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Help[Opinions] Popular Irish Boys Names
I've put together a list of all Irish names listed in the top 100 in Ireland/Northern Ireland. Would love to hear your opinions.
Conor
Oisin
Ryan / Rian
Cillian / Killian
Patrick
Darragh / Dara
Shea / Shay
Finn / Fionn
Ronan
Sean
Eoin / Eoghan
Odhran
Oscar
Liam
Conan
Caolan
Cian
Cormac
Lorcan
Aodhan / Aidan
Daithi
Rory / Ruairi
Niall
Ciaran
Tadhg
Senan
Cathal
Donnacha
Shane
Kevin
Tomás
Brian
Conor
Oisin
Ryan / Rian
Cillian / Killian
Patrick
Darragh / Dara
Shea / Shay
Finn / Fionn
Ronan
Sean
Eoin / Eoghan
Odhran
Oscar
Liam
Conan
Caolan
Cian
Cormac
Lorcan
Aodhan / Aidan
Daithi
Rory / Ruairi
Niall
Ciaran
Tadhg
Senan
Cathal
Donnacha
Shane
Kevin
Tomás
Brian
This message was edited 7/8/2017, 6:54 PM
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For some reason, I'm having an easier time with these than the girls' list.
Conor - reminds me of Superboy, though his name is actually Conner. And Connor MacLeod, but again that's a different spelling. The Conor spelling is less familiar and therefore looks odd. I'd actually prefer Conchobhar to Conor. ;)
Ryan / Rian - much prefer Ryan to Rian, but Ryan just feels a bit dull. Looking at it's popularity charts, it seems it was quite overused when I was growing up.
Cillian / Killian - prefer Killian to Cillian. Both feel quite quirky and a bit rebellious.
Patrick - nice name. Certainly nothing weird or "out there."
Darragh / Dara - really not a fan of the spelling of "Darragh," but "Dara" just looks feminine to me.
Shea / Shay - again, looks quite feminine (in either spelling). Not that there's necessarily anything wrong with that.
Finn / Fionn - relaly like Finn. :)
Ronan - lovely and strong.
Sean - never been a fan of this name. It just doesn't work for me.
Oscar - like. I think of Oscar Wilde before Oscar the Grouch, but neither is a negative association for me. :)
Liam - always like this one. Reminds me of Angel from Buffy the Vampire Slayer (as it was his human name before he became a vampire), and of course Liam Neeson (who is one of my favorite actors).
Conor - reminds me of Superboy, though his name is actually Conner. And Connor MacLeod, but again that's a different spelling. The Conor spelling is less familiar and therefore looks odd. I'd actually prefer Conchobhar to Conor. ;)
Ryan / Rian - much prefer Ryan to Rian, but Ryan just feels a bit dull. Looking at it's popularity charts, it seems it was quite overused when I was growing up.
Cillian / Killian - prefer Killian to Cillian. Both feel quite quirky and a bit rebellious.
Patrick - nice name. Certainly nothing weird or "out there."
Darragh / Dara - really not a fan of the spelling of "Darragh," but "Dara" just looks feminine to me.
Shea / Shay - again, looks quite feminine (in either spelling). Not that there's necessarily anything wrong with that.
Finn / Fionn - relaly like Finn. :)
Ronan - lovely and strong.
Sean - never been a fan of this name. It just doesn't work for me.
Oscar - like. I think of Oscar Wilde before Oscar the Grouch, but neither is a negative association for me. :)
Liam - always like this one. Reminds me of Angel from Buffy the Vampire Slayer (as it was his human name before he became a vampire), and of course Liam Neeson (who is one of my favorite actors).
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Hi Glitzy !!!
Conor*: I like it very much!
Oisin* new lately interest.
Ryan / Rian* I like Ryan very much. But between Ryan and Rian I prefer Rian. It is more delicate. The y is aggressive imo.
Cillian / Killian* now I prefer Killian. Cillian is too similar to Cecilia a name that I currently dislike.
Patrick* Wonderful !!! Simply this.
Darragh* / Dara I love the natural meaning and as I said the gh makes it more complete.
Shea / Shay I dislike them because I like an Hebrew name (Shai) too similar to it.
Finn* / Fionn I prefer Finn. Fionn is too similar to Fiona. I prefer that.
Rónán* Beautiful !! Little seal! I love it.
It is simple, strong and seems traditional.
Sean I dislike it
Eoin / Eoghan I dislike them. I used to prefer Owen but..it became quite boring to me.
Odhran* I like it very much! Green is my favourite colour.
Oscar* I love this name for both Irish and Scandinavian meaning.
Liam I dislike it.
Conan I dislike it
Caolan unattractive to me.
Cian I prefer Ciar*
Cormac* I like it very much. It is fascinating.
Conor*: I like it very much!
Oisin* new lately interest.
Ryan / Rian* I like Ryan very much. But between Ryan and Rian I prefer Rian. It is more delicate. The y is aggressive imo.
Cillian / Killian* now I prefer Killian. Cillian is too similar to Cecilia a name that I currently dislike.
Patrick* Wonderful !!! Simply this.
Darragh* / Dara I love the natural meaning and as I said the gh makes it more complete.
Shea / Shay I dislike them because I like an Hebrew name (Shai) too similar to it.
Finn* / Fionn I prefer Finn. Fionn is too similar to Fiona. I prefer that.
Rónán* Beautiful !! Little seal! I love it.
It is simple, strong and seems traditional.
Sean I dislike it
Eoin / Eoghan I dislike them. I used to prefer Owen but..it became quite boring to me.
Odhran* I like it very much! Green is my favourite colour.
Oscar* I love this name for both Irish and Scandinavian meaning.
Liam I dislike it.
Conan I dislike it
Caolan unattractive to me.
Cian I prefer Ciar*
Cormac* I like it very much. It is fascinating.
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