New Post
Search
HelpIreland
I never liked this name until very recently, and now I think it's charming. I don't know exactly what changed, but I feel the same way about Holland. What is your opinion? Do you hate it? I bet you hate it. ;)
Also, I'm going to include my favorite comment with every name I mention, just to spice up my posts, a bit. My favorite comment for Ireland:
If you're really that proud of your Irish heritage it's simple, give your child an Irish name. Or Erin, which comes from Eireann (Irish for Ireland). Americans are crazy lmao, imagine naming your child '__land'.
And the runner-up:
What's next, Yugoslavia? Even though that's not a country anymore.
Thoughts?
**Starfish and coffee, maple syrup and jam/Butterscotch clouds, a tangerine, and a side order of ham**
Also, I'm going to include my favorite comment with every name I mention, just to spice up my posts, a bit. My favorite comment for Ireland:
If you're really that proud of your Irish heritage it's simple, give your child an Irish name. Or Erin, which comes from Eireann (Irish for Ireland). Americans are crazy lmao, imagine naming your child '__land'.
And the runner-up:
What's next, Yugoslavia? Even though that's not a country anymore.
Thoughts?
**Starfish and coffee, maple syrup and jam/Butterscotch clouds, a tangerine, and a side order of ham**
This message was edited 3/3/2020, 10:16 AM
Archived Thread - replies disabled
1
Replies
I like that it reminds me of green, but it seems either vapid or ultra-nationalist.
I'd rather be Clover / Emerald / Verde than Ireland, but I'd rather be Ireland than Shamrock / Wales / Germany. I don't think I'd have a preference between being Ireland or Holland or France or America...I do like Denmark as a masculine name, but that's mostly because of Vesey plus Denny and Mark are kinda nice.
I'd rather be Clover / Emerald / Verde than Ireland, but I'd rather be Ireland than Shamrock / Wales / Germany. I don't think I'd have a preference between being Ireland or Holland or France or America...I do like Denmark as a masculine name, but that's mostly because of Vesey plus Denny and Mark are kinda nice.
This message was edited 3/4/2020, 6:41 AM
1
I work in a school and the teacher I work directly with has a daughter named Ireland. I like it. It's different and fits with her heritage. Personally, I wouldn't use it.
I like Holland too, for each gender, but again, I wouldn't use it.
I like Holland too, for each gender, but again, I wouldn't use it.
1
No using. Just like the name. :)
1
I don't like Ireland at all, it feels like the lazy way of "honoring" Irish heritage.
I do like Holland for a boy though.
I do like Holland for a boy though.
1
I actually like it. I like the way it sounds.
And sorry, first commenter, I think Ireland is infinitely better than Erin. I believe that anyone who truly wants a name that reflects pride in their Irish heritage should avoid both Ireland and Erin, as neither is used as a first name in Ireland, and instead go for an authentic Irish name that is actually used as such in Ireland. But if I had to choose, Ireland to me is much easier on the ear than Erin.
And sorry, first commenter, I think Ireland is infinitely better than Erin. I believe that anyone who truly wants a name that reflects pride in their Irish heritage should avoid both Ireland and Erin, as neither is used as a first name in Ireland, and instead go for an authentic Irish name that is actually used as such in Ireland. But if I had to choose, Ireland to me is much easier on the ear than Erin.
1
Actually Erin is used in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
https://www.behindthename.com/name/erin/top/ireland
https://www.behindthename.com/name/erin/top/northern-ireland?type=rank
https://www.behindthename.com/name/erin/top/ireland
https://www.behindthename.com/name/erin/top/northern-ireland?type=rank
This message was edited 3/3/2020, 12:58 PM
1
I bet they use it because Americans started using it first, though. Amiright? Amiright?
1
I don't hate it.
A name that ends in land and literally means a land, bothers me a little because it seems so passive. But if I imagine being named Ireland, it doesn't bother me that much. I wouldn't actually mind being named Ireland. Mostly what I don't like about it is that it evokes the country, and I have no connection to the country at all. If my parents at least had been there and named me after the region, that'd be okay.
What would bother me most about being named Ireland, besides the incredulous sneers, would be how much it sounds like it ends in "lynn." The name Irelynn annoys me a little, although it sounds alright, because it makes me think - if you want to name your kid Ireland just freaking do it. Changing it to Irelynn doesn't make it better.
I feel similarly about Holland too. I just think the sound of them as names, is appealing.
It doesn't really bother me when people are named after countries. China, India, whatever... as long as the person who uses the name for another person, has personally been to the country in question, I think it's fine.
A name that ends in land and literally means a land, bothers me a little because it seems so passive. But if I imagine being named Ireland, it doesn't bother me that much. I wouldn't actually mind being named Ireland. Mostly what I don't like about it is that it evokes the country, and I have no connection to the country at all. If my parents at least had been there and named me after the region, that'd be okay.
What would bother me most about being named Ireland, besides the incredulous sneers, would be how much it sounds like it ends in "lynn." The name Irelynn annoys me a little, although it sounds alright, because it makes me think - if you want to name your kid Ireland just freaking do it. Changing it to Irelynn doesn't make it better.
I feel similarly about Holland too. I just think the sound of them as names, is appealing.
It doesn't really bother me when people are named after countries. China, India, whatever... as long as the person who uses the name for another person, has personally been to the country in question, I think it's fine.
This message was edited 3/3/2020, 11:17 AM
1
ITA with your whole post.
1