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HelpRe: Irish baby names (that aren’t too popular yet)
in reply to a message by Glitzy Cate
I personally really love Aoife. Yeah, it's over used... but it's very pretty. I know Aoife is used a lot, but I still really like it. And people tend to get used to its less 'logical' spelling quite easily. And Finn is fun.
That said, I like:
Éanna
Sorcha
Treasa (Sort of. Plus I swear I know a Theresa who pronounces it similar, she's 100% English and a 100% a nightmare and why her name isn't standard Theresa is unknown to me, but that association does slightly put me off...)
Seanan is ok, but as Sean seems to be the number 1 Irish boy name ever, I dunno... I actually really like and prefer Sean. Seanan seems a bit limp in comparison.
Aodh is too simple. Sorry. Lovely meaning, strong history, but as a name...no.
Cael feels too self-aware and trying hard.
I quite hate the sound of Ceibhfhionn, but here I have to have a bit of a rant. All the comments on the name saying they'd be 'teased' for the spelling of their name if they were called Ceibhfhionn? Seriously? What the damn kinda nerd teases someone for their name spelling? I swear... maybe if they are called the fictional La-a, people might get teased, but I really struggle to see how someone is gonna be 'picked on' for their name spelling, unless it can be mis-said in a way which sounds rude. It's a bit like saying a little Cecilia is gonna be picked on for having a name meaning "blind". Now, I'm here cos I like names and their backgrounds, but honestly... The act of picking on someone for something like that is infinitely more uncool to the average kid than having a name like that. It's just really hard to see happening. Especially where I am in UK where I recently had a student called Frzan (Farzan) and names of all kinds and backgrounds are just part of our culture. Someone stretching that hard for bullying material probably needs a hobby or something.
But teally, honestly, I very much am not a fan of the sound of Ceibhfhionn. Nothing to do with the spelling. I just don't think it sounds good.
That said, I like:
Éanna
Sorcha
Treasa (Sort of. Plus I swear I know a Theresa who pronounces it similar, she's 100% English and a 100% a nightmare and why her name isn't standard Theresa is unknown to me, but that association does slightly put me off...)
Seanan is ok, but as Sean seems to be the number 1 Irish boy name ever, I dunno... I actually really like and prefer Sean. Seanan seems a bit limp in comparison.
Aodh is too simple. Sorry. Lovely meaning, strong history, but as a name...no.
Cael feels too self-aware and trying hard.
I quite hate the sound of Ceibhfhionn, but here I have to have a bit of a rant. All the comments on the name saying they'd be 'teased' for the spelling of their name if they were called Ceibhfhionn? Seriously? What the damn kinda nerd teases someone for their name spelling? I swear... maybe if they are called the fictional La-a, people might get teased, but I really struggle to see how someone is gonna be 'picked on' for their name spelling, unless it can be mis-said in a way which sounds rude. It's a bit like saying a little Cecilia is gonna be picked on for having a name meaning "blind". Now, I'm here cos I like names and their backgrounds, but honestly... The act of picking on someone for something like that is infinitely more uncool to the average kid than having a name like that. It's just really hard to see happening. Especially where I am in UK where I recently had a student called Frzan (Farzan) and names of all kinds and backgrounds are just part of our culture. Someone stretching that hard for bullying material probably needs a hobby or something.
But teally, honestly, I very much am not a fan of the sound of Ceibhfhionn. Nothing to do with the spelling. I just don't think it sounds good.
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I couldn't even begin to tell you how Ceibhfhionn sounds, and that's the problem with most Irish names in the US. People don't know how to pronounce them when seeing them, and when hearing them, have no idea how to spell them. It's not that a Ceibhfhionn will be teased, it's that a Ceibhfhionn will be forever spelling her name, and it's not an easy or short one to spell. (I have no clue how to pronounce Aodh, either).
So of course these days you can Google stuff like this and this is what I found:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm7uDC8y1K4
And then I also found a very old post from BtN:
https://www.behindthename.com/bb/fact/745705
And the answers don't jibe with the YouTube video.
Who's right? YouTube or the BtNers?
So of course these days you can Google stuff like this and this is what I found:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm7uDC8y1K4
And then I also found a very old post from BtN:
https://www.behindthename.com/bb/fact/745705
And the answers don't jibe with the YouTube video.
Who's right? YouTube or the BtNers?
This message was edited 1/29/2020, 5:20 AM
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