We have our first baby due in [name_f]July[/name_f] and already panicking about name…we tend to like less traditional, we both have [name_m]Irish[/name_m] heritage but open to non [name_m]Irish[/name_m] as well. Last name will be Mulligan…no idea on middle name either but leaning toward Wells… Any insight is much appreciated! (we were leaning toward [name_m]Ronan[/name_m] [name_m]Wells[/name_m] Mulligan) Here is our list so far:
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[name_m]Hayden[/name_m]
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[name_m]Ronan[/name_m] [name_m]Wells[/name_m]
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[name_m]Declan[/name_m]
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[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
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[name_m]Roman[/name_m]
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[name_m]Torin[/name_m]
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[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]
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[name_m]Lucien[/name_m]
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[name_m]Donovon[/name_m]
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[name_m]Jonah[/name_m]
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[name_m]Kieran[/name_m]
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[name_m]Kade[/name_m]
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[name_m]Elliott[/name_m]
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[name_m]Lochlin[/name_m]
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[name_f]Cali[/name_f]
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[name_m]Alastair[/name_m] or [name_m]Alastor[/name_m]
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[name_m]Wells[/name_m]
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[name_m]August[/name_m]
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[name_m]Augustus[/name_m]
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[name_m]Micah[/name_m]
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[name_m]Sylvan[/name_m]
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[name_m]Stellan[/name_m]
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[name_m]Brooks[/name_m]
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[name_m]Vaughn[/name_m]
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[name_m]Landon[/name_m]
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[name_m]Chandler[/name_m]
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[name_m]Tristan[/name_m]
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[name_m]Winston[/name_m]
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[name_m]Theo[/name_m]
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[name_m]Julian[/name_m]
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[name_m]River[/name_m]
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[name_m]Wyatt[/name_m]
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[name_m]Maximus[/name_m]
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[name_m]Lucas[/name_m] [name_m]Lee[/name_m]
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[name_m]Carter[/name_m]
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[name_m]Berlin[/name_m]
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[name_m]Coen[/name_m]
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[name_m]Greyson[/name_m]
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[name_m]Logan[/name_m] [name_m]Carter[/name_m]
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[name_m]Josiah[/name_m]
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[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
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[name_m]Beckett[/name_m]
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[name_m]Bennett[/name_m]
I absolutely love [name_m]Ronan[/name_m] [name_m]Wells[/name_m], such a handsome pick! From your list, I also really enjoy [name_m]Atticus[/name_m], [name_m]Jonah[/name_m], [name_m]Vaughn[/name_m], [name_m]Brooks[/name_m], [name_m]Sylvan[/name_m], [name_m]Micah[/name_m], [name_m]Kieran[/name_m] & [name_m]August[/name_m].
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A few combos…
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Jonah[/name_m] [name_m]Brooks[/name_m] M.
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Roman[/name_m] [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] M.
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Atticus[/name_m] [name_m]Lochlan[/name_m] M.
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Vaughn[/name_m] [name_m]Alastair[/name_m] M.
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Caleb[/name_m] [name_m]Donovan[/name_m] M.
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Sylvan[/name_m] [name_m]Micah[/name_m] M.
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Brooks[/name_m] [name_m]Hayden[/name_m] M.
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Landon[/name_m] [name_m]Theo[/name_m] M.
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Bennett[/name_m] [name_m]Josiah[/name_m] M.
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Coen[/name_m] [name_m]River[/name_m] M.
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Stellan[/name_m] [name_m]Augustus[/name_m] M.
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Elliott[/name_m] [name_m]Kade[/name_m] M.
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Torin[/name_m] [name_m]Beckett[/name_m] M.
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Declan[/name_m] [name_m]Wells[/name_m] M.
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Lucien[/name_m] [name_m]Brooks[/name_m] M.
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Julian[/name_m] [name_m]Wyatt[/name_m] M.
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Atticus[/name_m] [name_m]Lee[/name_m] M.
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Congratulations! [name_m]Ronan[/name_m] [name_m]Wells[/name_m] is such a handsome combo!
[name_f][/name_f]I also like @daisydarcy’s suggestions of [name_m]Jonah[/name_m] [name_m]Brooks[/name_m], [name_m]Vaughn[/name_m] [name_m]Alastair[/name_m], [name_m]Caleb[/name_m] [name_m]Donovan[/name_m], [name_m]Elliott[/name_m] [name_m]Kade[/name_m], and [name_m]Julian[/name_m] [name_m]Wyatt[/name_m]! I’ve heard of (through a different naming blog) a baby [name_m]Roman[/name_m] [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] before, too!
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[name_m]Leander[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Eamon[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Xavier[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Maddox[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Nolan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Kieran[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Everett[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Rory[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Jude[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Rian[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Kelly[/name_f]
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[name_m]Ronan[/name_m] [name_m]Wells[/name_m] is charming!
