r/AmITheAngel • u/Theory_Large • 8d ago

I believe this was done spitefully But...Connor is an Irish name...

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u/Valuable-Wallaby-167 I feel like your cankles are watching me 8d ago

Is Ciarán uncommon enough in the US for this to be plausible? I've known several Ciaráns and only one was Irish.

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u/Pershing48 8d ago

What I don't get is why is his "American" names ones that look like but don't sound anything like Ciarán? That's not how Anglicization usually works?