Aelie

[Spanielpuppy]

Seen a name Aelie, how would this be pronounced? I was thinking a-ley?

I think it's pretty although mum has just it sounds like I'm dropping the H of Hayley.

What are your thoughts.

[rustnmarty]

Saying it out loud it does sound like you talk a bit sarrf Landon and are trying to say Hayley.

I agree with your mum.

[myotherusernameisbetter]

is it an anglisied version of Eilidh? That is a gaelic name pronounced very similarly

[pootlebug]

I'd assume the person had wanted to call their child Eilidh but didn't know how to spell it.

[BabCNesbitt]

Agree with previous poster - it's spelled Eilidh. Lovely name, but also the name of the horrible girl who bullied me for three years at school so I'd advise against it

[BoldBlackCherry]

It's my dds name and it's beautiful. I spell it eilidh

[Sophronia]

It reminds me of 'alien', I'm not keen.

[Spanielpuppy]

Eilidh is it pronounced a-ley?

[Spanielpuppy]

Sophronia with that spelling I can see that too

[Sophronia]

The Eilidh spelling is much nicer, although it might be difficult for some people to pronounce (in England).

[Spanielpuppy]

I think it's pretty, prefer the Gaelic spelling but I'm concerned at is sounds like your dropping the h, with either spelling. It's a shame, one to keep in mind though?

How bout Niah?

[peppinagiro]

Nia is a Welsh name, no 'h' on the end.

[myotherusernameisbetter]

tbh, i'm not a fan (of the gaelic version, never come across the one in the OP) it tends to remind me of Ellie said in a strong accent and is therefore a bit "common" :( Sorry.

[Leeds2]

It looks like a name with some letters missed out to me.

[ataposaurus]

Very nice if spelled correctly (Eilidh).

[temporaryusername]

Spelled as you did, it comes across as eel-y, all slithery like eels. Sorry!
The other spelling is much better though.

[Spanielpuppy]

Thanks ladies that's what I thought. Pretty name if said correctly but can sound very common. Consider it scratched off the list. Back to drawing board.

[Happy36]

I work with an Aillie who comes from Edinburgh. She says it ay-lee. I think it's a beautiful name.

[myotherusernameisbetter]

What's left on the list?

[Spanielpuppy]

Niah
Cora
Connie
Carys (carrie)
Aurelia

Grayson
Reid
Theo
Arthur

[notnowImreading]

Stick an a on the end (Aelia) and it's a good Roman name.

[callipygian00]

I love Eilidh too but put off by English confusion - Eye Lid and 'ayley! Similar names are Eilish and Airlie. Aurelia is lovely.

[florascotia]

As others have said, Eilidh is Gaelic; it's the Gaelic version of Helen.

It's not pronouced anything like 'eyelid' and not really the same as 'aley.
The second syllable is soft, and the 'idh' sounds more like like 'iiihhh' (where the i is like the i in 'fish'), not like Hayley, where the 'ley' is pronounced 'lee'.

[Alisvolatpropiis]

Nia doesn't have a h on the end, it's just Nia. It's Welsh.

Niah looks like a mashup of Nia and Niamh.

[weegiemum]

First time I've ever seen Eilidh described as "common". I really like it.

[squoosh]

In one of the Famous Five books there's a feral, barefoot child called Ailie. She's Welsh, hence the feral part.

Most of Enid's non-English characters were a bit wild and untamed.