For our new baby on the way, I’d very much like to use an [name_f]Irish[/name_f] name (if we have a boy, girl name is pretty solid right now). However, it seems like the general [name_f]Irish[/name_f] boys names don’t appeal to me much…Aiden, [name_m]Brian[/name_m], [name_m]Liam[/name_m], etc. I think they sound too soft and flowy to my ear? Lots of vowels, Ls, and Ns? [name_f][/name_f] I do like [name_m]Patrick[/name_m], but not a fan of [name_m]Padraig[/name_m]. [name_m]Cormac[/name_m] is in the same vein. I think I can also get behind [name_m]Seamus[/name_m], but mostly bc it could get me the nn [name_m]Jamie[/name_m].
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[name_f]Do[/name_f] you have any suggestions for me? [name_m]Strong[/name_m] sounding [name_f]Irish[/name_f] boys names? Could also be Irish-American (ie, Patrick).
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[name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Cian[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Cillian[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Declan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Eamon[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Eoin[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Finnian[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Nolan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Quinlan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Rory[/name_m]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] is lovely. [name_m]Other[/name_m] [name_f]Irish[/name_f] names with harsher sounds [name_f][/name_f]-
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[name_m]Rowan[/name_m]
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[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
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[name_m]Declan[/name_m]
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[name_m]Lorcan[/name_m]
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Séan
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Éamon
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[name_m]Cathal[/name_m]
Finally, my area of expertise!!
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[name_f][/name_f][name_f][/name_f][name_f]Irish[/name_f]:
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Tadhg[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Dermot[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Diarmuid[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Domhnall[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Aonghus[/name_m] (Eng-iss)
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Conor[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Caelan/Caolan
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Cillian[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Cian[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Eoin[/name_m] / [name_m]Eoghan[/name_m] (Owen)
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Oisin[/name_m] (Osh-een)
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Breccan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Donnacha[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Fintan/Finbar
[name_f][/name_f]Darragh/Dara
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Lorcan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ruairi[/name_m] (Rory)
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Conall[/name_m]
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[name_f][/name_f][name_f][/name_f]Irish-American:
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Nolan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Declan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Killian[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Kieran[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Owen[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Callan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ryan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Rowan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Colin[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Finn/Finley/Finlay
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Shea[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Logan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Reilly/Riley
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lennon[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Flynn[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Aidan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Brendan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Brennan[/name_m]
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[name_f][/name_f][name_f][/name_f][name_m]Other[/name_m] Irish/Scottish/Welsh Names:
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Angus[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Hamish[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Douglas[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Duncan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Euan/Ewan (You-an)
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Rhys[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reid[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Gareth[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Malachy[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Evan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Kelton[/name_m]
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I’ll suggest…
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[name_m]Ivor[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Conan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Declan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Oran[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Nevan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Kiernan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Brogan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Riordan[/name_m]
How about:
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Duncan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Fergus[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Tadhg[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Conall[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Eamon[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Lorcan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Cathal[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Grady[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Kieran[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Fintan[/name_m] / [name_m]Finley[/name_m] / [name_m]Finnian[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Rian[/name_m] / [name_m]Ryan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Oisin[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Cillian[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Connor[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Sean[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Cian[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Caelan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Rowan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Rory[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Owen[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Brennan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Angus[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Callahan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Finnegan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Harrigan
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Kendrick[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Artair[/name_m] / [name_m]Art[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Neilan[/name_m] / [name_m]Niall[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Cormick[/name_m]
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[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps!
Draíocht (DREE oct) [name_f][/name_f]- the [name_f]Irish[/name_f] word for magic
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ardal[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- means of high courage
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Roarke[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Dermot[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Redmond[/name_m]
I like [name_m]Dermot[/name_m] and [name_m]Conall[/name_m]! [name_f]Love[/name_f] Aonghus/Angus but already have a son with the nn [name_m]Gus[/name_m], so that one’s out. [name_f]Love[/name_f] the look of [name_m]Oisin[/name_m] but I don’t think it’s the one.
[name_f][/name_f]I really like [name_m]Rhys[/name_m], [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m], and [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m], but as it’s an honor name for me, I think I’m gonna end up being pretty strict about the name being [name_f]Irish[/name_f] specifically.
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[name_m]Conan[/name_m], [name_m]Desmond[/name_m], and [name_m]Riordan[/name_m] are all hitting the mark for me I think [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Riordan[/name_m] nn [name_m]Rory[/name_m] perhaps? I know it’s not really a canonical nn, but…?
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I like [name_m]Fergus[/name_m] and [name_m]Angus[/name_m], but already have a little boy with the nn Gus:) [name_m]Conall[/name_m], [name_m]Duncan[/name_m], [name_m]Fintan[/name_m] are good suggestions!
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I like [name_m]Ardal[/name_m]!
I think I’m running into two problems when settling on a boys name [name_f][/name_f]-
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first, I want it to be recognizably [name_f]Irish[/name_f], in the context of midwest US. And there are names now that are so popular, the Irishness is lost [name_f][/name_f]- for example, [name_m]Liam[/name_m], Finn+, [name_m]Rowan[/name_m], etc. Tangentially, [name_m]Michael[/name_m], [name_m]Daniel[/name_m], [name_m]Timothy[/name_m], [name_m]Kevin[/name_m], all those Irish-American/Irish Catholic names.
[name_f][/name_f]two, many of the names that retain a lot of their Irishness are so new to American ears that they seem made-up, and it’s important to me that my child’s name has that history/pedigree element to it. Ex: [name_m]Quinlan[/name_m], [name_m]Lorcan[/name_m], [name_m]Breccan[/name_m], [name_m]Nevan[/name_m], etc.
[name_m]Callahan[/name_m]
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[name_m]Dublin[/name_m]
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[name_f]Quinn[/name_f]
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[name_m]Redmond[/name_m]
[name_m]You[/name_m] might want to consider an [name_f]Irish[/name_f] name with ties to mythology and legend. I don’t think Americans being generally ignorant to cultures outside the US should narrow down the pool of names you can consider.
I’ve always liked [name_m]Ryan[/name_m].
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Others you might consider:
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Phelan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Tavis[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Brennan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ennis[/name_m]
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[name_f]Love[/name_f] [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] and [name_m]Cormac[/name_m]!
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Here’s a few ideas I had; it does seem like a lot of [name_f]Irish[/name_f] names that are currently in style have lots of vowels, N’s and L’s, etc.; what about:
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[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Dermot[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Murphy[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Murray[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Finley[/name_m] or [name_m]Finlo[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Fergus[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Fife[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Rory[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Tierney[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Sullivan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Donovan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Tadhg[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Teagan[/name_f] or [name_m]Teague[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Niall[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Fintan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Flynn[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Lorcan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Grady[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Calloway[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Tristan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Cael[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Redmond[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Alistair[/name_m]
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Good luck!