Talk:Croía

Not a proper Irish name

From what I can gather, "Croía" is a newly-coined name, possibly popularised by Connor McGregor and his wife in 2019 when they gave their daughter this name. Various online name websites claim that it means "little heart" in Irish.

I am an Irish-speaker and I know for a fact that "Croía" does not mean "little heart". The Irish for the heart is croí. Adding an 'a' to the end of the word is simply nonsensical and ultimately bad grammar. The 'a' does not make the noun a diminutive either.

For those who are interested, Irish diminutives are typically formed by adding the suffixes -án, -ín or -naid. Many common Irish names are diminutives: Colmán (diminutive of colm, a dove), Cuan (diminutive of cú, a hound), Oisín (diminutive of os, a deer), Róisín (diminutive of rós, a rose) and Bláthnaid (diminutive of bláth, a flower).

Croía therefore has no meaning in Irish. It's a name borne from the ignorant mind of a Béarlóir. I believe that the article should reflect this fact. The article currently describes the name as being 'derived' from the Irish word croí, but this is also incorrect. Croía is a made-up name built on bad grammar. 88.81.102.206 (talk) 16:44, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

It would be appropriate for you to add the above to the article if you find a published source that says as much. Bookworm857158367 (talk) 00:13, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

I don't need a source to prove that "Croía" isn't a diminutive of croí. This fact is plainly obvious to any Irish-speaker.

A jewellery website is not a credible source for the etymology of an Irish name (or any name for that matter). Also, it was written in 2024. Did the author get his information from this article? It wouldn't be the first time that a Wikipedia article has popularised misinformation.

Ultimately, this name was made-up by Conor McGregor and his wife. Of course, they spelled it without the fada, which just goes to show you how knowledgable they are of Irish. 88.81.102.206 (talk) 08:50, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

If the name is in use in Ireland and is rooted in an Irish word, it is a modern Irish name. That is the meaning that has been atteibuted to it in the various articles I found. Go ahead and add sources that expand on how the name is formed. Bookworm857158367 (talk) 14:44, 20 August 2024 (UTC)