Best and Worst Names

Tar.Aldarion

Well I live witha guy called Eanna and sometimes people think he is a girl too. Hard luck man.

IceHawk

Meh, I'm used to it now, it doesn't bother me. It's something to talk about when I meet people

Katykaboom

I used to like my name ( Naomi) now its just a hassle, because when Im out people think im pulling their leg for some reason, and when im in work I get aw Naomi as in Naomi Campbell about 3 or 4 times a day. irratating........:mad:

Kablamo!

Diarmsquid wrote:

Claire

yeoooooooooow!


i also like boys names for girls; ie: shane and daragh

Liquorice

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

All us Pól's and ainé's will rise against you young sir, in a wave of silly names.

Solidarity!

Oral Slang

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

Well I live witha guy called Eanna and sometimes people think he is a girl too. Hard luck man.

My Grandad was Eanna or Enda & my little brother has it as a middle name.

I hate when irish people call their children Cailin - girl! What a silly name. I don't mind foreign people using it, but irish people!

I love Caoilfhionn, Aoibhe, Aoife, Siofra, Tadhg, Oisin.

I like my name now - hated it as a kid.. Still have to spell it at least 20 times a day & explain its origin over & over again.. Ah well, at leasts its pretty unique!

Nightwish

Blisterman wrote:

I hate some Irish names like, Pol and Aine. Other ones are nice, like Ciara.

:eek:

~Leanne~

el tel wrote:

In my experience girls called Leanne are usually big heffers.

Haha well im a size 10

A girl i know called her daughter Blathanna (Irish for flowers) Its the most horrible name ever!!!!

Sifo

Like - Anthony

Dislike - all other names

Shabadu

netwhizkid wrote:

Joey-Joe Skiskabob, The worst name ever. Joey proceeds to run out of the bar crying.

wtf?

That was Joey Joe-Joe Junior Shabadu. ò_Ó


I like typically English names for boys, like Sebastian and Tom.

Femelade

dundalk cailin wrote:

but i do love the name Shannon

thanks, its the name i gave my daughter nearly 5 years ago.

rubadub

like- sarah (and no not because of any songs)
dislike- rita (only suitable for dribbling grannies)

best name I ever heard was Levi Langershank, don't know what nationality he was, it was on a forum but I am 95% certain it was his real name.

BrianD3

I don't like the following names as I associate them with American football jocks
Scott
Brad
Rob
Steve
Ray
and most of all...
Troy

Steve_o

I know a woman called Annette Kuertin (Pronounced "Curtain").....Her father is Spanish and it means nothing ovr there but here its a horrible coincidence!!

Mina Loy

My name is Lara and my brothers name is Forrest.... my sisters name is Kateri (yes were all fully Irish)..then my mam decided to call my other brother Gavin (hahaha) he got the crap name.

LegacyUser

Oh yeah, Gavin, he got the crap name, the rest of you guys got 'real' lucky!


Sorry, just kidding, my brothers name is Gavin so I am being defensive.

My sisters name is geraldine, she hates it, I am not too fond of it either.
My mam said recently that she doesn't know what she was thinking when she picked that name, and wishes she had gone with 'Niamh' instead.

My little, little sister, Saoirse, goes to an Irish school, and there is a girl called 'stone' in her class. That really is how she spells it, STONE. She has two sisters called Robin and Blue.
Thats a bit mental.

My cousin had twin girls, and his girlfriend insited on calling them 'Charlie and Chelsie', I kid you not.
My aunt was devastated, but if she had got her way, they would be called Soreena and Savanah.

You probabaly think I am bull****ting, I wish I was.

Steve_o

BrianD3 wrote:

I don't like the following names as I associate them with American football jocks
Scott
Brad
Rob
Steve
Ray
and most of all...
Troy

Hey wats wrong with Steve????

"Steve_o storms of in a big huff":D

connundrum

Dave is the best name ever, everyone knows a Dave, and if they don't know a Dave then they definitely know a Steve... right Steve?!

solicitous

my first name is the worst. Think my parents were trying to get me beat up in school. Thankfully, my dazzling personality made up for it

Steve_o

connundrum wrote:

Dave is the best name ever, everyone knows a Dave, and if they don't know a Dave then they definitely know a Steve... right Steve?!

