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I looked through a few, but the layout made it more effort than it was worth. I discovered quite quickly that I don't really care.

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I will say... a few names in, Teague. Yeah. Hmm. I've seen it used a lot like Taig, so it's maybe something you should think about before naming your child Teague. It's a social/religious/racial slur. It's a bit like of calling a Protestant / CoE person a Prod/Proddy.

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It's a shame, cos Tadgh's a fine name, I have some random family/ancestors who bore it or similar names, Tadgh's alive and well in Ireland as a name... but the slur is also alive and well and actually still used as a slur by ignorant people. If anyone likes the sound of Teague, they should be aware of the community they're bringing their child up in (eg, don't do it in N Ireland) and any social stigma which may be involved, and maybe just go for Tadgh and teach their child to tell people how to spell their name. As an Irishwoman with a rare and non-Anglicised surname, yeah, it's a pain, but you get used to it.