Irish Boy Names?

[Twoboos]

My SIL is pg (:yay:) and my brother really likes Irish boy names, but they are having trouble coming up w/a good one they can agree on.

The last name is pretty irish, one syllable, 5 letters, ends in N. So I think any Colin/Kegan/Kellan/N-ending name is out.

Everyone comes up with great names here so your ideas please!! :bowdown:

[mariza]

I love Irish names, but all the names I can think of end in "N"!

I LOVE: Aiden, Declan & Ian

Found some online that don't end in N:
Seamus
Liam
Shane

Good Luck!

[JBaxter]

Aiden
Connor
Finn
Liam
Shane
Daniel
Patrick
Kelly

[BelleoftheBallFlagstaff]

I like Brady, but spelled the Gaelic way Bradaigh. DH said umm, no.We have a DD anyway!

[Krisrich]

How about Grady?

[Twoboos]

I love Irish names, but all the names I can think of end in "N"!



I know, me too! this is why I brought it here!! :)

[graciebellesmomma]

I love:
Seamus
Dylan
Conor
Liam
Tristan
Calum or callum
Rory
Cillian

[LBW]

This is a great site. The names are read aloud by Frank McCourt:

http://www.babynamesofireland.com/

You can also look at the Irish govt's top names here:

http://www.cso.ie/statistics/top_babies_names.htm#boys

I have a personal preference for Conor Eamon, Liam Benedict, and Owen Finn!

[graciebellesmomma]

I love Eeamon!!! One of Irish friends has a son with that name.
Love it!

[lmwbasye]

I'm slightly partial to Liam (LOL!). :)

[kijip]

I think Patrick is a great Irish name for boys.

I am partial to Finn of course too. :love5:

[BelleoftheBallFlagstaff]

My name is Eilise pronounced A-lish
Eilás - (AY-lish or I-lish) "consecrated to God". Eilise, Eilish, Elizabeth.

VERY Irish name, but VERY rare!

It also depends on if they want a common or very unique name....

[misshollygolightly]

And don't forget about:
Shawn
Michael
Padraig (the old Irish spelling of Patrick)
Breandan (Irish spelling of Brandon; usually has a little accent mark on the last a, I think)
Brian (with the little accent mark I can't find on this keyboard; Irish pronunciation is "Bree-un")
Rory
Seamus

Some of these may be repeats--sorry! Part of my graduate school work is through an Irish studies institute, so I'm just mentally scrolling through some of my professors' first names :-)

I'll come back if I think of any more

[la mama]

We had the same issue with the last name and we chose Connor.

[neeleymartin]

My name is Eilise pronounced A-lish
Eilás - (AY-lish or I-lish) "consecrated to God". Eilise, Eilish, Elizabeth.

VERY Irish name, but VERY rare!

It also depends on if they want a common or very unique name.... very pretty name. gaining popularity. we have two in our school, a small k-2 with only 9 classes, and one that lives in our neighborhood. that's 3 that i know.

i LOVE irish names. you really can't go wrong. all the above mentioned are awesome.

we also like murphy, kennedy, taidhg, padraic,

[thomma]

I like Thomas. ;)

Kim
ds&dd -6!

[BelleoftheBallFlagstaff]

very pretty name. gaining popularity. we have two in our school, a small k-2 with only 9 classes, and one that lives in our neighborhood. that's 3 that i know.

i LOVE irish names. you really can't go wrong. all the above mentioned are awesome.

we also like murphy, kennedy, taidhg, padraic,

Wow! I have only ever met one in the US. I met a few in Ireland, though.

[neeleymartin]

Wow! I have only ever met one in the US. I met a few in Ireland, though.

two of the girls are from irish from ireland families, we have a pocket of true irish here on cc. very lucky. GREAT people. :wink2:

[Meatball Mommie]

My husband is Seamus and his brother is Rory :) My neices have Gaelic names with traditional spellings (Maeve & Siobhan, pronounced Sha-von) and in the family we have an Ailis (pronounced Aye-lish like pp mentioned), Kieran, Aiden, Padraig (Gaelic for Patrick), and lots of Johns, Pauls, Patricks and Michaels ;) Our boys are James and Sean, so not so unusual.

The coolest "new" Irish name I've heard (from Irish relatives, so not sure if it's a really old name or a name that's just become popular) is Thaigh...not 100% sure how it's spelled but pronounced like Tie-g.

[neeleymartin]

The coolest "new" Irish name I've heard (from Irish relatives, so not sure if it's a really old name or a name that's just become popular) is Thaigh...not 100% sure how it's spelled but pronounced like Tie-g.

the spelling is the one that i showed, taidhg. there are probably variations in spelling, like many irish names. had a student several years ago. love the name, love the student.

[sste]

Love Declan, Cormac, Seamus, and Cedric (I think Cedric is irish??).

[tiapam]

Another vote for Patrick! And how about Donald?

[purpleeyes]

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[strollerqueen]

My baby's name is Padraig, and he was born on St. Patrick's Day. :D:yay:

[strollerqueen]

My name is Eilise pronounced A-lish
Eilás - (AY-lish or I-lish) "consecrated to God". Eilise, Eilish, Elizabeth.

VERY Irish name, but VERY rare!

It also depends on if they want a common or very unique name....

And very pretty! :thumbsup:

[strollerqueen]

And don't forget about:
Shawn
Michael
Padraig (the old Irish spelling of Patrick)
Breandan (Irish spelling of Brandon; usually has a little accent mark on the last a, I think)
Brian (with the little accent mark I can't find on this keyboard; Irish pronunciation is "Bree-un")
Rory
Seamus

Some of these may be repeats--sorry! Part of my graduate school work is through an Irish studies institute, so I'm just mentally scrolling through some of my professors' first names :-)

I'll come back if I think of any more

Dude! You have my boy's names, my brother's name, and most of the rest of my family in there!:banana:

[BelleoftheBallFlagstaff]

And very pretty! :thumbsup:

Thanks!
It must be much more popular now, judging from the posts! In 30+ years of life, I have only met one Eilise in the US! I am (or my mom was) such a trend setter!;)

[MissM'sMom]

Love Irish/Celtic names. My DD's name is an Irish varient of Mary.

A couple:
Cormac
Callum
Eamonn (my personal favorite)
Cathal (pro. Cahal)
Conal
Donal
Ronan
Desmond
Dermot
Eoghan (Owen)
Fergal
Fergus
Niall
Oisin
Riordon
Ruari

[HIU8]

I have always been partial to Declan and Devon (not sure if Devon is irish/gaelic or not though).