Its true.....just had a quick peak at my phone book, i know 5 Dave's and 4 Steve's!!!

spiderlegs

I generally like Irish names for a boy and other ones for girls..I love the name Fio for a boy, it comes from the name Fiachra a name which I hate (no offence) but Fio just sounds lovely!
That and Isabella for a girl and beth....oldfashioned but nice.

*MmmPie*

I have 3rd cousins, two sisters, called Cyntia and Mynthia.

I kid you not.:eek:

**Emo!!**

Personally I'm partial to aoibheann (love how it sounds!), Siafra and John Paul (don't ask!).Dislike american names like Lauren, Britney etc. I do know an unfortunate child called Levi.....his sister's called Chanelle!:rolleyes:

Watchful

Originally posted by sillysausage
My little, little sister, Saoirse, goes to an Irish school, and there is a girl called 'stone' in her class. That really is how she spells it, STONE.

I know a couple of people called Stone, but they're both boys. Odd for a girl!

Setun

connundrum wrote:

Dave is the best name ever, everyone knows a Dave, and if they don't know a Dave then they definitely know a Steve... right Steve?!

I'm a Dave. :cool:

Another reason for Dave being cool is thanks to this guy:

www.davegorman.com

tinka

SexeeAussie wrote:

Hey Tinka, I have a CAT called Tinka.......

*this is getting weird!*

i agree... maybe it has something to with australia being "down under" so to speak. being on the opposite side of the world may have shifted the balance of the space-time continuum causing all the cats you know to have the names of people i know and vice versa. some uncanny twist of fate perhaps.



but there is always the chance that it is a coincidence...

met a girl in france called fanny..could hardly keep a stragiht face

There are a LOT of girls in France called Fanny. There's one in all my classes at college and I can't bring myself to say her name when I say hi to her

Nightwish

IceHawk wrote:

Eanna. I'm not a particular fan of it. A lot of people have problems pronouncing it, and other people assume I'm a girl when they hear it, because of that woman on RTE 1 called Eanna Ni Lamhna. I'm not a girl!

she was my lecturer...I know, totally pointless

Piste

I met an Eanna (male) once...


Names I dislike so much I love them:

Assumpta
Gobnait
Dolores
Ethel
Doris
Eugine
Bridie
Norma

larryone

I know a girl called Gretchen.
Some people I know think it's a horrible name.
Some dont.

embee

There are some unusual names in my family.

I have cousins called Kirsten, Eavanna, Ailbhe, Bronwyn, Tiernan (girl), Fiachra (girl), Alexis (bloke), Sasha (girl), Persephone (girl), Kaijah (girl) Keir (Girl, NOT Keira).

I am having difficulty choosing a name for my baby, who is due in 7 weeks. For a girl, I have about 4 names, for a boy 3, but I can't decide on one of each conclusively. I ain't gonna share those names with ye however - tis mine and my partners decision.

*WKD*

Other rough names are Mildred and Concepta, sorry if that is your name:o .

<My dad is Tim and hes not a cat either:p .

I like Rebecca, Sorcha, Caitlin and Shannon for girls (sorry for poor unfortunate boys called Shannon), Charlie or Kevin for boys.

connundrum

Steve_o wrote:

Its true.....just had a quick peak at my phone book, i know 5 Dave's and 4 Steve's!!!

So then it's sorted Dave and Steve are the best names for a boy.. I think that its a fairly valid point. Not that I'd ever call my kid Dave or Steve..

Sean for #1! :v:

dundalk cailin

**Emo!!** wrote:

Personally I'm partial to aoibheann (love how it sounds!),

thats my name! spelt differently but the important thing is it sounds the same

dundalk cailin

Zayden Faint Ranch wrote:

There are a LOT of girls in France called Fanny. There's one in all my classes at college and I can't bring myself to say her name when I say hi to her

yea apparently its quite a common name here, but still i cant say her name either

samo

Have enjoyed reading through this thread as am stuck for boys name at the moment... (will need one in a few weeks if baby no 3 turns out to be a boy!)

My own personal choice of Alex has been marked out by the OH as a definite NO and I've ruled out Matthew (as I used to know a Matthew who wouldnt be a great advert for the name !!)

Jason and Andrew are 2 other potentials.

Have a girls name sorted!

As for names I hate, only one I really dislike is Kyle and am not very fond of Callum or Connor either!!

SeanPuddin

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

hmm I hate most names
Off the top of my head,
I like aoibheann and cassandra in particular.

For guys, I like Alexander.

