If you like suggesting names: Boy name that I wish was Finian

[Anonymous]

For what it's worth, my three male Irish (born, bred, still live in Ireland) friends are named Declan, John, and Ryan.

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Anonymous wrote:Casey. It is a great boy's name. Classic Irish. And not overused.

I loved my uncle Casey! He didn’t have kids and always gave us cousins the best presents. He always had root beer and he sang Irish songs really well.

OP I’d smile so much to see a little boy Casey

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Anonymous wrote:How do you feel about Nigel?

That's an English name

My boyfriend is from Ireland and named Nigel

1. There are ethnically English people in Ireland
2. I'm from America and I have a Hebrew name. The name is still a name of Hebrew origin- think Sarah. I am not Jewish. OP said they wanted an ethnically Irish name. Saying you know one person from Ireland with a certain name doesnt make it an Irish name.
3. Nigel Farage.

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Anonymous wrote:Before we found out sex for my dd, we settled on Finian (nn Finn) for a boy. Ended up having a Caroline. Six months later my cousin had twin boys—first boys in the generation after 11 girls in a row—and named them Finn and Ian. (He has no idea about our name choice so this was just a bizarre coincidence.) Unfortunately, we live 30 min from them and see them multiple times a year for family gatherings so this isn’t a “distant cousin we’ll never see” sort of thing.

Anyway, my husband and I are having a hard time moving on now that we are nearing the end of my second pregnancy, this time with a boy. DH is first generation Irish-American with a “hard” to pronounce Irish name that he usually just anglicizes for strangers but is drawn to names with an Irish origin—just pronounceable ones.

My current consideration list:
1. Nolan (Texas friends have tried to ruin this by saying it makes them think of beef.)
2. Benjamin, nn Ben (adore Ben but wish it wasn’t top 10.)
3. William, nn Will (same as above)

Husband’s list:
1. Liam (his middle name and like 7 of his cousins and so overdone IMO)
2. Connor (it’s fine but it sounds cutesy with Caroline and I have annoying family that would 100% call him Conman)
3. Gavin (I do like this but something about it feels trendy and not strong/classic to me)
4. Declan (Same as above)

What name are we missing? What would you go with?

Name. Him. Finnian. (Even though it's a dumb name and sounds weird) --> You said yourself, DH has 7 cousins with the same name, Liam, so what problem are 2 kids named Finn? Not a darn problem.

Also, STOP asking friends' opinions. They don't matter.
Conman? Huh?

Gavin = trashy and WV/redneck
Declan = try hard yuppy hipster gen x.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Casey. It is a great boy's name. Classic Irish. And not overused.

I loved my uncle Casey! He didn’t have kids and always gave us cousins the best presents. He always had root beer and he sang Irish songs really well.

OP I’d smile so much to see a little boy Casey

I’ve known a few boys and men named Casey, and for all of them, Casey was a nickname for a first name beginning with K and middle name beginning with C. Think something like Kevin Charles. So, K.C. or Casey. I grew up in a neighborhood where a lot of the parents or grandparents were Irish immigrants and this was pretty common. So, that’s another possibility if you want to use Casey.

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I love the name Brendan. I know a young Declan and they call him Dex. Very cute.

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Anonymous wrote:Before we found out sex for my dd, we settled on Finian (nn Finn) for a boy. Ended up having a Caroline. Six months later my cousin had twin boys—first boys in the generation after 11 girls in a row—and named them Finn and Ian. (He has no idea about our name choice so this was just a bizarre coincidence.) Unfortunately, we live 30 min from them and see them multiple times a year for family gatherings so this isn’t a “distant cousin we’ll never see” sort of thing.

Anyway, my husband and I are having a hard time moving on now that we are nearing the end of my second pregnancy, this time with a boy. DH is first generation Irish-American with a “hard” to pronounce Irish name that he usually just anglicizes for strangers but is drawn to names with an Irish origin—just pronounceable ones.

My current consideration list:
1. Nolan (Texas friends have tried to ruin this by saying it makes them think of beef.)
2. Benjamin, nn Ben (adore Ben but wish it wasn’t top 10.)
3. William, nn Will (same as above)

Husband’s list:
1. Liam (his middle name and like 7 of his cousins and so overdone IMO)
2. Connor (it’s fine but it sounds cutesy with Caroline and I have annoying family that would 100% call him Conman)
3. Gavin (I do like this but something about it feels trendy and not strong/classic to me)
4. Declan (Same as above)

What name are we missing? What would you go with?

Name. Him. Finnian. (Even though it's a dumb name and sounds weird) --> You said yourself, DH has 7 cousins with the same name, Liam, so what problem are 2 kids named Finn? Not a darn problem.

Also, STOP asking friends' opinions. They don't matter.
Conman? Huh?

Gavin = trashy and WV/redneck
Declan = try hard yuppy hipster gen x.

Wow. You’re really not a nice person. I’m pretty sure your opinion will matter less to OP than her friends so this doesn’t matter in the scheme of things but really...I’ve seen people get snarky on annoying threads but something about the aggression here makes me sort of sad that you’re out in the world inflicting yourself on people.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a friend with a William, nn Liam. It’s cute.

A first-gen Irish person will NOT think it's cute to use Liam as a nickname for William. Liam is the entire name. It's William in English.

Dp. Good grief. Who cares what a first generation Irish person thinks using Liam as a nn will do or be offended.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a friend with a William, nn Liam. It’s cute.

A first-gen Irish person will NOT think it's cute to use Liam as a nickname for William. Liam is the entire name. It's William in English.

Dp. Good grief. Who cares what a first generation Irish person thinks using Liam as a nn will do or be offended.

OP's DH is a first gen Irish person. She asked for ethnic Irish names. Liam is an ethnic Irish name. William is an English name. It's like the difference between Jose and Joseph - same name in two cultures.

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OP, I like all of your names, except Nolan.

If you want Finn, go for it.

I live in England and know a Phineas, nn Phin. Not my favourite, but it's another alternative that allows the nn Phin or Finn.

I also know a male Rowan, nn Win.

[Anonymous]

God, not Declan. So try-hard.

At least Ben and Will are classics.

[Anonymous]

1. Don't share your names. Don't share your names.
2. Use Finian if you love it.
3. Seamus is a nice suggestion from above that has the same feel.

[Anonymous]

Sean
Oscar
Patrick
Michael
Phineas
Seamus
Diarmod
Ciaran
Lugh
Oisin

[Anonymous]

Darragh

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Anonymous wrote:Sean
Oscar
Patrick
Michael
Phineas
Seamus
Diarmod
Ciaran
Lugh
Oisin

Can you write out the last three names phonetically? I think I like them all