What names do you like?

Smidge

ButtersSuki wrote: »

I like Iseult for a girl, Diorraing (Durr-ing) and Brucháin (Bruck-awn) for a boy.

I have names picked out for potential children, but I want to keep those to myself for the moment. As you can probably guess from the above, they're ancient Irish names.

Hey, our imaginary kids make up a tragedy

French Toast

Eoin, Micheál or Conor for a lad.

Amy, Roisin or Aoife for a girl.

Simple names, have no time for that alternative craic :P

B00056718

Aoife - All Aoifes I have ever met are really nice to deal with.

Moira - It happened that the random drug test in my work was done by somebody named Moira.

I was bringing the lads down to her for two days. I think I had a mini crush on her.

Sebastian - Just happened to know few succesful people with that name.

That's why I decided to name my son Sebastian.

It was easy to get my wife to buy in because she liked/likes the movie "Cruel Intentions"

Frito

Esme and Carys for girls.

Haven't thought about a boy cos I only want two and like the above names.

Turtyturd

Prop Joe, Slim Charles, Bodie....or Stinkum.

MurdyWurdy

Turtyturd wrote: »

Prop Joe, Slim Charles, Bodie....or Stinkum.

Are you up at all hours watching the Wire, perchance?!

Vicar in a tutu

cornwallace

walkinFinchley

Oscar, Henry, David. Holly, Eva, Lisa.

old hippy

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

Surely you can understand people thinking "Wtf?" in relation to Ashok, and especially Yayoi?

Non unusual. You have to bear in mind the child's feelings, their peers and so on, rather than giving them a really different name just because you like the idea of it.

Seeing as how my wife is Japanese I don't see any problems arising. Unless some people are so incredibly narrow minded, in which the case the problem lies with them.

Menas

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Eagerly returning to the thread every ten mins to see if my name has been mentioned.

Disappointed every time.

I have always thought that The Backwards Man is a great name for either a boy or a girl.

herisson

Hannah and Mona I really like for girls.

Conor, Liam and Donnacha for boys.

old hippy

Pixie-Fairy wrote: »

Hannah and Mona I really like for girls.

Conor, Liam and Donnacha for boys.

All nice names. I do like Hannah a lot. A Jewish name, incidentally. But you won't see anyone saying that you have to bear in mind the child's feelings, their peers and so on. Odd, that.

old hippy

old hippy wrote: »

Seeing as how my wife is Japanese I don't see any problems arising. Unless some people are so incredibly narrow minded, in which the case the problem lies with them.

Well, in that case, I apologise for questioning you earlier old hippy.

Makes sense that if your partner is Japanese you'd choose a name from there.

old hippy

Jake1 wrote: »

Well, in that case, I apologise for questioning you earlier old hippy.

Makes sense that if your partner is Japanese you'd choose a name from there.

No worries. Tbh, I like Irish names every much as Japanese or any other culture/nation. There shouldn't be boundaries when it comes to names, that's what I believe in.

FTA69

ButtersSuki wrote: »

I like Iseult for a girl, Diorraing (Durr-ing) and Brucháin (Bruck-awn) for a boy.

Ah the auld made up Irish name. Be sure to stick it in front of a double-barrel for added ridiculous effect.

ButtersSuki

FTA69 wrote: »

Ah the auld made up Irish name. Be sure to stick it
in front of a double-barrel for added ridiculous effect.

All are very assuredly real - I was almost christened Brucháin. Ever consider the possibility that some of us on boards are Gaeilgeoirs or have studied the language? Just because you haven't heard something before doesn't mean it's made up. Pretty ignorant comment.

Menas

FTA69 wrote: »

Ah the auld made up Irish name. Be sure to stick it in front of a double-barrel for added ridiculous effect.

That's a bit harsh. Besides, this is the 'like names' thread. The 'hate names' thread is over the road.

dark crystal

For girls, I like Grace, Holly and Rebecca.

For boys, I like Matthew, Benjamin and Nathan.

strobe

Sue for a boy .
Whoreface for a girl.

Duck's hoop

old hippy wrote: »

My favourite female name would probably be Yayoi and my preferred male name would probably be Ashok.

Groovy. No pretentiousness here at all.

I like Soaring Eagle and Mottled Forest.

Rented Mule

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I have never met a Shauna that wasn't sexy as fook. A Rachel/Rachael either.

There are a few trailer parks that you are overlooking ......like all of them.

old hippy

Duck's hoop wrote: »

Groovy. No pretentiousness here at all.

I like Soaring Eagle and Mottled Forest.

Are you married to a Japanese person? Do you have Indian friends?

I am and I do. So keep your sneers to yourself, thanks.

Lawrence1895

Can't think of any boy's names...but for girls it is Bianca for me

dark crystal

Lars1916 wrote: »

Can't think of any boy's names...but for girls it is Bianca for me

Rickaaaaaaaay!!!

Rasheed

dark crystal wrote: »

Rickaaaaaaaay!!!

That's the first thing that came into my head! That and the silver puffa jacket. I watch too much TV.

st1903

Worked with a pregnant girl in the US a few years ago who was planning on calling her baby Lake. Thought it was kind of cool. But for me will stick to Irish names like Dara, Conor, Ciara or Aoife for my kids.

Lawrence1895

dark crystal wrote: »

Rickaaaaaaaay!!!

Sorry, but I can't understand that

Rasheed

Lars1916 wrote: »

Sorry, but I can't understand that

Bianca is a character in Eastenders and was married to Ricky. And she used to roar at him so 'Bianca' became synonymous with 'Rickaaaaay'!

