Found a boy or girl name! Whatcha think?

nicoleee89 · September 2013

I've come up with Lorcan Maeve for a boy. The middle name is pronounced mayve. Lorcan means Silent or Little Fierce One and Maeve means Intoxicating. Just realized Maeve is a girl's name so I'm also debating Lorcan Ailill (all-yill), Ailill means Beauty or elf.

The girl name i've chosen so far (but I may change if I find something easier to pronounce but just as unique) is Saoirse Evangeline. The first name is pronounced seer-sha and it means Freedom or Liberty and Evangeline means Bearer of Good News. Also debating Evangeline Maeve or another name, still looking.

Don't respond to the post if you're just going to be a cunt. Thanks.

Suggestions will be taken into consideration but I HATE super common names and i refuse to accept the name of anyone I know personally.

BlessedMomma07 · September 2013

I have feeling Saoirse would be mispronounced almost every time. On that note, it isn't a bad name. I love Evangeline.
I also really like the boy's name you've picked. Seems fitting for your style. I say go for it!

mh89 · September 2013

I really like Lorcan, but I see Maeve as a girl's name 100%. Maeve is the name of a Queen in Irish mythology as well as being known as the "queen of the fairies". If you love the name, use it for a girl.

I like Saoirse Evangeline and think its very pretty, but I do think there will be spelling and pronunciation issues with Saoirse.

kaylynne · September 2013

I've never heard of Maeve on a boy, and I've definitely never heard of it being pronounced may-vee, but it's a mn, so do what you want I guess.

magsugar13 · September 2013

maeve is gorgeous for a girl

==N== · September 2013

I would use Maeve Saoirse ( or saoirse maeve) for a girl and keep looking for a boy name. Lorcan makes me think of some kind of sci fi elf or something. What about Cian or Niall?

nicoleee89 · September 2013

Well, I did find Maeve on a site with boys names but now I cant find that site. Oops. I could always do Evangeline Maeve to avoid the mispronunciation of anything like Saoirse would cause.

I'm also debating Lorcan Ailill (all-yill), Ailill means Beauty.

nicoleee89 · September 2013

Gaelic pronunciation for Maeve is definitely May-vee.

BlessedMomma07 · September 2013

Evangeline Maeve \:D/

mh89 · September 2013

If there is some personal or important meaning to the name for your family, then use Maeve.

Other middle name suggestions that sound nice paired with Lorcan:

Lorcan Alexander

Lorcan James

Lorcan Wallace

Lorcan Seamus

Lorcan ___ (any family names with significance?)

I'm all for using a unique name, but I think it works best paired with a more "normal" middle name so the child has something to fall back on if they don't like the unique first name they were given.

AcaAwkward · September 2013

Agree that Maeve is All Girl. And I'm just not a fan of Lorcan -- it's a little too Lord of the Rings sounding for me (although I know that's a selling point for others so rock on if it's your style). I do love your girl name, even though many will stumble over the pronunciation. Evangeline is a personal favorite.

nicoleee89 · September 2013

I repeat, NO popular traditional names. That's never going to happen. Haha

magsugar13 · September 2013

maeve was a warrior princess queen in legend and it is NOT pronounced may-vee

mh89 · September 2013

I just looked up the stats. Only 7 boys in the US were named Lorcan in 2012, 6 in 2011, 0 in 2010. No matter what middle name you use, it'll be unique.

But here are some super unique middle name suggestions:

Lorcan Lysander

Lorcan Cedric

Lorcan Arcturus

Lorcan Orion

Lorcan Caelum

Lorcan Godric

Lorcan Cygnus

Lorcan Pollux

Lorcan Eomer

Lorcan Fionn

Lorcan Abraxus

Lorcan Evander

Lorcan Ignatius

Lorcan Cornelius

Lorcan Oisin

Lorcan Darragh

Lorcan Fergal

Lorcan Desmond

Lorcan Hugh

kriskell · September 2013

I love Evangeline. It's my DD's MN. I just want to point out that it definitely gives people a religious vibe (ie evangelist). It does mean "Messenger of good news" but "good news" = the Gospel. We love this because we are Christians but it turns off some people to the name, just FYI.

jallascalla · September 2013

I'm from Ireland, and it is not pronounced May-vee. Now if you have a nice brogue or an Irish lilt, it may have a bit of an aspiration sound at the end, but definitely not the long ee sound. Queen Maeve was a pretty impressive woman in Irish history, love this name and have never heard it for a boy.