Top of your head me ar$e.

tnet

Hate the name Valerie with a passion every valerie I know seems to work in catering of some kind and they are all complete and utter wagons.

tinka

samo wrote:

Have enjoyed reading through this thread as am stuck for boys name at the moment... (will need one in a few weeks if baby no 3 turns out to be a boy!)

My own personal choice of Alex has been marked out by the OH as a definite NO and I've ruled out Matthew (as I used to know a Matthew who wouldnt be a great advert for the name !!)

Jason and Andrew are 2 other potentials.

Have a girls name sorted!

As for names I hate, only one I really dislike is Kyle and am not very fond of Callum or Connor either!!

obviously tis your own choice but i would lean towards andrew over jason... andrew is a very good name. i love the name max as well, short for maximus! such a great name

Femelade

i know a guy called shannon.
i know a few brothers called, macdara, naoise, fiachra, goran, devogue. i like those names.
there's a girl in my daughters class called angel. i think its nice.
i know of a girl called coco ryder.

Setun

embee wrote:

I am having difficulty choosing a name for my baby, who is due in 7 weeks. For a girl, I have about 4 names, for a boy 3, but I can't decide on one of each conclusively. I ain't gonna share those names with ye however - tis mine and my partners decision.

Can we have a poll to choose your new kid's name? :cool:

Feenikusu

For a girl I love the names Helena, Linda, Diana, Felicia, Muriel, Alexis and Jasmin.
And for a boy Adrian, Raphael, Phineas, Damian, Tristan and Nicolas.

deisemum

And for a boy Adrian, Raphael, Phineas, Damian, Tristan and Nicolas.

One of my friends has 5 children including Phineas and Tristan

I've an Adam (from before it became popular and I didn't know any other Adam at the time) and a Nicholas

I've a french/greek name and I hated the teachers always trying to make up an irish version for it.

I dislike most Irish names

What I really dislike is people naming their children after themselves. I think that's the height of arrogance.

EvilPixieOne

samo wrote:

Have enjoyed reading through this thread as am stuck for boys name at the moment... (will need one in a few weeks if baby no 3 turns out to be a boy!)

Jason and Andrew are 2 other potentials.

Jason all the way!

cournioni

Girls named Sinead have always seemed to be pretty hot, so I like it.

Best fella's name is obviously Colin. :cool:

Pepe LeFrits

sillysausage wrote:

Top Babies' Names for Boys.

Boy's Name 2004

Sean 1
Jack 2
Conor 3
Adam 4
James 5
Daniel 6
Cian 7
Luke 8
Michael 9
Aaron 10

Source: CSO

Top Babies' Names for Girls
Girls's Name 2004
Emma 1
Katie 2
Sarah 3
Amy 4
Aoife 5
Ciara 6
Sophie 7
Chloe 8
Leah 9
Niamh 10

Christ, I'm in England and I'd still be able strike off 17/18 of those names, by people at work alone. That's the point though I suppose.

Cremo wrote:

i actually don't like any of those names.

i think Dylan is cool for a boy.
and
i've always liked Petra for a girl

Dylan, 90210?
Petra, porn?

I think Ailish has to be the most painfully bad name suggested as a good name here. When I try to think of it being said out loud, all I get is Ian Paisley saying "Ailish shez no!". Most of xzanti's 'good' names are a bit iffy too, and The Dazzler - are you just flicking between E4 and MTV on the telly while reading boards?

"Phwooaaaar, Mischa, now there's a GREAT name..."

... Gobnait, LOL. I'd have to feel sorry for anyone called Persephone or Devogue.

melekalikimaka

Pighead wrote:

Good Names: Pajo, Sheila
Bad Names: melekalikimaka, Jeeves

its merry christmas in hawaiian, beat that pighead( oh and eh people in glass houses...):p

simu

Pajo! Classic! I'd say it's a shortened version of Patrick, though.

What about Nuala, Daffodil, Geranium, Lurleen for a girl and Dwayne, John-Paul, Benedict and Jahosephat for a boy. (They'd be amongst my worst - I'm not telling which ones I like most). :v:

Setun

I think Thelonious is a great name. And Lou.

curliq

Piste wrote:

Names I dislike so much I love them:

Assumpta
Gobnait
Dolores
Ethel
Doris
Eugine
Bridie
Norma

heh, im the same with them and:
concepta
conception (know a girl with that name. i kid you not)
euphrasia
agnes (i fall in and out with this one, just because its so granny-ish)
agatha
...etc.

what do people think of my name anyways? (carla)