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Fiadh

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SmugairleRoin · 28/09/2015 12:23

Pronounced Fee-ah, this means deer in Irish (also an archaeological cooking pit depending on who you listen to). Thoughts?
I do think it is pretty but worry it'd sound like Thea/Fear in some accents, plus it did shoot up the Irish baby name charts.

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SurlyCue · 28/09/2015 22:46

We have a Seodhna in the family. I'm not saying my DS' name as it would out me but there are a whack of consonants in there too. Maybe some just for good measure

SurlyCue · 28/09/2015 22:43

Yes first post was for secondtime. Sorry for confusion!

BearFoxBear · 28/09/2015 22:42

Irish it up

I have a Ruaridh, what do you make of that?!

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SmugairleRoin · 28/09/2015 22:41

Yup I think you're right sgoinneal. But even with that I was finding it hard to follow. I'll blame the mad pregnant hormones and wander off to bed I think!

Thanks all for your posts

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SmugairleRoin · 28/09/2015 22:39

Sgoinneal you're right - it is always Irish and Scottish names. Shame really because they are such beautiful names in their own right.

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SmugairleRoin · 28/09/2015 22:37

I'm not following your first post sorry, something in the structure is a bit hard to read
I do not like Fia anyway, doesn't feel or look right to me at all. I like Fiadh. Others will have their own baby Fiadhs and be free to spell their names whatever way they like - but I just want Fiadh.

I've not met an Eefa yet but I'm sure they're out there...

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SurlyCue · 28/09/2015 22:29

Apologies to mums of Neeves or Eefas out there but I think it's dreadful.

Please dont tell me there are Eefas in the world?

SurlyCue · 28/09/2015 22:27

so you are irish yet dont understand why an irish person living in ireland would use an irish name, suggesting they dont need some of the letters in it? Why on earth wouldnt they use all the letters that make up the name they like? Are letters being rationed now?

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SmugairleRoin · 28/09/2015 22:27

I honestly think the Niamh changing to Neeve thing is a sin These names are beautiful with their original spelling.

Apologies to mums of Neeves or Eefas out there but I think it's dreadful.

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SmugairleRoin · 28/09/2015 22:24

Wow it all kicked off here! I'm not too bothered by difficulty for people in other countries...I mean, if you wouldn't tell an Indian person living in India to not use an Indian name, would you? And it's no different in my case.

Sofia....I don't mind it, but I don't love it and I've never been sold on the "oh you can nickname x" idea - who knows what the child will end up calling themselves. But thank you anyway for your thoughts on it, I welcome bluntness!

When it is pronounced correctly, in the language it originates from, it does not sound like fear. But that's a problem for me with it - English people tend towards the Fear pronunciation - and I'm not sure would it drive me mad!

I honestly much prefer the Fiadh spelling (and it is the proper spelling - I wouldn't like Staycee as a Stacy spelling either), it just seems more complete.

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Secondtimeround75 · 28/09/2015 22:23

Surly , I am Irish

Lots of Irish names are changed to make them phonic

Niamh - Neve
Saidhbh- Sive

It's not a sin

BoldFox · 28/09/2015 22:12

I prefer Fiadh, it seems more substantial. Fia looks short for something. jmo, but I'm Irish and live in Ireland. It makes more sense on its own 'fiadh'. If it were Fia I'd be asking stupid questions 'are you italian?' or 'is it short for something?'

SurlyCue · 28/09/2015 22:08

Exactly villainous

villainousbroodmare · 28/09/2015 22:05

at "Irish it up"!

villainousbroodmare · 28/09/2015 22:04

I think that it's a much more finished name with the "dh".
I suppose by that logic John doesn't need its "h", Finn has a superfluous "n" and all Annes should be Ann or even An.

SurlyCue · 28/09/2015 22:02

Why not spell it Fia , do you really need the dh

Because that is how it is spelt! You do realise it is an actual other language? It isnt english with a few extra consonants thrown in to 'irish it up'!

Secondtimeround75 · 28/09/2015 22:00

Why not spell it Fia , do you really need the dh ???

I like it btw

Liomsa · 28/09/2015 21:54

Helpme, the OP is Irish and living in Ireland, and it is a 'simple everyday name' in Ireland. In no Irish accent does Fiadh sound like 'fear', because Irish accents are rhotic and pronounce terminal R sounds.

SurlyCue · 28/09/2015 21:54

I generally do not like names are difficult for any reason

Difficult for you. not everyone is english and can only cope with emma and james.

SurlyCue · 28/09/2015 21:52

will be difficult for at least 90% of people outside Ireland to pronounce.

Well the child will be living in ireland and it will only be difficult to pronounce before they've heard it said!

Do you think people in france/china/malaysia think "ooh that name will be difficult for people outside of france/china/malaysia to pronounce so i wont use it in malaysia"?

OP i think it is lovely. I know a newly named Fiadh.

DramaAlpaca · 28/09/2015 21:45

I think it's lovely. I know a Fia and I think it's a very pretty name as is Fiadh.

I live in Ireland and because I'm English I have to be careful to pronounce it correctly. If I'm not careful it would come out like fear, which wouldn't do at all!

Pronunciation won't be a problem for anyone Irish because in any Irish accent Fiadh and fear sound completely different.

Helpmeoutofthemaze · 28/09/2015 21:36

I really don't like it at all, sorry to be blunt.

I think it looks ugly on paper and will be difficult for at least 90% of people outside Ireland to pronounce.

It looks like it would be pronounced Fy-ad.

Plus even when it's pronounced correctly, it sounds like fear.

If you really like the sound of it, I'd go for Sofia and shorten to Fee-ah. Sofia is easily recognised across many languages.

I generally do not like names are difficult for any reason. Spelling, pronounciation, connotations etc and I do much prefer simple, everyday names.

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