irish first name, italian last name

olp920

we are pregnant with our first and already have names pretty much narrowed down. thinking of cameron or braedan for a boy with my maiden name as a middle name, which also happens to be a first name... and rowan for a girl, but maybe spelling it rowin and nicknaming her winnie. very italian last name. opinions? 

magsugar13

If you use rowan spell it the correct way

please dont use braeden at all it is awful~(and it isnt an irish name)

Allycat11

magsugar13:

If you use rowan spell it the correct way

please dont use braeden at all it is awful~(and it isnt an irish name)

All of this.

 ETA: And I really don't care for Rowan in the first place.

caramia582

Growing up I had a Gaelic first name and a very Italian last name... not the worst thing, but now that I'm married with a very Irish last name, you would never know I was 100% Italian.  Would have been nice to hold on to some of my Italian heritage with my first name.  Of course, with a DS you don't have to worry about that!

Of course, go with what you like.  And obviously my vote is for Cameron  

g8trkim

I think the Irish/Italian thing is fine (DS's name is Scottish/Italian and no one seems to care or even notice), but Braedon looks weird and please spell Rowan correctly.

olp920

i am mostly irish and my husband is irish and italian, so even if its a girl who changes her name one day the irish first name will still be there. cameron is our favorite boys name, too.

olp920

going back in literature there are many odd looking ways of spelling rowan correctly. rouen, rowyn. rowan is the easiest

FrecklesInside

I wouldn't worry about the clashing of name backgrounds - people do this all of the time. It only sounds ridiculous if it is a SUPER Italian name - then, IMO it would sound silly.

I like Cameron 100% over Bradan (pretty sure this is the Irish spelling) - which I really dislike! You might like Brady, which is an Irish name. Not a fan of Rowan for a girl.

Bronwyn is a Welsh name and would allow the NN Winnie...

You could also use Brynn but that is an americanized Welsh male name so I dunno if that fits your criteria. Some cute Irish girl names are:

Aislin, Aoife, Bridget, Caitlin, Eileen, Erin, Fiona, Maeve, Nora, Siobhan, Cassidy, Tegan, Riley, Meghan

You might really like Quinn since it is traditionally a male name, like Rowan, that can be used for a girl.  

gimmietimmies

Then by going back in literature and legit naming resources, I'd put Rowan on the boys list, with Cameron. Not liking Braedon. And Rouen is a city in France, not a substitute for Rowan. The female variant is Rowanne, Rowin and Rowyn is misspelled. Historical variants are Ruadhan (Irish), Ruadh, (Gaelic), and Roy (English).

Rowan is either for the Rowan tree, or as the root name Ruadh means red, the whole name is no different than a name ending in -son. It means son of Roy or son of the red haired one. And is still far more common for boys.

Why not use Rowanne, Rowena or Winnifred?

anna7602

I don't put any stock in the idea that names of different heritages "sound silly" together. If everyone stuck to naming their children only names that went with the last name's ethnic background, the world would be a boring place AND there would be a lot of moms whose entire ethnic identity would be denied in one fell swoop.

As for the girl name question, I don't see "Winnie" as a natural nn no matter how you spell Rowan. If you really want to use Winnie, I would look more at names like Winifred that lend themselves better to that nn.

miblue

Like PPers, Rowin is awful, please don't use it. I like the suggestion of Bronwyn with the NN Winnie. 

 I also really dislike Braden (along with all the other -aden names), it doesn't sound Irish to me but sounds made up. I'd prefer Cameron or another name all together. 

sassafras007

My DD is Camryn Elizabeth with a very Italian last name... it works!

olp920

gimmietimmies:

Then by going back in literature and legit naming resources, I'd put Rowan on the boys list, with Cameron. Not liking Braedon. And Rouen is a city in France, not a substitute for Rowan. The female variant is Rowanne, Rowin and Rowyn is misspelled. Historical variants are Ruadhan (Irish), Ruadh, (Gaelic), and Roy (English).

Rowan is either for the Rowan tree, or as the root name Ruadh means red, the whole name is no different than a name ending in -son. It means son of Roy or son of the red haired one. And is still far more common for boys.

Why not use Rowanne, Rowena or Winnifred?

   we are aware of the other meanings and spellings. i was giving an example of other spellings of the same sound to someone who only sees one way of spelling something correctly. we like the redhaired reference because most of my family has red hair, as does my husband. i just think rowan is the eaiest, and prettiest way of spelling it. we prefer unisex names for girls. there are manycommon names that didnt start out specifically for that gender.  

olp920

sassafras007:

My DD is Camryn Elizabeth with a very Italian last name... it works!

thats a wonderful name. i like cameron for both a boy or a girl, but husband prefers for a boy. and our first choice for a girl middle name is elizabeth as well. small world.

Reilly626

Rowann is an Egyptian name, that is one of my students. Not a very pretty name. I like your boy names.

Aligator28

magsugar13:

If you use rowan spell it the correct way

please dont use braeden at all it is awful~(and it isnt an irish name)

This. 

mamainseptember

My cousin's name is Megan Bridget with a VERY Italian last name. I think it looks funny lol that's just my opinion though. 

alliejo725

You've gotten some great advice. You can totally use an Irish first name with an Italian last name.

I like Rowan on a girl fine, but like PP said---spell it correctly. Love PP's suggestion of Bronwen to achieve the NN Winnie.

I think Braedan is awful. Cameron is much nicer.

groovygirl858

I like Cameron a lot.

As far as Rowin is concerned, I think you should use whichever spelling you like the best. I don't like creative spellings that are so "creative" that you can't tell how to prn the name, but Rowin is far from that, IMO.