I visited my Irish Setter puppy for the first time at the weekend, he is 3 weeks old at the mo. and sooooo cute :)  We have been discussing names for a while now and although he is really my dog the boyfriend will be taking a major part in looking after him so im not allowed to call him a "poofy" name which apparantly Rupert is (which happened to be my no. 1 name :( )  I would like to call him an Irish name and I would rather give him a human name (I already have Tarquin and Delilah the cats and Frank the snake) and I would like it to be a bit different.  We already have Rogan, Riley, Callum and Connor on the list and I was wondering if anyone out there had any suggestions ??  

Claire :)

Ps, the boyfriend wants to call him Bonzo which is a definite no no !!

Seamus ?? :D

I was going to suggest Niamh ( pronounced Neeve) - I think ? ;) until I re read and saw you have a boy :)

what about Murphy (I have got a Murphy :) ) or Riley (dont think this is spelt right for Irish though) :) Sorry see you already have that name, will think of some more

and of course Paddy :)

Tyrone :)

I really like Tyrone but it reminds me of that idiot from Corination Street :rolleyes:

Have to side with Mason as i actually quite like Murphy :)

I wonder how common Murphy is amongst Irish Setters cos I do like this name ? I want to show him you see so want a original name :)

I have more :)  Malachy, Quinn, Farrell (Oooh Colin) Declan, Dermot, Emmet  ermm, Still thinking :)

Guinness!
Baileys
Whiskey

On a non-alcoholic note
Leprechaun
Seamus
Potato
Dairmond

Christine - Potato ??????? :)  What sort of a name is that :)

well he could always be called Spud for short :D

Mr Potato Head sounds so much more dignified :D

Chip? (tenuous link, that one!)

Brynn, Conall, flynn, I'm running out now :)

Tee hee, Potato :D :D :D  I can just imagine calling that over the field, especially if its a farmers field full of potatos :D :D

I like Connall and Flynn :)

Flannigan, Aidan, Derry  :)

Hi What about Rua ?,i think it's Red in Gallic, Also Henna ,but that tends to be more for a girl ,good luck anyway you lucky thing ,my first dog was an Irish Setter ,Finnola (we called her Christa !) my heart still misses a beat whenever i see a one they are just beautiful !! Take Care Sue & Lola xx p.s. just reread your post .....sorry they are not human names !! actually i like Rupert !

I love Rua, someone else had suggested that to me but i thought it sounded a bit feminie.  They certainly are beautiful dogs, and very graceful too .. I cant wait :)

my grandfathers irish was called finigan and and he used to call on him as fynn and only got finigan on Sundays
our old cat was called seamus said shamus.
Carol

Try here:
http://www.dublinuncovered.net/irishnames.html

sorry haven't tried to do links yet :D
Jacqueline

Don't you remember your history lessons lel - the potato famine - they were just words I associated with Ireland.  Actually I think Famine would be quite a good name for an Irish Setter as the ones I have known always seem to look their best when a little "bony"
:D

Riley is nice and keenan (sp)

Bonzo, that cannot be giving to an Irish setter!  Call your boyfriend Bonzo for a while!!!! :D

Rox

I love Finigan, ill have to run that past the man !!  Unfortunately he doesnt refer to the pup as puppy anymore now its "when we get Bonzo ........." I dont think :D :D   and I never realised Seamus was said as Shamus, I quite like that too :)

Donal?
Conor?

:)

Norman's a good Gaelic name :D

NORMAN   m   English
Pronounced: NOR-man
From an old Germanic nickname meaning "northman", referring to a Viking. The Normans were Vikings who settled on the coast of France, in the region that became known as Normandy. They conquered England in the 11th century.

:D :D :D

Ryan
Max

I like Donal, Ryan is out cos I have an ex of that name :rolleyes:

And I dont think ill go with Norman either .... no offence meant :)

Hi ,i like Max ,my M.I.L. has a gorgeous American Cocker called Max ,i think it's a very handsome name !! Bye Sue &  Lola xx

Ignore Melody.  Norman's a great Irish name :D

Sorry Joe, I may be blonde but im not totally stupid, even I know the Normans werent Irish ....... nice try though, and great name :)

:p :p :p :p

I love "Murphy" too, but how about "Himself"

LOL @ "himself" my boyf would think I was talking to him :D :D

Blondbird, my Dad was Irish and we always used to say "ah it's Himself!" in fake Irish accents when he came home :D We now have it as one the pedigree names for our dog. lol

Alright then.  Guiness.  Call him Guiness. :D

Eugene, that's Irish I think :D

Lesley

Eugene - it's about as Irish as Norman.  Isn't it Greek? :)

:( Bah! And for for years I've thought it was an Irish name! 

I still like Paddy :)

Hi Claire, I have an Irish Setter called Bailey, and I lost one called Cassidy 18 months ago. I like names that sound like surnames, so ones like Quinn appeal to me but I like Finn as well. Murphy is just too popular.

Who are you getting your boy from? my lad is a Cataluna, from Liz Rose-Hay, but he's nearly 8 years old now.

All the best, Dawn R.

Try www.behindthename.com   and click on'irish names' !!!
Archer

Tiernan - lord
Aiden - fiery
Clancy - red headed
Dillon - faithful
Fagan - little fiery one
Harken - Dark red
Reilly - valiant

Animal names

Ruadh (Rooa) - red
Flann - red             ----- Wierd how these all mean red!!
Dearg (Darrig)- red

I know you are getting a boy,but my husband is Irish and i wanted an Irish theme too for our girls, so we have Sully, Rosie O'Grady ( a rescue) and Fynn McCaul ( we changed the I in Finn to a Y for a girl Fynn), but we also have 'Toby' and Irish Penny( another rescue) in Rainbow bridge.What about the name Toby?

Hi Claire

When I was awaiting the birth of my Irish puppies i was determined to keep a boy if there was one born so I had the names Derry, Brannigan and Fergus picked out. We only had one wee girl who we have kept and is called Brianna.

The time will fly in and your wee boy will be home in no time at all. My Keevy (Caimbhe)sp?came from Helen Rielly (Summergate). Where are you getting your boy from? Are you going to show him?

Alli

P.S I think Rupert would really suit an Irish boy as they are very distinguished!!

What about Bejesus!!

LOL @ Bejesus too - thats what ill be saying to him.  I love Fagan, ill have to run that past the OH too !!

Im getting him from Mary and Derek Weller in Southampton, the Bitch is theres and the Sire is from Danaway (I think) Grandad was Danaway Debonair (I think) who won crufts in 1999 (?).  excuse all the "I thinks" but the Irish lines are all knew to me (ive always had Afghans) so im trying to learn as much as poss !!  I will be showing him and am really looking forward to getting back into the whole swing of things - ive been too long without a dog :)

What about Angus, Cormac,  Devlin, Douglas,  Hugh, Logan

what about burren.....a river in newcastle co. down...or saoirse....which means freedom.

Burren is nice, I would be worried about calling him Saoirse though because being a setter freedom is what he will be running for when I let him off the lead :D :D :D  (that is a joke by the way, I do intend to train him ;) )