I was looking at my list awhile ago and I realized a lot of the boy names I like are Irish. I just like how many Irish boy names are short but strong, cute on a little boy and very handsome on a teen and on an adult.
So here are the Irish names I like on boys -
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_m]Liam[/name_m]
[name_m]Nolan[/name_m]
[name_u]Niall[/name_u]
[name_m]Tierny[/name_m]
So, since I am updating my boys list, would all you clever people give me a couple suggestions if you think of anything?
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Ossian[/name_m]
[name_m]Declan[/name_m]
[name_m]Eamon[/name_m]
[name_m]Tadhg[/name_m] ([name_m]Tig[/name_m], The beginning of [name_m]Tigger[/name_m])
[name_u]Fionn[/name_u] ([name_u]Finn[/name_u])
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u]
[name_m]Cillian[/name_m] ([name_m]Killian[/name_m])
[name_u]Aidan[/name_u]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_m]Eoin[/name_m] ([name_u]Owen[/name_u])
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
[name_m]Cian[/name_m]/[name_m]Kian[/name_m] (kee-an)
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_m]Cullen[/name_m]
[name_m]Dermot[/name_m]
[name_m]Fergus[/name_m]
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u]
[name_m]Killian[/name_m]
[name_m]Lochlan[/name_m]
[name_m]Malachy[/name_m]
[name_m]Quinlan[/name_m]
[name_m]Riordan[/name_m]
[name_m]Ruari[/name_m] ([name_u]Rory[/name_u])
[name_m]Seamus[/name_m]
[name_m]Sean[/name_m]
Not to nitpick but [name_m]Tadhg[/name_m] is actually pronounced “[name_m]Tige[/name_m]”, like the word tiger without the “r” on the end. [name_u]Fionn[/name_u] is “fyunn”. [name_u]Finn[/name_u] is the anglicised version of [name_u]Fionn[/name_u].
Some suggestions:
[name_m]Dermot[/name_m]
[name_m]Sean[/name_m]
[name_m]Oran[/name_m]
[name_m]Cian[/name_m]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_m]Conor[/name_m]
[name_m]Cillian[/name_m]
[name_m]Oisin[/name_m] “Usheen”
[name_m]Cathal[/name_m] “Cah-hal”
[name_m]Ciaran[/name_m] “[name_u]Kieran[/name_u]”
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_m]Colm[/name_m]
Whoops, that’s what I get when I don’t check my spelling nor the amount of words I put in a sentence! pinkballerina, you’re right about [name_m]Tadhg[/name_m], I just accidentally added another g, you don’t pronounce it like the winnie-the-pooh character
However, my family is from [name_f]Ireland[/name_f], and I found this cite very helpful when looking for boy Irish names, Perhaps you might like it!
I hated to mention it but there’s such a difference between [name_m]Tige[/name_m] and Tigg! Thanks for not being offended That database looks really interesting, I’m going to check it out now. Gaelic phonetics fascinate me.
Edited for privacy.
[name_m]Tadhg[/name_m] is pronounced like the first syllable of “tiger”, not [name_m]Tigger[/name_m].
[name_m]Oisin[/name_m]/[name_m]Osheen[/name_m]
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u]/[name_m]Ciaran[/name_m]
[name_m]Callahan[/name_m]
[name_m]Darragh[/name_m]
[name_m]Callaway[/name_m]
[name_u]Brady[/name_u]
[name_m]Colm[/name_m]/[name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_m]Kevin[/name_m]/Caoimhin
[name_u]Clancy[/name_u]
[name_m]Phelan[/name_m]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Fergal[/name_m]
[name_u]Murphy[/name_u]
[name_m]Donal[/name_m]
[name_m]Manus[/name_m]
[name_m]Conall[/name_m]
[name_u]Ennis[/name_u]
[name_u]Grady[/name_u]
[name_m]Padraig[/name_m]
[name_m]Ultan[/name_m]