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Emilia or Neve

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indecisivehelp · 06/04/2023 16:58

These spellings no alternatives.

What's your vote please.

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Spidey66 · 08/04/2023 12:00

CastleTower · 06/04/2023 19:02

Niamh over Emilia, but Emilia over Neve.

This.

ElizaSkye · 08/04/2023 11:58

romdowa · 08/04/2023 11:56

No unfortunately I can't stop people basterdising irish names. I can however express my opinion on the matter. Which I've done here.

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That you have! Ummm…. Good for you?!

OP- Neve is lovely as is Emilia. Let us know which you pick! X

romdowa · 08/04/2023 11:56

ElizaSkye · 08/04/2023 11:37

I mean … ok. I don’t think you get to choose though?!

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No unfortunately I can't stop people basterdising irish names. I can however express my opinion on the matter. Which I've done here.

sunshineandmango · 08/04/2023 11:43

Emilia

ElizaSkye · 08/04/2023 11:37

romdowa · 08/04/2023 11:33

God no , they really can't. Either spell it the correct way or don't use it

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I mean … ok. I don’t think you get to choose though?!

CallieQ · 08/04/2023 11:35

Niamh

romdowa · 08/04/2023 11:33

ElizaSkye · 08/04/2023 11:30

Yes of course it is! The Irish spelling is beautiful, I just think Neve is too and the two can co exist

God no , they really can't. Either spell it the correct way or don't use it

ElizaSkye · 08/04/2023 11:31

My point is that it’s not a made up name that’s going to require lots of clarification, most people reading Neve would pronounce it correctly

ElizaSkye · 08/04/2023 11:30

Yes of course it is! The Irish spelling is beautiful, I just think Neve is too and the two can co exist

Grassisbluer · 08/04/2023 11:20

ElizaSkye · 08/04/2023 10:32

Neve is a perfectly acceptable spelling, it’s lovely and it’s phonetically coherent

Names, like language, evolve. Else we’d all be speaking like Shakespeare.

Niamh's also phonetically coherent you know😊
It's just a different language.

Notegoat · 08/04/2023 10:40

It seems off to take an Irish name that is spelt phonetically and then bastardise that spelling.

StillWantingADog · 08/04/2023 10:35

Emilia

but am never quite sure how it should be pronounced. The ones I know it’s basically like Amelia. But it looks to me like it should be eh-millia (as opposed to eh-meelia)

ElizaSkye · 08/04/2023 10:32

Neve is a perfectly acceptable spelling, it’s lovely and it’s phonetically coherent

Names, like language, evolve. Else we’d all be speaking like Shakespeare.

Luredbyapomegranate · 07/04/2023 20:05

Emilia

Neve is pretty grim

bumblebeees · 07/04/2023 17:53

Spell Niamh correctly. Like I just have. Or don't use it. It's an Irish name and should be spelt correctly which is Niamh

shoopshoopdedoo · 07/04/2023 17:43

emmathedilemma · 07/04/2023 13:06

Emilia purely because i prefer Niamh to Neve

This!

Junegirl15 · 07/04/2023 17:15

Much prefer Emilia

HappyMe6 · 07/04/2023 16:37

Neve is lovely

LlynTegid · 07/04/2023 16:34

Emilia. Neve will be misspelt or people will be forever asking how it is spelt.

MissHavishamsMouldyOldCake · 07/04/2023 13:10

Emilia is ubiquitous? I don't think I've ever met one, and the only one I can think of is Emilia Fox.

But Amelias are everywhere and most people pronounce both names the same way.

emmathedilemma · 07/04/2023 13:06

Emilia purely because i prefer Niamh to Neve

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 07/04/2023 11:25

If this spelling then definitely Emilia but I prefer Niamh. I do prefer Amelia to Emilia though.

Marynotsocontrary · 07/04/2023 02:08

Is Neve supposed to be Neev? Like a pp I would pronounce it Nev like Neve Campbell.

TiedUpWithABlackVelvetBand · 07/04/2023 02:02

…and as per PP, Niamh in Ireland is pronounced closer to Nee-uv.