Ilyana 2.0

Nobody said my name yet Although it's been pretty popular for babies recently.

For girls: Naomi, Cora, Anna, Hannah, Eva, Layla

Boys: James, Jack, Theodore (Ted), Leo, Conor, George

Lawrence1895

Am not watching them soaps at all, couldn't know that

But I have my very personal Bianca, the cutest girl ever from Germany

old hippy

Lars1916 wrote: »

Am not watching them soaps at all, couldn't know that

But I have my very personal Bianca, the cutest girl ever from Germany

It's definitely not confined to rubbish telly; I know a lovely Bianca from Romania

Lawrence1895

old hippy wrote: »

It's definitely not confined to rubbish telly; I know a lovely Bianca from Romania

I hope, we both will have some good times with our Biancas

old hippy

Lars1916 wrote: »

I hope, we both will have some good times with our Biancas

Not too good in my case, I wouldn't want to annoy my wife

Lawrence1895

old hippy wrote: »

Not too good in my case, I wouldn't want to annoy my wife

I suppose, you are married as well, and her name is not Bianca?

Duck's hoop

old hippy wrote: »

Are you married to a Japanese person? Do you have Indian friends?

I am and I do. So keep your sneers to yourself, thanks.

I am not married to any person. I do have one friend from India. But I have several from Pakistan and Sri Lanka. And many, many other countries besides.

But I'm not nearly pretentious enough to dream up a thread as a vehicle to wave my internationalism around.

Incidentally, one of the best heads I've shared a yarn with was Sri Lankan, by the name of Trevor. Boring name, great guy.


Sneer sneer.

old hippy

Duck's hoop wrote: »

I am not married to any person. I do have one friend from India. But I have several from Pakistan and Sri Lanka. And many, many other countries besides.

But I'm not nearly pretentious enough to dream up a thread as a vehicle to wave my internationalism around.

Incidentally, one of the best heads I've shared a yarn with was Sri Lankan, by the name of Trevor. Boring name, great guy.


Sneer sneer.

The thread was set up to counter the negative thread on what names people hate. I chose two names that I like and are relevant to my world. Has absolutely nothing to do with being pretentious or waving my internationalism around. Whatever that might entail.

If you want the negative, hateful thread - I'm sure you know where it is. This one's about names you like, nothing more, nothing less.

Femme_Fatale

old hippy wrote: »

I do like Hannah a lot. A Jewish name, incidentally. But you won't see anyone saying that you have to bear in mind the child's feelings, their peers and so on. Odd, that.

And you go on about someone sneering! And you know it's not odd, because Hannah is not an unusual name. No need for the disingenuousness.

Ok this forum can be read and posted to by anyone around the world, but the vast majority of people posting to it are Irish, so I'm thinking in terms of kids in Ireland. And kids aren't mature enough to be receptive to the exotic all the time. Yes it should be taken into consideration that a person might find their name a burden. And it's selfish of parents not to think about this. I'd expect a kid called Aoife in Japan to have a difficult time having to spell her name/explain how it's pronounced all the time. "It's other people's problem" would really be of no use to her.

old hippy wrote: »

No worries. Tbh, I like Irish names every much as Japanese or any other culture/nation. There shouldn't be boundaries when it comes to names, that's what I believe in.

Well forcing your beliefs on others... kinda cancels out your tolerance message. There's no point in pretending there are no cultural boundaries and pretending not to understand what people are saying when they're not familiar with something very exotic. Much as the idea of no cultural boundaries is lovely, it isn't the reality.

gidget

For boys I like Sean, Evan, Josh ( though Josh is not too popular with lots of people but I always loved it)
For girls I like Sophie, Melissa, Danielle, Leah, Illyana and Maisie.

Femme_Fatale

I love Slavic-sounding names like Anastasia, Natasha, Sascha.

Ilyana 2.0

gidget wrote: »

For boys I like Sean, Evan, Josh ( though Josh is not too popular with lots of people but I always loved it)
For girls I like Sophie, Melissa, Danielle, Leah, Illyana and Maisie.

\o/

Karl Stein

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

I love Slavic-sounding names like Anastasia, Natasha, Sascha.

That's because you were intrigued by the Amazonian Soviet women you used to see in James Bond movies isn't it?

Ihatecuddles-old

I love the name Colbie for a girl.

James for a boy, and Hayley or Sophie for a girl.

Ihatecuddles-old

Green Giant wrote: »

Boys: Liam, Sean, Brian, Stephen, Conor

Girls: Katie, Amy, Aoife, Caitriona, Emma

I love the name Liam! And you mentioned my name Good taste!

stefan idiot jones

I like some of the first nation names.

Two Dogs Fukcing.

Galwayguy35

Lisa, Fiona, Karen, Sharon and Helena.

Daveysil15

Emma, Louise, Brian, Christian. I like the simple ones.

Galwayguy35

My old man was called Jack, sounded very old fashioned I used to think but it seems to be very popular now.

Daveysil15

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

My old man was called Jack, sounded very old fashioned I used to think but it seems to be very popular now.

That is true actually. Jack used to be such an old man's name. That's not the case now. I think its a bit too popular now though.

meoklmrk91

George, Edward(Ted), Rufus, Loudon, Ruardí, Caolan.

Beibhinn, Molly, Ellen, Aria or Arya, Grace.

starlit

Amelia, Aurelia, isabelle and most Irish names for girls.

For a boys name I like a couple of the Irish names only selective few.