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    #1862
    dori_dormer
    Registered Users Posts: 1,919 ✭✭✭dori_dormer


    We found out we are having a boy, and just our luck we only have one name we like on that list - Eli

    The whole family think its a bit foreign and weird. What does the wise old internet think?

    We are trying to find an Irish name we like but Ive only liked Irish girl names so far. We also liked Daniel, but its top 3 apparently! Couldn't do that to my kid as every other girl growing up had my name and i hated it.


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    #1863
    lolademmers
    Registered Users Posts: 263 ✭✭lolademmers


    Love Eli it's nice and different. People will always have an opinion on the name just go with what you like. If you wait to tell them when the baby is born they won't comment.


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    #1864
    ElleEm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,981 ✭✭✭ElleEm


    I am totally in love with the name Eli. So simple, yet something (I think) quite masculine about it.


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    #1865
    dori_dormer
    Registered Users Posts: 1,919 ✭✭✭dori_dormer


    ElleEm wrote: »
    I am totally in love with the name Eli. So simple, yet something (I think) quite masculine about it.



    Yeah we feel its a really strong name. We live in Israel at the moment, and I ran a few names past my hairdresser (:D) and he LOVED Eli, it means high or elevated. said it was a really strong proud name. They are really more into the meaning of the names here, rather than sound and I think its rubbed off on us a bit.


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    #1866
    dori_dormer
    Registered Users Posts: 1,919 ✭✭✭dori_dormer


    lolademmers wrote: »
    Love Eli it's nice and different. People will always have an opinion on the name just go with what you like. If you wait to tell them when the baby is born they won't comment.


    LOL - I wish i could believe they wouldnt comment!


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    #1867
    Pang
    Registered Users Posts: 2,251 ✭✭✭Pang


    I love Rosie. It's so cute.

    Also love Eli. Great name.


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    #1868
    Balmed Out
    Registered Users Posts: 4,716 ✭✭✭Balmed Out


    dori_dormer wrote: »
    We found out we are having a boy, and just our luck we only have one name we like on that list - Eli

    I would have thought it as a girls name or is it pronounced differently to ellie?


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    #1869
    seosamh1980
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,126 ✭✭✭seosamh1980


    Balmed Out wrote: »
    I would have thought it as a girls name or is it pronounced differently to ellie?

    It's pronounced "Eel-eye".


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    #1870
    PuddingHead
    Registered Users Posts: 128 ✭✭PuddingHead


    Love Eli, my nephew was very nearly Eli, but his parents went for Elijah in the end, which we also love...

    as for people not commenting? bahahaha, my son is Dorian, I've gotten "like yer man in scrubs?" "You do know thats a surname" and my favourite comment "Well it's not as bad as north, but he won't thank you"

    luckily peoples opinions mean sweet fa after you name the kiddo!


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    #1871
    wolfpawnat
    Registered Users Posts: 6,124 ✭✭✭wolfpawnat


    PuddingHead wrote: »
    Love Eli, my nephew was very nearly Eli, but his parents went for Elijah in the end, which we also love...

    as for people not commenting? bahahaha, my son is Dorian, I've gotten "like yer man in scrubs?" "You do know thats a surname" and my favourite comment "Well it's not as bad as north, but he won't thank you"

    luckily peoples opinions mean sweet fa after you name the kiddo!

    That says more about them than it does about you tbh!


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    #1872
    Sligo1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,948 ✭✭✭Sligo1


    What do people think of the name Sebastian? When we mentioned it to MIL she kinda said... "you must be joking!". But we like it. Do ye think it sounds pretentious at all? I dont know why I like it.... Just like the sound of it. We also like the name Jamie which is probably our first choice at the moment.


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    #1873
    seosamh1980
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,126 ✭✭✭seosamh1980


    Sligo1 wrote: »
    What do people think of the name Sebastian? When we mentioned it to MIL she kinda said... "you must be joking!". But we like it. Do ye think it sounds pretentious at all? I dont know why I like it.... Just like the sound of it. We also like the name Jamie which is probably our first choice at the moment.

    I like Sebastian, I like it shortened to Seb, would depend on the surname I guess. I love Jamie.


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    #1874
    Sligo1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,948 ✭✭✭Sligo1


    Yea I don't mind Seb either... I think a lot of people prefer if their kids names aren't shortened... But I think Seb is ok. Decisions decisions....lol. Might even have a girl yet! Lol


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    #1875
    dori_dormer
    Registered Users Posts: 1,919 ✭✭✭dori_dormer


    PuddingHead wrote: »
    Love Eli, my nephew was very nearly Eli, but his parents went for Elijah in the end, which we also love...

    yeah we had Elijah on the list too, but we figured we'd end up just shortening it anyway to Eli, so whats the point? usually Id be in favour of the longer name on the birth cert etc, but Eli and Elijah are two completely seperate names ( kinda like calling your child Suzanne and then shortening it to Anne - really makes no sense) and we may be back and forth to Israel a lot and we have Israeli friends and theyd just think we were weird/crazy! :D

    I dated a guy called Sebastian in school years ago, everyone called him Seb, I kinda find the name, short or long, hard to say for some reason. Doesnt roll off my tongue but that could just be me tho!


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    #1876
    pwurple
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,449 ✭✭✭✭pwurple


    I really like sebastian!

    I'm on a mega old fashioned kick at the moment with names... Been standing around in graveyards a bit the last month or so.

    Loving ignatius (baby iggy!), albert and dominic for boys.
    Maude, ita, Agnus, edith and ida for girls.

