Jack most popular name

[Delboy]

When i was born i was named John. People thus named were often referred to as Jack, Jackie, Johnnie etc. When did the name Jack become, more or less, a seperate name.

John Dewdrop....cool name

 

[micmclo]

Sounds like a whiskey

 

[DB74]

I wanted to name my son after a great sporting hero of mine but the wife didn't think Red Rum was suitable!

 

[thombom]

We called our little girl Erin which I think is a timeless classic and its not very common.

 

[Teatime]

I have to say, I find a lot of Irish names very boring (my own name included).

I actually find Irish first names very harsh/rough especially if there is a fada in there somewhere. And foreigners murder the pronounciations.

 

[truthseeker]

The Irish names are lovely, but odd that people who do not have any other interest in Irish culture use them so frequently.

 

[Betsy Og]

One of our lads is Padraic, apart from even close relations calling him Padraig I still like it. It may get shortened to Paudie but I dont mind that either.

 

[liaconn]

The Irish names are lovely, but odd that people who do not have any other interest in Irish culture use them so frequently.

The only Irish names I like seem to have become incredibly popular in the last few years so now I'm sick of them eg Aoife, Conor, Saoirse, Finn

 

[mandelbrot]

One of our lads is Padraic, apart from even close relations calling him Padraig

Ah come on now, that's always going to happen! If you're going to pick a name that sounds almost the same as another name that is way more common you need to accept that a substantial proportion of people are just going to get stuck on the name their brain thinks it "should" be.

I know a lady called Finola who gets really snotty when people address her as Fionnuala - big deal like! I've got 2 older brothers and I will regularly answer to being addressed by either of their names and normally wouldn't even bother correcting the person, unless I think they actually believe I'm him... (although I do draw the line at being called by my sister's name!!)