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Just that it's a wonderful example of how a name which is perceived as "different but not too different" can come out of nowhere to explode in use in almost any modern country. I saw that Fiadh was swifly increasing in use in Ireland back in 2013 when I wrote a column on Irish names. It was the new alternative to Aoife and Mia, popular in Ireland at the time. I would have predicted it would get into the top ten in Ireland soon but am rather amazed it's actually made it to #1.

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