    Don't think they'll meet too many people with those names. Might have to stick them in as a middle name though, husband doesn't like any of them. Boo.


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    #1877
    seosamh1980
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,126 ✭✭✭seosamh1980


    Albert was my grandfather's name and my uncle is also Albert, always called Albie. To me it was the definition of a country culchie name because of this but recently there was a hot American guy on tv called Albie and all of a sudden it's a really cute endearing name in my head!


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    #1878
    January
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,862 ✭✭✭✭January


    My partners middle name is Alphonsus (after his grand father) I think it's cute but he hates it.


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    #1879
    dori_dormer
    Registered Users Posts: 1,919 ✭✭✭dori_dormer


    January wrote: »
    My partners middle name is Alphonsus (after his grand father) I think it's cute but he hates it.


    Interesting. Never heard of the name before! Just looked it up and its Irish! Doesnt sound that way to me (although i may be pronouncing it wrong in my head)


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    #1880
    pwurple
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,449 ✭✭✭✭pwurple


    January wrote: »
    My partners middle name is Alphonsus (after his grand father) I think it's cute but he hates it.

    I really love that name. It's in our family as well.

    So many cute short versions too...
    Alfie or The Fonz!


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    #1881
    Xdancer
    Registered Users Posts: 752 ✭✭✭Xdancer


    seosamh1980 wrote: »
    Albert was my grandfather's name and my uncle is also Albert, always called Albie. To me it was the definition of a country culchie name because of this but recently there was a hot American guy on tv called Albie and all of a sudden it's a really cute endearing name in my head!


    My Dad's name is Albert....always Albert and never shortened, he hates it if anyone does.
    I quite like the name :)


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    #1882
    Chattastrophe!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,284 ✭✭✭Chattastrophe!


    My dad's is Arthur, he'd love for us to call the baby that! Maybe as a middle name ...


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    #1883
    Madisson
    Registered Users Posts: 358 ✭✭Madisson


    Ive just realised that I have 4 weeks to decide on the name my child will be stuck with forever... im screwed!! I loved the name Olivia untill someone asked me what i was going to call her and the womans response was "Olivia Newton John Wha"... in the thickest of all dub accents and it turned me off... I love the name Ríonagh and someones response to that was "it sounds very like renal" and then my third choice was Síomha and people just seem to not comment and make "the face" when you say it!!! booohoooo :(


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    #1884
    seosamh1980
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,126 ✭✭✭seosamh1980


    Madisson wrote: »
    Ive just realised that I have 4 weeks to decide on the name my child will be stuck with forever... im screwed!! I loved the name Olivia untill someone asked me what i was going to call her and the womans response was "Olivia Newton John Wha"... in the thickest of all dub accents and it turned me off... I love the name Ríonagh and someones response to that was "it sounds very like renal" and then my third choice was Síomha and people just seem to not comment and make "the face" when you say it!!! booohoooo :(

    Don't tell people the names you like, simples! Once you call the child that they can't say anything!


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    #1885
    Roesy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,323 ✭✭✭Roesy


    Madisson wrote: »
    Ive just realised that I have 4 weeks to decide on the name my child will be stuck with forever... im screwed!! I loved the name Olivia untill someone asked me what i was going to call her and the womans response was "Olivia Newton John Wha"... in the thickest of all dub accents and it turned me off... I love the name Ríonagh and someones response to that was "it sounds very like renal" and then my third choice was Síomha and people just seem to not comment and make "the face" when you say it!!! booohoooo :(

    Olivia is a lovely name. It's on my list. My husband refuses to commit to any name. Our poor child will be nameless! How do you pronounce Síomha?


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    #1886
    XxMCRxBabyxX
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 7,439 Mod ✭✭✭✭XxMCRxBabyxX


    Madisson wrote: »
    Ive just realised that I have 4 weeks to decide on the name my child will be stuck with forever... im screwed!! I loved the name Olivia untill someone asked me what i was going to call her and the womans response was "Olivia Newton John Wha"... in the thickest of all dub accents and it turned me off... I love the name Ríonagh and someones response to that was "it sounds very like renal" and then my third choice was Síomha and people just seem to not comment and make "the face" when you say it!!! booohoooo :(

    All three are great names imo, particularly Ríonagh. Síomha (she-va) is an awesome name too although I may be biased...


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    #1887
    Roesy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,323 ✭✭✭Roesy


    XxMCRxBabyxX wrote: »
    All three are great names imo, particularly Ríonagh. Síomha (she-va) is an awesome name too although I may be biased...

    Was thinking that was the pronunciation. It's a lovely name. I like Ríonagh too but a friend of mine has a daughter called that already.


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    #1888
    nikpmup
    Registered Users Posts: 2,510 ✭✭✭nikpmup


    I met an adult Rionaigh in the beacon hospital a couple of weeks ago (one of the nurses) and I think it's a lovely name. I agree with seosamh, don't tell anyone your names - people think they have a right to say how much they HATE any particular name, but if/when you introduce your child as whatever name you have picked, they won't be as quick to comment! We haven't told anyone our shortlist :)


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    #1889
    Madisson
    Registered Users Posts: 358 ✭✭Madisson


    positive feedback from my names... wahey :D


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    #1890
    nikpmup
    Registered Users Posts: 2,510 ✭✭✭nikpmup


    Madisson wrote: »
    positive feedback from my names... wahey :D

    My niece is Olivia - lovely name too :)


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    #1891
    dori_dormer
    Registered Users Posts: 1,919 ✭✭✭dori_dormer


    I really like Olivia too!!

    We are thinking Paul as a middle name after my dad, since he never got any sons to name after himself!


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