Love Saoirse, Maeve, and Evangeline for a girl. Lorcan does sound sic-fi to me, but is perfectly nice for a boy.

The name Saoirse does have some political baggage attached to it, but if you are in the States no one really makes this connection. There was a post on this name about a week ago, see if you can find it through the search function.

Meery82 · September 2013

The girl name is ok. The boy name is terrible. Lorcan is weird (had to correct autocorrect; even my ipad hates it) and Maeve is a girl's name.

RedCardinal · September 2013

Saoirse is a guilty pleasure name for me, but I'm sure living in the midwest people would pronounce it wrong all the time. It would drive me nuts.

Lorcan isn't my style, sounds harsh.

Love Maeve for a girl.

lazyjosie · September 2013

Love your girl name, it's unusual & beautiful. Not big on the boy name, Lorcan to me sounds like the race of a star trek character & Maeve is a girl name.

jgengo0 · September 2013

Hate Lorcan. I'd feel bad for the little boy. I'd also give the side eye if I saw it on a resume. I love your girl name though!

aeh72 · September 2013

As pp mentioned, Lorcan sounds a little sci-fi to me and is nms, but I don't think it's terrible. Maeve, though, is all girl to me. I've never thought of it as male or even unisex. I like another pp's suggestion of Lorcan Alexander.

Saoirse Evangeline is very pretty but people will have a really hard time pronouncing Saoirse. I know how to pronounce it and I still have to remind myself every time I see it. What about Evangeline Saoirse? Or Maeve Saoirse/Maeve Evangeline/Evangeline Maeve?

nicoleee89 · September 2013

I keep changing my mind about most of the names, and I feel I will continue to do that until the baby is nearly born but the one thing I will not budge on is Lorcan as a first OR middle name. Thanks =]

strawberrytree · September 2013

nicoleee89 said:

Gaelic pronunciation for Maeve is definitely May-vee.

I used to live in Ireland and knew three. It is definitely not.

I actually like Lorcan. I asked about it once and it did not get any love, but it's a real (if unusual) name used on the correct gender, and neither spelling nor pronunciation is difficult, so go for it. I would probably pair it with a slightly more conventional middle, though.

Saoirse makes me hesitate because of the strong political ties. I really like Maeve Evangeline.

Scarlett&Gatsby · September 2013

While I understand and support that you don't want to use any traditional names, you might consider a different MN from Maeve for your son in case he'd rather not go by Lorcan.

DD2 has a pretty unusual name and we decided to pick a very normal MN in case she didn't like her FN and wanted something a little more mainstream.

I like the combination of Saiorse Evangeline. It's NMS for me, but I think they sounds nice together.

nicoleee89 · September 2013

People need to stop trying to convince me to go conventional/traditional/common, etc. Still not gonna happen =]

strawberrytree · September 2013

You don't have to use Michael or Alexander or William. I'm just suggesting using a name that will be more...recognizable to the general population. Lorcan is already extremely rare outside Ireland, so I would do one recognizable name. Recognizable doesn't have to mean common. Just a name that the average Joe on the street will not look at and think "...Huh? WTF?"

Basil, Evander, Dashiell, Lionel, Augustus, Raphael, Thaddeus, Cassius, Alaric, Alistair, Leander, etc.

KIR2DS4 · September 2013

nicoleee89 said:

People need to stop trying to convince me to go conventional/traditional/common, etc. Still not gonna happen =]

Well Maeve is a traditional Irish name so....anyway. I haven't seen any suggestions of common either, just recognizable. Actually think Lorcan Graeme is nice.

mh89 · September 2013

nicoleee89 said:
People need to stop trying to convince me to go conventional/traditional/common, etc. Still not gonna happen =]

nicoleee89 said:
I repeat, NO popular traditional names. That's never going to happen. Haha

You haven't responded to any of our comments on Maeve or our name suggestions other than your rude "stop giving me advice" responses. You asked for advice, you don't have to take it, but you asked.

