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[Opinions] WDYTO Ciarán?

by Lea M (lcgirl20)

9/27/2008, 3:03 PM

Ciaran has been growing on me for a long time. WDYT of it? WDYTO the combo Ciaran Diarmaid? Also, what mn would you pair with Eithne (ET-na)? Finally, which one would you pick: Kilian Sean or Kilian Patrick?

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- Elena

9/27/2008, 7:15 PM

I quite like Ciaran (and Ciara) but the different spellings put me off. I like Cillian Patrick best (that spelling). If you're going to go with the original Ciaran, then I'd go with Cillian as well.

Eithne Roisin
Eithne Caitriona
Eithne Deirdre
Eithne Clare
Eithne Saoirse
Eithne Siobhan

This message was edited 9/27/2008, 7:16 PM

- Loxandra (E.K.)

9/27/2008, 7:14 PM

Ciarán is awesome.and I can say that Ciarán Diarmaid is one of the best combos I 've ever listen... Kilian Patrick

- beanerthapoodle

9/27/2008, 5:17 PM

Ciarán isn't one of my favorite boy Gaelic names. I love Cearnaigh, Darragh, and Riordan much more. However, I like it more than Cillian (the proper Irish spelling of this name). I think Cillian Patrick would be lovely :)

- Llewella (penguiny7)

9/27/2008, 3:31 PM

Love it!

It's been a favorite for quite awhile. Like... 8 years. :)

Ciaran Diarmaid is nice.

I'm assuming you want an Irish name with Eithne, so... Eithne Saraid, Eithne Brighid, Eithne Caitlin, Eithne Caoilfhionn, Eithne Mairead (ooh, I like that one), Eithne Maeve?

I'd pick Kilian Patrick. They're both fine combos, but I love Patrick!

- Akua Topaz (SentimentalArgument) +4

9/27/2008, 3:12 PM

Ciaran is just way too trendy for me right now, even if it is a legitimate name. I'm just sick of hearing it and things incredibly similar to it right now.

Ciaran Diarmaid has way too much "eer" sound in it for me, but Diarmaid is nice on its own.

Eithne Roisin?

Kilian Sean would be my pick, mainly because I can't stand the name Patrick. I love Kilian though :-)

- Llewella (penguiny7) +2

9/27/2008, 3:33 PM

Trendy?

I've never seen it in the US at all. And Kieran is really uncommon too. At least in my area.

- Akua Topaz (SentimentalArgument) +1

9/27/2008, 4:22 PM

Well first of all, looking at the popularity surprises me. I thought it was much more popular.

Secondly, it's not so much the name within itself that's trendy, it's the feeling and elements of the name. Let's see:

It starts with a K sound
It's two syllables
It's Irish
It ends with -an
It came out of nowhere in 1992 in the US

ETA: Other names I group it with in my mind that have the same sort of Irish-turned-trendy-American-unfortunately feel:

17. Logan 0.694
27. Aiden 0.595
39. Kevin 0.478
40. Evan 0.465
54. Aidan 0.381
55. Connor 0.378
64. Brayden 0.328
92. Caden 0.229
93. Brady 0.225
98. Kaden 0.205
101. Devin 0.199
102. Ayden 0.196
119. Colin 0.164
125. Peyton 0.153
132. Nolan 0.144
156. Braden 0.122
159. Conner 0.119
175. Cayden 0.106
184. Shane 0.101
185. Collin 0.101
186. Kayden 0.099

Also names like Declan, Keenan, Devin, etc.

This message was edited 9/27/2008, 4:35 PM

- Llewella (penguiny7)

9/27/2008, 5:46 PM

Huh. I totally get the trend you're talking about, I guess I just don't group it with that trend.

And like I said, I've never met nor heard of one. And it's never even in the top 1000 in the US.

*shrug*

- Lea M (lcgirl20)

9/27/2008, 3:16 PM

It's so disappointing that it got trendy...

It kind of stinks going through a Celtic phase at the same time as the rest of the world :(

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