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Setanta: naming a child

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  • #52
    Penny Dreadful
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,041 ✭✭✭Penny Dreadful


    Pink One wrote: »
    I actually love it and I would associate it with the mythical legend and not the TV station. I used to teach a little boy called Setanta and it suited him so much but there were four brothers in his family and they all had strong Irish names. I do love it and associate it with strength and courage! I did love that little boy so maybe I'm bias too :)

    This is where my thinking was at too. I like the name, don't associate it with the TV channel at all (in fact have never watched it).


  • #53
    Moonbeam
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,986 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    There is of course Setanta Ó hAilpín too. That is the name that springs to my mind.


  • #54
    Qualitymark
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,824 ✭✭✭Qualitymark


    Moonbeam wrote: »
    There is of course Setanta Ó hAilpín too. That is the name that springs to my mind.

    A man who famously had a mother from Fiji, a father from Fermanagh, neither one a place with a strong hurling tradition.


  • #55
    tinkerbell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,423 ✭✭✭tinkerbell


    lazygal wrote: »
    Ah come on. There's people reading this who might have the name. I personally don't like Irish names (even though I have one myself) and would never pick one for my children. But its more of a concern that one of the parents doesn't like it than a stranger not liking it.

    As an aside, I never heard of the name until someone I know called one of their children Setanta, even though I remember doing the myths and legends stuff in school.

    OP asked for opinions on the name - I just don't like it. Nobody is going to like every name there is. If there's going to be a name discussion, some will like it while others will not.

    And yes I agree that it is more of an issue that one parent dislikes the name.


  • #56
    skallywag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,022 ✭✭✭skallywag


    Qualitymark wrote: »
    A man who famously had a mother from Fiji, a father from Fermanagh, neither one a place with a strong hurling tradition.

    At the risk of being ridiculously pedantic I would have to point out that that particular comment was made about his brother Sean Og, although we can probably safely assume that they have the same parents :)


  • #57
    IvyTheTerrible
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,949 ✭✭✭✭IvyTheTerrible


    I think it's irrelevant what we think of the name, once one of you in the couple don't like the name, then it should be out. I don't think you should choose any name that both of you don't like.


  • #58
    Toots
    Administrators, Business & Finance Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,957 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Toots


    IvyTheTerrible wrote: »
    I think it's irrelevant what we think of the name, once one of you in the couple don't like the name, then it should be out. I don't think you should choose any name that both of you don't like.

    Completely agree. When I was pregnant there were a couple of names that I LOVED but my husband didn't like them, so they were instantly off the table. There are millions of names out there, it's not fair for your hubby to be trying to push one that you obviously dislike.


  • #59
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,696 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Pretty awful tbh.


  • #60
    mayway
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 276 ✭✭mayway


    Is your surname "Sports"? Setanta, I'm afraid, is a terrible name for a person. It's ok for a dog maybe.
    Have you considered the following?

    TNaG
    RTE
    BBC
    Channel4
    E
    Dave (this one is unusual, I grant you)
    Gold
    E+1
    Men & Motors
    Playboy
    etc

    Anyway, I'm sure you get the point.


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  • #61
    Neyite
    Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,948 Mod ✭✭✭✭Neyite


    mayway wrote: »
    Is your surname "Sports"? Setanta, I'm afraid, is a terrible name for a person. It's ok for a dog maybe.
    Have you considered the following?

    TNaG
    RTE
    BBC
    Channel4
    E
    Dave (this one is unusual, I grant you)
    Gold
    E+1
    Men & Motors
    Playboy
    etc

    Anyway, I'm sure you get the point.

    Setanta as a male name was around long before TV stations though.


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