Multiple posters have suggested uncommon middle names for you.. What do you think of them?

Ineedmorecoffee · September 2013

Maeve isn't that uncommon at all TBH. I like it. Evangeline also isn't uncommon. I think it's beautiful.

Lorcan is not my style at all. what about

Thaddeus
Alistair
Gideon
Lucien
Dashiell
Anders
Finnigan
Loki

nicoleee89 · September 2013

Obviously I did respond to the Maeve comments, you just missed the post.

And just because people mentioned uncommon names it doesn't mean they're of the origin I prefer or even remotely appealing to me.

Zimger · September 2013

The last post you made about Maeve simply said that it "was definitely pronounced May-vee". It is not. I wouldn't use it if you plan to pronounce it incorrectly.

Lorcan is okay but I'm curious as to what you would do if you suddenly bumped into another Lorcan down the road. It may take off in popularity someday...we can't foresee the future. I think you should just go with the name you like.

As far as middle names go I see that previous posters have contributed several really nice names.

brooksidebride · September 2013

Lorcan Maeve sounds like a girl name to me because of Maeve. I don't love Lorcan but it's fine. I think it should be paired with a more masculine middle name like Patrick, Edward, etc. I see from PP that you don't want conventional names so those wouldn't work but there's gotta be some nontraditional names out there that are masculine that you like. My son is Dashel (or Dashiell) and I think Lorcan Dashel sounds cool.

I really like the sound of Saiorse Evangeline! BUT to use this name, I think you have to be okay with a lot of mispronunciation and misspelling. I couldn't use it because of that.

ETA: I also really like PP suggestion of Lorcan Graeme.

catahoulatte · September 2013

Ineedmorecoffee said:

Maeve isn't that uncommon at all TBH. I like it. Evangeline also isn't uncommon. I think it's beautiful.

Agree. If you're going to be that hard core about UNCOMMON!&*!^!%! then these probably will suprise you with their rises in popularity.

nicoleee89 · September 2013

The girl names may not be super uncommon but I have NEVR met anyone in my 24 years with those names, not even indirectly.

ktpaladino · September 2013

BlessedMomma07 said:

Evangeline Maeve \:D/

Yes, yes, yes!

Pepper6 · September 2013

I'm not completely sold on Lorcan, but it's grown on me as I've read through this. Though I have to admit, when I first read it, I thought it said Lachlan, which is a name I like. But, obviously, you love the name Lorcan, so go for it!

As for middle names, people have given a lot of varied suggestions, and you seem to not like any of them, and only respond rudely telling people to stop giving you suggestions, so I'm really not sure what you are looking for by posting here....

apc1929 · September 2013

I will say firstly I love your girl name. I do think both Saoirse and Evangeline may be a bit much together for my comfort but I love both names on their own.

Lorcan just sounds video game/medieval to me which just ims. Maeve is a gorgeouse name- for a girl!

tbug09 · September 2013

I love both of them! I am a big fan of different names and try to avoid popular names at all costs

micaelasmakeup · September 2013

I feel sorry for your LO when they grow up and have to put your super UNeek name on an actual grown up resume or job application.
Maybe you kid isn't going to want to dress up for every Comic Con that comes to town. Because that's what your name choices sound like.
You should write sci-fi instead.

nicoleee89 · September 2013

Why do you people insist on responding to something I already admitted was wrong. My source was wrong for the pronunciation of Maeve, get over it.

Also, I don't go to comic-con like things or even watch anything sci-fi. I can name them whatever I like.

Helenahhandbasket · September 2013

nicoleee89 said:

Why do you people insist on responding to something I already admitted was wrong. My source was wrong for the pronunciation of Maeve, get over it.

Also, I don't go to comic-con like things or even watch anything sci-fi. I can name them whatever I like.

You actually only acknowledged that Maeve is a girls name and not a boy's name.

You didn't acknowledge that you were insisting on the wrong pronunciation of Maeve. That's what most are harping on.

It's weird you are so passionate about a name you seem to know nothing about.

FWIW-- I think Lorcan is fine. Obv you will have to come up with a new MN idea, but it's fine.

Evangeline is really pretty as well.

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