · 23-06-2011 10:42PM

muireadhach, meaning man of the sea. My actual name is similar, and has a similar meaning also.

daysleeper · 23-06-2011 10:47PM

Mongarra wrote: »

There's a Béibhinn or Béibhín in our parish. Only time I ever heard it.

That's my sister's name, pronounced 'bay-veen', it usually takes a few goes before people get the hang of it. Mine's a bit awkward too - Ailbhe...
Why oh why couldn't I be a 'Sarah'!?

For Forks Sake · 23-06-2011 10:47PM

Greentopia wrote: »

his American breed type (Maine Coon)

:eek:

up for anything · 23-06-2011 10:51PM

Aedamar.

ballsymchugh · 23-06-2011 10:55PM

know a girl from armagh called fainche. doesn't have an english equivalent as far as i know

Greentopia · 23-06-2011 10:58PM

For Forks Sake wrote: »

:eek:

Steady :pac:

Biggest domestic breed of cat in the world, fully grown he'll be about 25 lbs in weight. Beautiful looking cat though, looks like a small ginger lion.
Longest MC ever measured is one in Reno U.S. last year at 48 and a half " nose to tip of his tail.

Standard Toaster · 23-06-2011 11:10PM

Fr. Hiroshima Twinkie

Hackysack · 23-06-2011 11:11PM

Knew a Beibhinn before.

Also a Draioch (as in Draiocht without the t). His (yes, his) parents thought it was a nice sounding word / name.

Imagine naming your son Magi(c)

Larianne · 23-06-2011 11:13PM

Tuathal - pronounced Toooool

Stained Class · 23-06-2011 11:21PM

up for anything wrote: »

Aedamar.

ballsymchugh wrote: »

fainche. doesn't have an english equivalent as far as i know

Why oh Why would anybody do this to their child.

It must be a very severe case of 'self interested dogma'& 'My Self Absorbed Opionions & Fcuck my kids & I'll do what 'I' like & Fcuk my kids, because' I', the 'Great One' has a Padraig Pearse Complex about everything!

Mr Pearse is the original problem in this country.

He seems like a very nasty piece of work IMO.

iamwhoiam · 23-06-2011 11:22PM

I know an Aifric , never met another one .

Standard Toaster · 23-06-2011 11:23PM

brokenhinge wrote: »

iarfhlaith-the Irish for Jarlath. Had to email one a while ago and had no clue what gender it was..

Have a brother with that name, tis a Galway name.
Never knew the Irish for it, so, err, thanks I guess

deeduck48 · 23-06-2011 11:30PM

Gobnet, shortened to Gobby. Prevalent in Ballvourney in Cork which is where St. Gobnet is from.
Olan also.

Goolay · 23-06-2011 11:30PM

Heard of a kid called Realtín.

Thought it was cute at first- Little Star

Heard then it was cos his parents were off their head on a type of acid called little stars when he was concieved!

deeduck48 · 23-06-2011 11:33PM

Larianne wrote: »

Tuathal - pronounced Toooool

Carraigtwohill in Cork is Carraig tuathal in irish, hope its not a large chested girl:D

Eve_Dublin · 23-06-2011 11:40PM

Truley wrote: »

Uileann, Abhainn, Turlough, Tiernan, Damhnait, Iarflaith (sp?) The last one is becoming very popular, there are at least two babies called Iarflaith in the creche where I work.

Also about 50 billion Saoirses

How do you pronounce Iarflaith? Bizarre name.

My name is an Irish obscure name...so obscure that I've only met one other person with my name (she wasn't very friendly...though we'd bond over the struggle of living with our name but she totally blanked me :cool: ) Can't tell as tenner bets someone out there will know someone who knows someone...

galwaybetty · 23-06-2011 11:54PM

Don't know if these names are that unusual but I thought they were!

Iseult -(Irish for Isolde),Conleth and Realtin.

My name is URL · 24-06-2011 12:07AM

galwaybetty wrote: »

Don't know if these names are that unusual but I thought they were!

Iseult -(Irish for Isolde),Conleth and Realtin.

They sound like medications for ADHD

MonkeyGuy · 24-06-2011 12:13AM

Dardania wrote: »

Ulick. it's either unusual, or just downright pervetedly funny

There's a guy called Ulick Jerome around these parts. Worst thing is his brother's called Jerome.

Feeded · 24-06-2011 12:16AM

Gobnat. . Has anyone else heard it before? Maybe it's not spelled correctly.

24-06-2011 12:16AM

El Siglo wrote: »

Gobnait, it's a girls name I think it's the Irish for Abigail. It's a fairly unusual name so it is.

I know at least 5 people called Gobnait. Think she's the patron saint of Ballyvourney, and I know a good few people from there. What a horrible name.

Greentopia · 24-06-2011 12:17AM

Oranage2 wrote: »

You his boyfriend or something?

I'm not anyone's boyfriend as I'm female.
Why do you ask?

Larianne · 24-06-2011 12:19AM

Feeded wrote: »

Gobnat. . Has anyone else heard it before? Maybe it's not spelled correctly.

Yeah, irish for Deborah..

When you were in primary school, did the teacher call your name out in Irish during roll call? I think they made mine up. I don't know how they even spelt it.

Edit: Found it. \0/

.. that's how I know Gobnait is irish for Debbie.

2 stroke · 24-06-2011 12:21AM

A few years ago, a few visitors were being showed around in work. One was introduced to me as Myles Short. I was just digesting this when the next guy was introduced as Joe King.

rebel without a clue · 24-06-2011 12:29AM

name on a form today-mr. goodhand seabury. cant get my head around it.

ismiseuisce · 24-06-2011 12:40AM

My name is Uisce. I'm not the hippy Offaly Uisce from ballsymchugh's post though!

Marty McFly · 24-06-2011 12:41AM

Garda Bacon, really its real. When I first heard it started laughing thinking she was taking the piss out of me, she wasnt and it didnt go down to well me laughing in her face, just as well she was a friend of a friend.

Oh and honourable mention for Nikita was named after the Elton John song.

ballsymchugh · 24-06-2011 12:51AM

Eve_Dublin wrote: »

How do you pronounce Iarflaith? Bizarre name.

earlah
i think it's a class name. probably popular around north galway, where st jarlath's college is.

ismiseuisce wrote: »

My name is Uisce. I'm not the hippy Offaly Uisce from ballsymchugh's post though!

2 of you :eek:

degausserxo · 24-06-2011 01:02AM

Met a girl called Dia once.

Greentopia · 24-06-2011 01:05AM

ismiseuisce wrote: »

My name is Uisce. I'm not the hippy Offaly Uisce from ballsymchugh's post though!

Pffft...can't fool us with your 'Dublin' location. We know who ya are.
Get a job ya durty Hippy!

:P

The most unusual Irish name you ever came across

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