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caoimhe

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birchygoo · 22/07/2015 20:00

help from Irish ppl on how its said in your area but also keen to hear from English how difficult you would find this to say

I am from ulster currently living in England. in ulster we would say keeva. talking from friend from Dublin she mentioned they would always say qweva.

just wondering in different areas would they all be qweva? and if I did call a girl this would she have lots of issues with it in England? I do know one little caoimhe here in England already both English parents and said as keeva.

I know you are just going to say spell it keeva - but nope I'm awkward and keeva I don't like sp.

boys names I'm finding much easier as enda is one and it can be read as seen

please don't slate my names I'm not interested in if you don't like them. if we all liked same names it would be hard to tell us apart! also we will be returning home.

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WhatWouldBlairWaldorfDo · 22/07/2015 20:14

Im english and say it keeva

I used to work in a nursery that had twin girls caoimhe and aoibheann

Beautiful names but i did have to work on the spelling a bit :)

FortyFacedFuckers · 22/07/2015 20:14

Also just to add I think it's a beautiful name!

IMurderedStampyLongnose · 22/07/2015 20:14

Northern Ireland here,Keeva for me.

FortyFacedFuckers · 22/07/2015 20:13

In Scotland and my friends daughter is called this we say it as keeva.

grabaspoon · 22/07/2015 20:13

Dublin -- Kee vah

reuset · 22/07/2015 20:12

More like Kweeva (I'm not Irish speaker, but Irish relatives)

This is one where I'd stick with the Irish spelling. Keeva and Keevy are both unattractive to my eye

Only1scoop · 22/07/2015 20:10

It's a really beautiful name I love it. I am English and say Kweeva but that's only because we met a little girl on holiday in Ireland with the name and know how to pronounce it.

I think it would be a spelling and pronunciation nightmare here.

I used to work with a Grainne she changed her name to Grarnia on her name badge as customers pronounced it Grey Knee.

It's a truly lovely name though.

swallowed · 22/07/2015 20:06

I'm English and I wouldn't have a clue how to pronounce it. Sorry!

callamia · 22/07/2015 20:04

I have a colleague called Caoimhe, she introduced herself as Keeva, so that's what she's called. It's not hard! I think it's really a good name.

Sophronia · 22/07/2015 20:02

I'm from England and I'd pronounce it 'keeva'

GoodToesBadToes · 22/07/2015 20:01

I'm from dublin and have always said qweeva.
Beautiful name but in the UK it would be a total nightmare