Name Julie's Baby!
 

My co-worker and her husband are expecting their first child. They just found out they are having a boy and now comes the fun of sounding out names!

Their last name is one syllable, and Irish-- so they want to give their son an Irish name. They're open to suggestions. Their main concern is that they don't want it to be a name that is overly popular--- like in the Top 10...

Any ideas for Irish-sounding boys names? Post them here!

Thanks ;)

I like Derry and Tierney!

Aiden
Rory
Declan

Are the first ones that come to mind! I prefer Aiden, but it's becoming fairly common.

Seamus--prounounced Shaymus--

Sean

Ross

Carroll--like in Carrol O'Connor of "All In the Family" Fame

Liam

Tell her to check the website www.allaboutirish.com --they have a listing of Irish Boy's names that are true Irish names--and there are some beautiful ones on there.

I forgot about Liam!! I've yet to meet a bad-looking one!

My youngest daughter came up a great irish name.

Quillan

It is gaelic for Cub :)

Not many Q's out there. My son-in-law is a Quinten, so they wanted a Q name.

My sons are named Aidan, Gaelic for "fire", and Devin, Gaelic for "poet."

Other good Irish boy names:

Conor (that's how the folks on the old sod spell it)
Ronan
Kyle
Patrick
Michael
Kevin
Eamon (Gaelic form of Edward)
Kilty
Declan
Ciaran

Is Dylan considered to be a top 10 name? I think it's Irish.

My sister's fiancé is named Liam, and his brother is Sean. I always liked the name Brendan.

peaches, i was going to say brendan!! good choice.

Rowan (like the tree) :)
Silver

I know several Cillians.

Irish first and last name?

Do they want him to grow up to be a fireman or something?

Give his ass a normal name. (Some of those in that list are normal...Kyle, Patrick, Ryan, Michael, Kevin)

You dont want that kid to grow up being the kid who could never find anything pre-printed with his name on it, or the kid who no one could ever spell his name right (at school... at kiddie birthday parties, etc...). Parents all think its cute and a touching nod to the 'old country' BUT how many people are irish enough to appreciate it? Most everyone he interacts with wont be irish and just wont get it or be able to spell it. (remember, he doesnt live in Dublin) Example: my sister is named Megan. But parents think they have to be cute or original and I have seen her name spelled about 17,000 different ways. There is really only a few ways to spell it. Its either Megan or Meghan. Ive seen wierd ass shit like Mahgan, Maegann, Mehgan, Meeghan, et. al. Thats just foolishness. If you have to add a touch of gaelic, throw it in as the middle name.

I have an ethnic last name and its a pain in the ass. Always has been, always will be. I cant imagine having an ethnic ass first name too.

It wouldnt be as bad as a first name if he grew up in chicago or NY, but if he is going to grow up St. Louis, Tampa, Houston or OKC, you might as well just name him 'Aim the dodgeball right at my head.'

Darby, but I don't know how good this sounds for a human LOL. (My dog's name).

Or pronounce it right.........

All my life mine has been either spelled right, pronounced wrong or spelled wrong and pronounced right. Only a few get it all right.

Blaine
Cian
Diarmand
Dugan
Larkin
Raegan

Darby Shaw, Pelican Brief..........

I am/was that kid and it sucks!!!

Me, too!

I had many dodgeballs aimed at me, but I have lightning fast reflexes so it all worked out. ;)

Plus I look really Irish so my name goes with my face.

Oh yeah and my cousin named his daughter MAEGHAN. I thought it was a typo. Alas it is not.

I like:

Brennan
Conor (Except, I like Connor)
Liam
Aidan

Stop that! I think your name is very pretty!

I was as a child, but now every third little girl has my name (thank heavens for nicknames!) - and I hate sharing my name with so many other people!! When I was little, I met a Miss America with my name, and she told me that only special people had "our" name, and it made me feel great!!

Of course, as I look at my other family members' names, I have the most common by far. We once saw my mother's name on stationery, and my dad made her buy it!

As for having "too" Irish of a name, it all depends on what the name is. I see a world of difference between Brenden Adair and Patrick O'Connell, and I'm sure others do as well.

What's the world of difference between those names? I'm confused. :confused:

Dumptruck.

Torque Monger.

Diesel.

Logtruck.

4 wheel drive tractor (I think this name is a little long but its got a ring to it)

If you want to use any of these names just let me know, I will gladly give my blessing

Kelley
Fitzgerald (Fitzer... or Fitz-anything)
Reuben
Scott
Reece?

http://www.ireland-information.com/h...hboysnames.htm

lol...that's one of my friend's names.

I thought your name was fairly common. :confused:

Sure, now! But not when I was a little kid.

LOL - I've yet to hear of someone who doesn't know a Patrick O'Connell - but you don't expect to find him in the board room!

I don't really get your point. Please clarify. Thanks.

Bailey!

i came up with another one----quinn.

Yeah, i don't get it either? :confused:

PLEASE don't let someone name their kid something that can be gender confusing. Kelley, for example. Even Conor or Connor can go either way- I know males and females by that name. If not for the sake of the kid, for the sake of all of the people in the future that will need to write him or her a letter and because the name could go either way, doesn't know whether to put "Mr." or "Ms."

barry

It's hard to explain. Your best bet is to read The Name Game by Christopher P. Andersen (paperback, 254 pgs., 1977). He explains the "value" of certain names over another, rhythms that names should have, etc. I don't have it here (it's at my house), but it's one of the first books which goes into detail of which names tend to be "money" names, "fun or popular" names, and the not so good names.

I've spent over an hour trying to find a website based on those findings and haven't really found one (that's free, anyhow). I know that one of the things said was that, even though O'Whatever and MacWhatever meant the same thing (son of Whatever), the Mac/McWhatever would probably make more money in the end than the O'Whatever. He then added what people tend to think of a first name to the last name for a value.

The author himself admits that he had changed his names.

Hope that helps!

I agree with that, completely!! I once had a male intern named Robin who received samples of feminine products all the time, and HATED his name!!

Name a Kid Damnit just like a Puppy! They probably desearve it!:D

Some of these names are attrocious and given no thought about how they will feel in Teen Life!:rolleyes:

I like Connor too. I would pronounce "Conor" as Coner (like ice cream cone). And then the parents would get all snitty.

Darby, Marne, Dorian

They don't mean the same thing. One means "son of" and one means "grandson of." (Minor technicality.) If the last name is what kills the person's chances at success, what difference does it make what the first name is? Back when millions of Irish were coming to this country, many dropped the "O' " from their names because it branded them as Catholics and Irish (where the Mc could be Catholic or Protestant.) They didn't want the discrimination that came with that stigma BACK THEN.

I think what honeychile means with the name thing is that there are "Americanized" Irish names - lots of people know a Michael McDonald or a Patrick Murphy or a Meghan O'Hara, but not as many people know a Ciaran Eiraan.

True - but in Irish genealogy classes, it's said that most O'Whatevers happened on the boat as opposed to on the auld sod. It was a way of paying tribute to one's heritage.

I heard that Mc / Mac means "son of" (ie, McDonald = son of Donald), so O' means "grandson of"? I've wondered. Thanks in advance for your help, piper.