Eilidh (pron. A-lee) or Anna

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Hi
Currently torn between Eilidh Katharine, or Anna May.
Anna is easy to say, nice, if a little run of the mill and girlie.

Eilidh (prounounced A-lee) is fairly common up here in Scotland, so people should know how to spell and pronounce it, but posts from fellow Eilidhs around the world say that although they love their name, most people get it wrong. Does this matter?

Anna Katharine.

I love the name Eilidh and I don't think it'll be a problem in Scotland. I'm a Scot living in East Anglia and I really really want to use Eilidh if DC turns out to be a DD.

i'm biased but my vote would go for Anna, although mine is an Annalise. Not keen on Anna May but Anna Kathryn works as does Anna with a number of middle names.

I have an Eilidh in Scotland and she LOVES her name. It is the right balance between uncommon but not unheard of. Everyone knows what name you mean but there is only one other in the school.
She has been able to spell it since she was in her Ante Pre-School year and all her teachers have spelt it no problem.
We do get a few bizarre spellings on birthday cards but my dd finds these amusing rather than annoying, like she is a member of special club with a special name.
Eilidh means "bright light or shining star" and suits our dd perfectly.
Anna is pretty but there are several in my ds class so you would have to accept it would be Anna and your surname ALL the time.
Obviously I am biased but I think your dd will enjoy being an Eilidh.

Eilidh is lovely and you certainly won't need to worry about pronunciation in Scotland. It's fairly common round here.