Caoimhe - girl
Grania - girl
Mckinney - girl
Cliona - girl
Alpin - boy
Ean - boy
Lavin - boy
Erskine - boy
Do people actually like these names or do they just want to be different?
Please don't take any offence
2007-09-12 23:33:37 · 33 answers · asked by Samiya 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Baby Names
on reflection Ean looks like Ian just spelled different but i think the others are disgusting
2007-09-12 23:34:31 · update #1
i know its down to the individual and really none of my business but do people think these names actually sound nice or they just want something different for their baby?
2007-09-12 23:35:16 · update #2
Alpin (al-peen) is Irish - attractive
Ean (e-un) is English - a form of Ian
Erskine (err-skin) is Scottish/English - high cliff,from Ireland
Lavin (la-veen) is American - a form of Lavan
Caoimhe (kee-va) is Irish - gentle,precious
Grania/Grainne (graw-nya) is Irish - grain,corn
Cliona (klee-ona) is Irish - shapely
McKinney (mac-kin-nee) is Irish - daughter of learned ruler
Believe it or not they are not "made up" names. They each originate from somewhere and have meanings.
They are not all "ugly" names, they are just different than what you are used to seeing. Cliona is a nice sounding name, Caoimhe has a very nice meaning, Grania is ok but the meaning sucks, Ean is ok but just not for me, McKinney is ok but again not for me, Alpin,Lavin and Erskine I don't particularly care for.
What one person may believe is a different, weird or made up name actually are very popular and used quite often in another part of the world. Don't get me wrong a lot of the names now days are just plainly "made up" but the names you have listed here are not made up or really that different.
These are not names I would choose for my Children, but to each his own!
So to answer your question, Yes people do like and use these names. Caoimhe,Grania and Cliona are very popular Irish names and Erskine was used quite often in scottish naming.
2007-09-13 02:45:03 · answer #1 · answered by ξανξπξ 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You have to be aware of how Nymbler works. Basically, it will come up with names with similar sounds or origins as those you put in. Judging from the girl suggestions, you probably put it a few -- or at least one -- Celtic names, since every single one of these is Irish.
Caoimhe is actually a very old, traditional name said KEE-va.
Grania is an Anglicized spelling of Grainne (GRAWN-ya).
Cliona is KLEE-on-a.
I'm assuming the trendier McKinney doesn't need any explanation, but you get my point. People most certainly do use these names -- and love them -- but it follows that someone unfamiliar with Celtic names might not appreciate them quite as much. After all, if you think Caoimhe is said KAY-o-im-hee or something (LOL), I can understand why you'd find it unattractive ("you" being used in general terms, by the way). ;)
As for the boys', Alpin and Erskine are also Scottish/Irish, and Ean is Manx (obviously similar to Ian).
So basically, I'd assume some more common/popular Celtic choices, such as Aidan, Logan, Connor, Ciara, Caitlin, Mackenzie, etc. were put in as the sample names, and the suggestions that resulted were simply MORE Celtic than you might have expected. ;)
Hope that helps!
Ps. If you're interested, you can hear most of those pronounced here: http://www.babynamesofireland.com/index.html
2007-09-13 16:53:47 · answer #2 · answered by Irish Mommy 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Are you Irish or Irish descent? These look like Gaelic names. Pronounciation may be a problem unless you live in Ireland.
Caoimhe - Pretty but don't know how to pronounce it.
Grania - Very pretty, again not sure f the pronounciation
Mckinney - Ugh. I hate using surnames as first names especially ones that start with "Mc".
Cliona - Pretty and unusual
Alpin - Nice
Ean - Nice. Sounds like Ian
Lavin - unsual
Erskine - Don't like it.
2007-09-13 19:24:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well the girls names are all Irish - my daughter has a Caoimhe (pronounced kweefa) and a cliona (pronounced cleaner) in her class, I think names are all up to the individual and also to what country you live in, look at all the beautiful Indian names around, but would you necessarily name ur child an Indian name. My daughters name is Russian just because we loved the name - don't listen to what other people tell you, there opinions don't count when naming a child.
2007-09-12 23:54:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Most of those girls names (mcKinney excluded) are actually quite common in Ireland (North and South) they are not considerred out there or weird here. Grania's correct spelling is Grainne BTW. The boys names I'm afraid I'm with you I've never heard of most of them but Erskine is an old fashioned Irish name for boys (famous Irish writer Erskine Childers)
2007-09-13 02:31:35 · answer #5 · answered by Nobody200 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been wondering the same thing reading the names posted in this section.I feel truly sorry that some of these children are destined to be made fun of, to be prejudged and not taken seriously later on in their lives, because of a name they were given.
2007-09-16 23:14:22 · answer #6 · answered by cheri h 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't personally like these names but if we all liked the same names we would all know many people with our name!I actually like different names. My daughter is called Romany and my sons are called Max and Mason.
You've just given me an idea for a Yahoo question ! ;)
2007-09-12 23:46:19 · answer #7 · answered by Finance Expert 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I love Ean, spelled Ian. The rest are not my style. Could be worse though really.
2007-09-13 01:48:30 · answer #8 · answered by IcyHippo 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ok...these girls names are traditionally Irish. The first one Caoimhe pronounced Keeva or Keeve is in my opinion a very pretty name...its is not uncommon in Ireland and I dont thik people would be different in choosing this name...
The same goes for Gránia and Cliona except these are even more commonly used....I think its a bit silly to ask to people actually like this names cos obviously they do...although they would not be my first choice...but just becasue you have not heard of them does not mean that people who choose them are trying to be any different to those that dont......i'm sure there are some indian or chinese names that are unusual to us but come on...we are smart enough to know that... its a cultual thing
2007-09-13 00:58:44 · answer #9 · answered by ak 2 · 2⤊ 3⤋
People should find out how the names are actually pronounced before they can make a proper judgment.
2007-09-13 16:59:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