Think very hard about giving your baby an Irish name unless you live in Ireland!

The dcs both have Irish names. Yes, no one who is unfamiliar with them can read them, but I expected this. To English eyes, the spellings are bizarre and I knew I would have to be fairly sanguine about pronunciation. I have to say, once I have explained what they are to people, I have almost never had any problems and the dcs also now know how to patiently explain what their names are.

Same goes for Welsh I should add.

I never thought that Emrys would be that hard to pronounce (Em - ris), but we seem to constantly have an extra e in there so he is emerys

dd should say Dad

My mother's name is Karin, which is German, but she got so fed up with people calling her Car-en and Korrin and all sorts, despite repeatedly correcting/explaining - this is close family and friends, not even strangers! - that she eventually gave up in her fifties and tells everyone her name is Kay now (dd used to call her K so it's not too weird for her).

Oh it's lovely but sounds like hard work. Have you considered using an anglicised spelling for less formal documents/everyday use?
Perhaps spelling it Eva (though it's not said quite the same) might save some hassle. What a shame though.
I hope it gets easier as she grows up. It's a beautiful name.

I think if people keep mispronouncing even after you've corrected them then they must be a bit idiotic. I have a name that has been mispronounced all my life so gave dss easy to say names.

I am not Irish or living in Ireland but my dd's are Niamh and Eilidh.

Most people get the dd's names right but if they don't i correct them,and people generally say it right from then on.

Doesn't bother me tbh,i like their names and bugger anyone who can't be bothered to say it right

Agree with the OP!!

DS1 is Caelan (like Kevin with an L). DH's grandparents were Irish and he wanted a name that reflected his heritage.

We did initially have problems with people giving him the girly pronunciation (KayLin). Since DS has gotten a little older it's much better though - he is not shy to correct people's pronunciation. He is also frequently referred to as Cael (Kell), so no longer such an issue.

DH is Torien - Tor-yee-in. He has had issues with pronunciation his whole life but he loves his name and wouldn't change it.

We went for much simpler names with DS2 and DD.

My dd is called Niamh and we do get the 'm' pronounced quite frequently. A doctor at the hospital once didn't even bother and called her by her middle name !!!

One of the midwives in the hospital in Shanghai at which I gave birth was called Mhari. I think she fell over with shock when I first rang and asked to speak to "Vari" - I don't think she gets the correct pronunciation here much.

I have heard of some little Aussie "Niamh Rhymes With Liams" running around.

Oh dear. And some Irish friends of mine in Sydney are newly pg. There is no chance that their new DC won't have an Irish name.

I can't really comment though, as DD has a Dutch name (causes no end of confusion too!).

Oh dear!

And it is such a lovely name.

Mind you - my DS is called Matthew. And certain members of my very Dublin family can't pronounce that! He is Ma-CHew!