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The worst kid's name you've ever heard?

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    #6422
    EagererBeaver
    Registered Users Posts: 6,411 ✭✭✭EagererBeaver


    Lads working themselves up into a fuss on a pisstake thread on an anonymous internet forum. I wouldn't worry about things so much.


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    #6423
    Noo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,986 ✭✭✭Noo


    greenttc wrote: »
    This makes me sad. I love that people are using all types of Irish names for their children whether they speak Irish or not. It is still our heritage and our history (ancient history even) so why not keep it alive instead of lost forever? In an age where we are thankfully more multicultural it is nice to see that some Irishness is proudly maintained in the names of our children to add to the landscape of diversity we live in. You have no idea if people have an interest in iIish history or ancient culture, I do, did you know that? Does that mean its okay for me to call my child an Irish name?

    I met a Siobhan in New Zealand, she was Maori tour guide. She had zero connection to Ireland in anyway, she just said her mam came across it and loved it.


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    #6424
    [Deleted User]
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    EagererBeaver wrote: »
    Lads working themselves up into a fuss on a pisstake thread on an anonymous internet forum. I wouldn't worry about things so much.

    Fair enough, I'm not too concerned, but you get the same sneery attitude in the real world too. I'd say some of the sneering here is fairly real though!


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    #6425
    Clarence Boddiker
    Registered Users Posts: 776 ✭✭✭Clarence Boddiker


    greenttc wrote: »
    This makes me sad. I love that people are using all types of Irish names for their children whether they speak Irish or not. It is still our heritage and our history (ancient history even) so why not keep it alive instead of lost forever? In an age where we are thankfully more multicultural it is nice to see that some Irishness is proudly maintained in the names of our children to add to the landscape of diversity we live in. You have no idea if people have an interest in iIish history or ancient culture, I do, did you know that? Does that mean its okay for me to call my child an Irish name?

    Its called 'Cultural Cringe' or in other words - ethnic self loathing.


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    #6426
    L-M
    Registered Users Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Nothing wrong with that name. Lee-sha. I know a girl with that name and never once thought there was anything unusual about it. Not sure why people get their backs up when people choose to use the correct Irish spelling for Irish names. I would imagine it's some form of insecurity over their own shortcomings in the language.

    I was emailing a customer Caoilfhionn... when I met her it was farely awkward when I called her Quale finn....

    Kee-lin. I’ll never leave that one down and I’m good with names


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    #6427
    Daveno
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭Daveno


    Elon Musk's newest kind was named: "X Æ A-12"... (https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/25/entertainment/grimes-musk-baby-name-tweak-scli-intl/index.html )


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    #6428
    Beanntraigheach
    Registered Users Posts: 789 ✭✭✭Beanntraigheach


    Lex Luthor wrote: »
    Laoibhaise
    It's actually Labhaoise.
    Rev. Patrick Woulfe gives two derivations for it: an Irish form of Louisa, & a feminine version of Alabhaois (Aloysius).


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    #6429
    HildaOgdenx
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,452 Mod ✭✭✭✭HildaOgdenx


    Deleted User wrote: »
    My daughter's name is Aoibhín? Is this too fancy or over the top in your eyes?

    I'm a fluent speaker and have a huge interest in our history, culture and language. Even if I wasn't I would still find that quite a sad statement.

    Beautiful name.


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    #6430
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    HildaOgdenx wrote: »
    Beautiful name.

    Thank you. It gave me great pleasure to tell my toff aunt, who is obsessed with the royal family, how to spell her name. She asked me why I couldn't spell it the normal, English way. There was no point in even responding to her.


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    #6431
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    L-M wrote: »
    I was emailing a customer Caoilfhionn... when I met her it was farely awkward when I called her Quale finn....

    Kee-lin. I’ll never leave that one down and I’m good with names

    The Anglicised version of the name, Keelan, has become quite popular, but it has no real meaning. The Irish version means the thin, fair one, which is lovely but it does look tricky when written down.

    Lots of place names in Ireland were translated without any thought by the Brits and the meaning of the original Irish names have been lost which is a real shame. Translations by Brian Friel deals with this.


