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Jack & Emily most popular names

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  • #32
    Hitchens
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,142 ✭✭✭Hitchens


    Goodluck Jonathon has to be my favourite name of the month :pac:


  • #33
    The One Doctor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,322 ✭✭✭The One Doctor


    But Jack is the familiar version of John, so things haven't changed at all.


  • #34
    Tony EH
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,966 ✭✭✭✭Tony EH


    Chattastrophe! wrote: »
    They're the same length though ...


    :pac:


  • #35
    Precious flower
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,812 ✭✭✭Precious flower


    Don't let Jack at all. Emily - meh. I suppose there could be worse names, at least those are normal.


  • #36
    fussyonion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,827 ✭✭✭fussyonion


    Jack's alright but it's a bit common nowadays.
    Emily's a really old-fashioned name.
    Amelia is really Downton Abbey-ish and doesn't suit the average girl.
    I hate Aisling/Sinead/Niamh and Clodagh...they just sound and look horrible written down.


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  • #37
    Supercell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,001 ✭✭✭✭Supercell


    It conclusively shows that most Irish people aspire to be west brits these days. I'm a little sad to see the demise of Irish names and with it part of our our unique Irish identity.
    https://www.loughlinstown.ie/


  • #38
    Son Of A Vidic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,370 ✭✭✭✭Son Of A Vidic


    Nodin wrote: »
    I met a lad once called "Majella". Not a nickname either.

    Sound like something you might need to erase from your memory.....:pac:


  • #39
    Ruu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,622 ✭✭✭Ruu


    Sienna, a Toyota enthusiast or maybe a painter/decorator. :pac:


  • #40
    fussyonion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,827 ✭✭✭fussyonion


    Supercell wrote: »
    It conclusively shows that most Irish people aspire to be west brits these days. I'm a little sad to see the demise of Irish names and with it part of our our unique Irish identity.

    Who said we aspire to be west Brits whatever that is?
    Just 'cos there are Irish names we don't like?!


  • #41
    Vito Corleone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,753 ✭✭✭Vito Corleone


    Horrible names.


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  • #42
    cloud493
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,835 ✭✭✭✭cloud493


    Emily is a very nice name. Not that keen on Jack though.


  • #43
    bb1234567
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,513 ✭✭✭bb1234567


    Two of my three cousins born in the last two years are called emily and jack:pac:


  • #44
    Greenmachine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,063 ✭✭✭Greenmachine


    I have never met any Sophies, Ellas, or Amelias.:eek:


  • #45
    czechlin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,341 ✭✭✭czechlin


    Hotale.com wrote: »
    Who would name their child Amelia? :confused:

    My friends did. I prefer Amelie but it's still quite nice :P


  • #46
    eviltwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,495 ✭✭✭✭eviltwin


    Supercell wrote: »
    It conclusively shows that most Irish people aspire to be west brits these days. I'm a little sad to see the demise of Irish names and with it part of our our unique Irish identity.

    Wouldn't be mad about Irish names myself, some are quite nice but there are english names I like better, nothing to do with aspiring to be west brit at all.


  • #47
    Vito Corleone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,753 ✭✭✭Vito Corleone


    Gonna name my kid Davin if I have one.


  • #48
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,370 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    The choice of names is just one consequence of the relentless onslaught of British culture in this country from all the Irish supporting British football teams to all the British television we get.

    It's very difficult for a small country beside a big one to hold on to it's culture and identity with the reality of a daily diet of probably more British than Irish culture being fed to people on a such a scale as it is here.

    Whilst I would like to see our identity and culture maintained more it is the Irish people that don't seem to want that so it's hardly surprising that Jack ends up the most popular name for example or that more "fans" go to see Liverpool (and support their city and economy) than to see Irish international matches.

    There is something a little bit sad about that I think.


  • #49
    prettygurrly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 727 ✭✭✭prettygurrly


    Yawn. What's sad is people continually pushing the Irish thing on people who don't want it. While I agree that every effort should be made to maintain the language and culture for people that want it...but you said it yourself - the "people" don't want it...so where does that leave you.

    (p.s. I loved Irish in school, did really well in the Leaving Cert and consider myself Irish but I'm also half English, where does that leave me? Are you going to start banning pure Irish from breeding with English to maintain the culture?)


