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[Opinions] Suggestions for Irish gender neutral names
Hi. Sorry for the confusing subject but I had to use gender neutral instead of unisex for the board to let me post.
I'm a first time poster and I am looking for some ideas for unisex names that have some connection to Ireland. I've had a guilty pleasure crush on Cassidy for a boy for years now and even though I know it's much more common for girls, it just sounds boyish to me and I can't shake it. It got me thinking about other unisex names though that had an Irish theme, like Shannon perhaps too. I am looking for others though that maybe are more usable. Please help.
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Shannon seems pretty feminine.Other unisex names:
Kelly
Riley
Glenn
Morgan (Welsh and mostly for girls in the US)
Quinn
Rowan
Ryan (I know a couple of girls with this name, but it is more popular for boys)
Ronan
Reagan
Rory
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Thank you. Some great suggestions here. The ones I really like (both for a girl or boy) are in order of preference:Carey
Kelly
Tierney
Shea
Riley
Kennedy
Sloane
DelaneyI like my name (Casey) but don't want to use that. Would it be too cutesy to use a name with a hard "ka" sound, like Casey, Cassidy, Carey, Kelly etc with my name starting with that sound?
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I think it would be fine to use a name with a hard "ka" sound. :)Some more suggestions...Corrigan
Daley
Dillon
Flannery
Flynn
Grady
Lennon
Nolan
Sullivan
Rogan
Ryan
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My family tree on my Mothers (Irish) side is full of Frances's / Francis's. Ailbhe is both a female warrior and a male saint
Carey comes from an Irish surname and is pretty established on both genders
Kelly
Rowan I usually consider nature names unisex
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Thank you. I mentioned liking Carey and Kelly to the poster above. The only Carey I know thinking about it is Carey Mullighan but it's growing on me more and more. I love the meaning behind Ailbhe, but when I saw he pronunciation I wondered if it would get butchered. I am not a big fan of Rowan on either gender. Not sure why. I do like nature names, but just not this one.
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Thank you.Finley is a nice one. It's growing for both boys and girls but isn't too popular yet. Faelan / Faolan makes me think of felon a bit too much so I don't care so much for that one.Caelan / Caolan sounded a bit like Kaylin and all the different variations of spellings of that name which puts it a bit more in the girls only camp for me. Teague I am not sure on. I don't dislike it but think I prefer some of the others mentioned ahead of this one.
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A few possibilities (note: not all of these are names used in Ireland, but they have some connection to Irish words, surnamed, etc.):Aiden
Caelan
Cayden
Finley
Rowan
Teague
TeaganI can’t really think of any others.
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Thank you. In order of preference:Finley
Teagan
Caelan (although to me it seems more feminine pronunciation)
Rowan (just not a fan)
Cayden
Aiden (more boy sounding)
Teague (not a fan)
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