Entitled ’30 Popular Irish baby names that (sham) rock’, the included names have really ruffled some feathers this side of the pond.
Irish Twitter is alight this afternoon – first riled up by news of another potential nationwide lockdown, people have now turned their attention to matters a little farther afield… namely an article that appeared in an American magazine.
Published in Cosmopolitan, the article in question is a roundup list of ’30 Popular Irish baby names that (sham) rock’… and it makes for an interesting read, to say the least.
Take the name ‘Fionn’ for example. A fairly common Irish name, I think you’ll agree. Ranked at number seven on the list – just after ‘Finn’ – here’s what the article said about it:
“Fionn is the female version of Finn, which many swap for Fiona.”
Huge, if true… which, as we all know, it’s not.
Other names to feature include ‘Shawn’ (“the Irish variation of the name Sean”), ‘Troy’, ‘Rowan’ and even ‘Ireland’.
Naturally, Irish Twitter has had a field day since picking up the list.
Siri, can you ask wikipedia to write an article for me? Thank you. https://t.co/Qk4flOar4x
— Daniel Sullivan (@kingkane) October 5, 2020
"Fionn is the female version of Finn"
This whole list is terrible and very, very funny https://t.co/xSCFvKpER9— Rachel Collins (@OrrCollins) October 5, 2020
I hate it 🙂 https://t.co/1mju4e90tL
— Saoirse Ní Chiaragáin (@MiseryVulture) October 5, 2020
https://t.co/3IIrUFJucJ pic.twitter.com/HIbnCmDpYm
— Vanessa (@thatVanessa1) October 5, 2020
My name isn’t on this and I’m deeply offended because of all the Irish names Siobhan is one of the best https://t.co/l9NQx7EUKu
— siobhan 🌺 (@siobhantillyer) October 5, 2020
https://twitter.com/YurtMcGurt/status/1313102985195593728
Can't wait to send this on to my old school friends Troy, Grady, Blaine and Ireland.. https://t.co/KiASr17yuG
— c i a r a n ⭕️ (@hellociaran) October 5, 2020
Some have questioned whether the article really exists – but it seems that it does, and though it appeared on the Cosmopolitan UK Snapchat story, the article was first published in the US version of the magazine. Dating back to February of this year, it’s yet further proof that this year is in fact, the worst ever.
You can read the full article here.
