How do you pronounce Eilidh ?

[micegg]

please

[sweetkitty]

A-lee

I love it but too close to Abbie

[PurplePillow]

you pronounce it ay-lee

[Blandmum]

If I had to guess it would be El-i-dee

why?

If you are going to use it, she'll have a life time of explaining how to say it

[micegg]

I like it. I know what you mean about spelling as I have the same thing with my name. Will weigh up that with how much I like it though. Very pretty. Thanks

[sweetkitty]

20th most popular girls name in Scotland last year 200 of them

(guess who has the page open?)

[Habbibu]

[sweetkitty]

A friend changed the spelling to Ailey

[micegg]

Maybe not. Just said it with surname and it sounds weird. Oh well back to drawing board.

[FAQ]

ay-lee

[aGalChangedHerName]

I have an Eilidh, It's Ay-lee.

[dizzydixies]

MMJ its very well known and used in scotland although that doesn't help OP if she is outwith



sweetkitty have you made any decisions or even progress

[Piffle]

fancy changing it to ailey
ail = ill
hmm
all our kids have irish middle or first names
we opted out of Fionnbharr in favour of Finbar though for ds2 for obvious reasons but the irish rellies do call him Fionnbharr rather that Finn like us
DDs middle name is Niamh we nearly called her Siofra, but thought better of it
DS1 is Padraic middle name
I am Siobhan middle name
Well tis a family thing and we are Irish historically

[WendyWeber]

I thought it was I-lish?

[expatinscotland]

Like Hayley without the 'H'.

[madamez]

eicchwiggleptth!

[WendyWeber]

Ohhhh, that's Eilish, isn't it?

I just found that Eilidh rhymes with ceilidh - which figures

[expatinscotland]

It is the Gaelic for Helen.

[pointydog]

There is an anglified version too - Ailie

[soph28]

Eilish is a different Scottish name.

Eilidh (ay-lee) is not at all strange in Scotland and I think most people would know how to pronounce it.

Like Ceilidh (kay-lee) as in scottish dancing.

[yelnats]

Pronounce Hayley without the H

[BarcodeZebra]

I wanted Eimhir (Eva) for my wee DD2 but was shouted down by DW because of the constant having to spell it malarky. My surname always has to be spelt out so she's have spent about a third of her entire life going, "E-I-M-H-I-R" before taking a deep breath and starting on the rest.

Eilidh's a lovely name though.

[fifi25]

My 9yr olds called Niamh pronounced Neeve. I loved the name but after 9 year of her constantly being called Ni-am, Nee-am it gets irritating. She has to constantly tell people what her name is and it cant be nice for her. I would think carefully about picking an Irish name. My daughter often says she hates her name fuelled by a teacher who everyday calls her Nee-am and the kids laugh. My younger daughters are Romilly and Connie, nice and easy to pronounce

[JennyPiccolo]

I think it's a lovely name, and i wouldn't go changing a traditional name to make it easier to spell.

[expatinscotland]

'and i wouldn't go changing a traditional name to make it easier to spell.'

The only reason I changed the spelling a bit was because it was pointed out to me, quite correctly, that people in N. America, where I'm from and where my children hold nationality as well as with Britain so may chose to live there, will say 'eye-lid' first.