Aidan or Diarmuid? Which is better?
2006-07-21 14:17:29 · 41 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Also, why do you think that?
2006-07-21 14:17:57 · update #1
aidan
2006-07-21 14:20:13 · answer #1 · answered by **ZARA** 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I never heard of your name before but I googled it and the story is kind of cool also the pronunciation. But Aidan is a recognisable name and probably easier to live with.
So I go with Aidan unless I lived in Ireland then I would go with Diarmuid.
2006-07-21 14:58:11 · answer #2 · answered by tsmith007 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know which is worst... they both are pretty cool but, I like Diarmuid the best..... it has an awesome story behind it. Not sure if you are Irish!
Diarmuid - "without enemy." The name of early kings, legendary heroes and saints, Diarmuid was the lover of Grainne and the most beloved of that warrior band, the Fianna (read the legend). Grainne, as the daughter of Cormac Mac Airt, the High King of Tara, was betrothed to a much older man, the legendary Fionn Mac Cool (read the legend). When Grainne saw Fionn at the wedding banquet she realised he "was not for her" and put a a "geis," a spell, on his nephew, Diarmuid, to run away with her. For sixteen years the lovers were forced to roam the countryside, all the time knowing that they were being constantly pursued by the furious Fionn. Each night they made a fresh bed in a sheltered spot and legend has it that these beds can still be seen today in many remote places.
Aidan - A diminutive form of the name Aed meaning "fire" and would imply "born of fire." It became a popular name in honour of St. Aidan of Iona (c. 630 AD) who founded a famous monastery on the island of Lindisfarne which he used as a base to evangalize the North of England. In art Aidan is usually represented as a stag, a reference to the legend that he saved a deer that was being hunted by making it invisible.
2006-07-21 14:26:44 · answer #3 · answered by roxie_xd 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Aidan is much better! It sounds sophisticated and romantic... Even sounds a little like a character on a sexy soap opera.
Diarmuid is not only hard to pronounce and spell, but in the English language there are just way too many ways to abuse and make fun of that name! The name doesn't have a great flow and the first syllable is destined to incite negative connotations with its very utterance.
2006-07-21 14:25:49 · answer #4 · answered by Flyleaf 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Without wanting to cause offence, I would have to say I prefer Aidan to Diarmuid. But mainly because of Aidan from Sex & the CIty...... mmmmm
2006-07-23 06:13:56 · answer #5 · answered by Fairy Jo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well Diarmuid looks interesting, but takes a minute to think about before I can finally spit it out [correctly]
And I like the name Aidan...not my favorite, but not bad at all.
2006-07-21 14:21:32 · answer #6 · answered by Heather 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Aidan is better it is a common name your name isn't common. I personal like your Irish name it means Masculine so look at your name in that way. hay you got a name that many don't have. be happy and when people say Diarmuid they know who it is... I haven't ever known anyone with the name. Google baby names and read up on your name. it's cool
2006-07-21 17:11:25 · answer #7 · answered by Eerin 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Diarmuid
2006-07-21 14:22:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Diarmuid is horrible. Aidan is an exceptable Europeon name.
2006-07-21 14:22:42 · answer #9 · answered by Kelli 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Aidan is more popular and more people are able to pronounce it. I think you win, Diarmuid.
2006-07-21 15:09:25 · answer #10 · answered by K S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow - no offense but I hope you have a nickname. Aidan is much easier to pronounce and is more aesthetically pleasing. In my opinion, Diarmuid is ten times worse.....
2006-07-21 14:24:25 · answer #11 · answered by cyndi71mom 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