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    #6432
    Lex Luthor
    Registered Users Posts: 11,220 ✭✭✭✭Lex Luthor


    I knew a Keelan on our street when we were kids, or could have been spelt Kealan

    It was a boy, never heard of it before then


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    #6433
    DD1518
    Registered Users Posts: 108 ✭✭DD1518


    Friend named his 4 yo Wyatt even the priest looked horrified.


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    #6434
    EmmetSpiceland
    Registered Users Posts: 10,527 ✭✭✭✭EmmetSpiceland


    DD1518 wrote: »
    Friend named his 4 yo Wyatt even the priest looked horrified.

    Wyatt is a great name.

    The tide is turning…



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    #6435
    EagererBeaver
    Registered Users Posts: 6,411 ✭✭✭EagererBeaver


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    The Anglicised version of the name, Keelan, has become quite popular, but it has no real meaning. The Irish version means the thin, fair one, which is lovely but it does look tricky when written down.

    Lots of place names in Ireland were translated without any thought by the Brits and the meaning of the original Irish names have been lost which is a real shame. Translations by Brian Friel deals with this.

    The Shankill Road...


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    #6436
    Conor Bourke
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 17,424 ✭✭✭✭Conor Bourke


    DD1518 wrote: »
    Friend named his 4 yo Wyatt even the priest looked horrified.

    Was the kid nameless up until their 4th birthday? Or did they decide to rename they kid when they turned 4?

    :confused:


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    #6437
    [Deleted User]
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    EagererBeaver wrote: »
    The Shankill Road...

    The Old Church Rd. But the English version may be more apt!!


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    #6438
    EagererBeaver
    Registered Users Posts: 6,411 ✭✭✭EagererBeaver


    A friend is aware of a little D'Kodagh running around Finglas somewhere.


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    #6439
    Madeleine Birchfield
    Registered Users Posts: 271 ✭✭Madeleine Birchfield


    It's apparently fairly common in India for parents to name their children Hitler, because they view Hitler as a strong leader and not as a genocidal monster, and Hitler is associated with the swastika which is a holy symbol in India.


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    #6440
    SusieBlue
    Registered Users Posts: 8,029 ✭✭✭SusieBlue


    Darryl-Ann.

    You can’t just tack -Ann onto a blatantly male name to make it feminine. Darryl isn’t even nice on a grown man, let alone a newborn baby girl.


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    #6441
    fussyonion
    Registered Users Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭fussyonion


    Vermese.
    Abanna.
    Lusha.


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    #6442
    De Bhál
    Registered Users Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭De Bhál


    Jaxon


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    #6443
    riclad
    Registered Users Posts: 8,184 ✭✭✭riclad


    Make your mind up, a child is either a girl or a boy, Daryl Anne is just confusing.
    99 per cent of the time people use one word to talk to someone eg hey Joe, hello Mary.
    Having 2names of different genders is pointless
    and confusing to people.
    It will make life hard when the child go, s to school unless she just tells friends my name is anne


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    #6444
    Timfy
    Registered Users Posts: 723 ✭✭✭Timfy


    Daryl is a unisex name

    Daryl Hannah - Actress
    Daryl Murphy - Footballer

    No trees were harmed in the posting of this message, however a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.



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    #6445
    [Deleted User]
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    I really like Irish names, but I heard a guy roaring 'Uinseann', the Irish for Vincent, across a playground over the weekend and I have to admit that it didn't sound nice. There are some beautiful Irish names, but that just sounds harsh and guttural.


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    #6446
    Kaybaykwah
    Registered Users Posts: 3,086 ✭✭✭Kaybaykwah


    Hannah
    Murphy
    Daryl


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    #6447
    ?Cee?view
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    Logan


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    #6448
    GoatBoy74
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 140 ✭✭GoatBoy74


    Wyanetta


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    #6449
    GoatBoy74
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 140 ✭✭GoatBoy74


    GoatBoy74 wrote: »
    Wyanetta

    I can’t be arsed checking spelling - Turlock .


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    #6450
    [Deleted User]
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    GoatBoy74 wrote: »
    I can’t be arsed checking spelling - Turlock .

    Turlough. Plenty of men in their 50s/60s in Ireland with that name.


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    #6451
    iamwhoiam
    Registered Users Posts: 16,073 ✭✭✭✭iamwhoiam


    GoatBoy74 wrote: »
    I can’t be arsed checking spelling - Turlock .

    Turlough or Turlach
    a beautiful Irish name


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