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[name_f]My[/name_f] favourites of yours:
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[name_m]Lucien[/name_m] → it’s got flair and style
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Torin[/name_m] → cool and edgy, but not too edgy if that makes sense
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Jonah[/name_m] → handsome and gentle
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Alastair[/name_m] → rugged with flair
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]August[/name_m] → charming and lovely
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Sylvan[/name_m] → sleek and handsome
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Vaughn[/name_m] → breezy and distinctive
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Tristan[/name_m] → beautiful with an adventure-y feel
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Winston[/name_m] → handsome and preppy
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]River[/name_m] → sleek and stylish
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Beckett[/name_m] → great sound and meaning
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Bennett[/name_m] → familiar but fresh
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A couple of combos: [name_m]Tristan[/name_m] [name_m]Grey[/name_m] [name_m]Mulligan[/name_m], [name_m]River[/name_m] [name_m]Atticus[/name_m] [name_m]Mulligan[/name_m], [name_m]Beckett[/name_m] [name_m]Vaughn[/name_m] [name_m]Mulligan[/name_m], [name_m]Vaughn[/name_m] [name_m]Alistair[/name_m] [name_m]Mulligan[/name_m], [name_m]Alistair[/name_m] [name_m]Rex[/name_m] [name_m]Mulligan[/name_m]
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A few additional suggestions: [name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Otis[/name_m], [name_m]Colby[/name_m], [name_m]Linden[/name_m], [name_m]Dashiell[/name_m], [name_m]Auden[/name_m], [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m], [name_m]Axel[/name_m], [name_f]Tierney[/name_f], [name_m]Tiernan[/name_m], [name_m]Teague[/name_m], [name_m]Rudy[/name_m], [name_f]Ellian[/name_f], [name_f]Shay[/name_f], [name_m]Dexter[/name_m], [name_m]Rocco[/name_m], [name_m]Roscoe[/name_m], [name_m]Franklin[/name_m], [name_m]Ezra[/name_m], [name_m]Chance[/name_m], [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_m]Niall[/name_m]
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I love: [name_m]Hayden[/name_m], [name_m]Ronan[/name_m] [name_m]Wells[/name_m], [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m], [name_m]Kade[/name_m], [name_m]Elliott[/name_m], [name_m]Wells[/name_m], [name_m]August[/name_m], [name_m]Chandler[/name_m], [name_m]Theo[/name_m], [name_m]Julian[/name_m], [name_m]Wyatt[/name_m], [name_m]Carter[/name_m] and [name_m]Logan[/name_m] [name_m]Carter[/name_m]!
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[name_m]Ronan[/name_m] [name_m]Wells[/name_m] is likely my favorite too!
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[name_m]Ronan[/name_m] [name_m]Wells[/name_m] is a great name! I also really love [name_m]Declan[/name_m], Caleb,Kieran, [name_m]Lochlin[/name_m], [name_m]Brooks[/name_m], [name_m]Winston[/name_m], [name_m]Wyatt[/name_m], [name_m]Greyson[/name_m], [name_m]Atticus[/name_m], and [name_m]Beckett[/name_m].
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I love [name_m]Ronan[/name_m] [name_m]Wells[/name_m], very handsome and adorable. [name_f][/name_f] I also like [name_m]Declan[/name_m] and Alastair/Alasdair.
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I would recommend not using [name_m]Coen[/name_m]. [name_f][/name_f] It’s an important religious name in Jewish culture and religion, and there’s such animosity between [name_f]Ireland[/name_f] and Jewish people right now that I don’t think you’d want to place your child in the middle of it.
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Thank you was definitely not aware of that
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From your list, I love [name_m]Ronan[/name_m], [name_m]Declan[/name_m], [name_m]Caleb[/name_m], [name_m]Torin[/name_m], [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m], [name_m]Jonah[/name_m] (though prefer [name_m]Jonas[/name_m] myself), [name_m]Elliott[/name_m], [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m], [name_m]Tristan[/name_m], [name_m]Julian[/name_m], [name_m]Grayson[/name_m], [name_m]Josiah[/name_m], [name_m]Beckett[/name_m], and [name_m]Bennett[/name_m]! [name_f][/name_f] With your surname, I do find myself preferring the names not ending in -n though; I think [name_m]Bennett[/name_m], [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m], and [name_m]Elliott[/name_m] are my favorites of those, but in general I would say [name_m]Declan[/name_m], [name_m]Torin[/name_m], [name_m]Tristan[/name_m], and [name_m]Julian[/name_m] are really beautiful options, too! [name_f][/name_f] All your options are beautiful, though. [name_f][/name_f] I agree [name_m]Ronan[/name_m] [name_m]Wells[/name_m] is a beautiful name choice if that ends up being your favorite!
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Good luck!
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Thanks everyone for all the insight and comments, certainly helped narrow things down a bit…have about 4 months to decide!