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Baby girl name

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blossomberry · 18/03/2021 21:28

We are currently love the name Fiadh (pronounced Fee-Ah) for our baby girl but I’m not sure if people will have problems with pronunciation. What do you think? Or any other girl name suggestions?
We also like Florence, Halle and Romy

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partyatthepalace · 18/03/2021 23:02

I think you would be endlessly correcting it, annoyingly

What about Ffion ? Or Finola ?

Sophia could also be Fia for short

Florence is OK, I think I like Flora better.. Fernanda, Fenella, Someone on here mentioned Fenn which I liked as well.

Watchingthetelly · 18/03/2021 22:55

Could you just spell it as Fia to avoid confusion in the UK? Looking online that seems to be a common option. I’m Irish but not very familiar with the name... I think the pronunciation as Fear really depends on where you are as accents vary so much.

BackforGood · 18/03/2021 22:13

Don’t hear Mia pronounce Mear so not convinced by that argument.

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Mia is Mear (as in 'Meerkat') to my ear (which, ironically, also rhymes).

To answer your question, OP, I'm in a pretty multicultural City, and, whereas part of me says people soon get used to names from all sorts of different languages, I have to say it isn't a name I've come across before, so I do think quite a few people will not know how to say it, or - even more commonly - how to spell it. Which is what you asked.

ArosAdraDrosDolig · 18/03/2021 22:03

Finola/ Fionnuala, nn Fia?

bearfood · 18/03/2021 21:59

Sofia? Nickname Fia?

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blossomberry · 18/03/2021 21:57

Not keen on Fiona but thank you for the suggestion. Love the meaning of the name Fiamma (little fiery one)

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TheRedFox · 18/03/2021 21:55

@blossomberry

Thanks ladies. I wish I could find a name that could have Fia as a nickname but I can’t find one I love!
Fiona?
TatianaBis · 18/03/2021 21:47

Fiamma - it’s Italian.

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blossomberry · 18/03/2021 21:47

Thanks ladies. I wish I could find a name that could have Fia as a nickname but I can’t find one I love!

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PlantPotting · 18/03/2021 21:42

I love Florence

TatianaBis · 18/03/2021 21:37

Love Fiadh.

Don’t hear Mia pronounce Mear so not convinced by that argument.

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blossomberry · 18/03/2021 21:37

That’s what I thought, such a shame. Although where I’m from it doesn’t sound too much like ‘fear’ but I can see how it might in some accents.

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DramaAlpaca · 18/03/2021 21:35

I live in Ireland so I'm familiar with the name Fiadh, it's become very popular in the last few years.

If you're in the UK it'll inevitably get pronounced 'Fear' though. From experience I can tell you it's very hard to pronounce it properly with an English accent, I have to try really, really hard to stop it coming out as 'Fear'!

I like Florence and Romy too, Halle not so much.