  • #50
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 25,909 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    When the first time I heard a name was in porn I wince when I hear kids with those names. e.g. Lexi, Teagan, Jayden, Jada.


  • #51
    LordSutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,069 ✭✭✭✭LordSutch


    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    The choice of names is just one consequence of the relentless onslaught of British culture in this country from all the Irish supporting British football teams to all the British television we get.

    Don't forget that in this day and age we also get a lot of American TV and influence, and yet Irish people don't choose American names for their kids, (or at least most don't). Geography/proximity to the big island next door + our shared culture has a lot to do with it I guess.

    PS: From Aisling to Padraig, to Eamon, to Naimh, Irish name seem to be everywhere these days.


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  • #52
    BBJBIG
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 277 ✭✭BBJBIG


    HuH ........

    Whatever happened to calling the brat - Feeeeekhira or Soccccorcha


  • #53
    FreshKnickers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 343 ✭✭FreshKnickers


    Hotale.com wrote: »
    Who would name their child Amelia? :confused:

    Someone who is okay with the fact that the child will be in class with four or five other 'Amelia's. Nothing wrong with the name in itself but what'll Amelias parents do when the child wanders off in a shopping centre and they call out AMELIA! and twenty little girls swivel round?

    And Peter Andre.


  • #54
    Duckworth_Luas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,746 ✭✭✭Duckworth_Luas


    Go to any classroom in Britain.

    Half the boys are called Liam, Sean, Shane or Kevin.


  • #55
    TheDriver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,220 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    As a teacher, certain names unfortunately form an opinion in my mind and more unfortunately it happens to be correct generally.............


  • #56
    mickydoomsux
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,287 ✭✭✭mickydoomsux


    One of my cousins named her child Kia.

    I wish i was joking.


  • #57
    Barely There
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,481 ✭✭✭Barely There


    Supercell wrote: »
    It conclusively shows that most Irish people aspire to be west brits these days. I'm a little sad to see the demise of Irish names and with it part of our our unique Irish identity.

    Oh dear, someone doesn't know what 'conclusively' means.


  • #58
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,370 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    prettygurrly wrote: »
    Yawn. What's sad is people continually pushing the Irish thing on people who don't want it.

    What Irish thing? The language? This is not about the language. And i'm not pushing anything btw. Read my post.

    This is not the United Kingdom. This is Ireland. Why shouldn't we protect and promote our own culture and heritage? If you want nothing to do with being Irish or Irishness that's fine. But a lot of people do.


  • #59
    mickydoomsux
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,287 ✭✭✭mickydoomsux


    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    Why shouldn't we protect and promote our own culture and heritage?

    Because, quite honestly, it matters very little.

    Every day we move closer to a global society so holding on to irrelevant throwbacks like the Irish language is just idiotic romanticism.

    It has no actual worth to anyone but the people who keep foisting it on others.


  • #60
    Shakespeare's Sister
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,412 ✭✭✭Shakespeare's Sister


    anna080 wrote: »
    Sarah has always been my favourite name for a girl, it's just beautiful.
    Same here. That and Aisling are my fave girls' names. I can't bear faddy names.
    Emily is a nice name but a bit too twee or something. Jack - meh. I agree on the old man thing, even though I know a few people whose young boys are called Jack.
    Supercell wrote: »
    It conclusively shows that most Irish people aspire to be west brits these days.
    It does? I'd have thought they just like the names, which aren't exactly exotic.
    If people call their children Rachel, Sarah, David, Ruth... are they aspiring to be west Israelis?


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  • #61
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,370 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    mickydoomsux wrote: »
    Because, quite honestly, it matters very little.

    Every day we move closer to a global society so holding on to irrelevant throwbacks like the Irish language is just idiotic romanticism.

    I think you'll find other countries like the UK actually protect and promote their own culture and traditions far more than we do. Same goes for countries across the continent.

    When it comes to the GAA and Irish language for example I think we do reasonably well and the former holds up extremely well compared to the other main sports in the country.

    I see no need to have people learn Irish beyond what is mandatory now. We gain nothing by letting the language die away completely in my opinion. I don't see why we would want it to disappear. I don't see the harm at all in children learning it. In fact I think it could help them adapt to learning other languages too.

    Long story short as I said, yes the world is more globalised, but that does not mean we do away with our identity, history, culture and language.


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