Aine

[YouDoTheMath]

So is it pronounced:

On-ya
Awn-ya

or (as someone I know pronounces it, and it IS her own name...)

Oyn-ya

And I have a southern English/RP accent, so how would I say it so as not to get it wrong when speaking to an Irish person?

The pronunciation i know is On-ya. Her mother is Irish and father is Welsh

The Irish ones I know seem to say Awnya

The Northern Irish one I know says On-ya, so I copy that.

I've only met one before, and she was On-ya.
I was quite young and naive when I met her (in my first job), so was glad that she introduced herself to me in person, as when I had read her name on the phone list I had presumed it was pronounced aaaiiiiin.

Depends on your accent

The ones I've known have been Awnya. I like the sound of it but not the look of it written down.

tbh, i'd just go for Anya. Aine has a fada on it (somewhere)

Isn't it French for donkey? And pronounced that way too...?

is it? never knew that.

put it in to google tools and played it, it sounds like Doodan

french for donkey is ane. Not the same at all. That's like Anne.

It's a beautiful name but it would get pronounced to rhyme with 'pain' by english folk if they'd only ever seen it written down.

My thinking is On-ya in the North of Ire Awn-ya in the South.

northern irish say on-ya, native gaelic speakers say awn-ya. its a gorgeous name, never met an aine i havent liked

you should meet my MIL then !

Aine - prounounce Awn-ya, with a fada on the A.

Aine - prounounced Awn-ya, with a fada on the A.

Your friend is closest to being right.

It's not really a sound that exists in English.

It's a name I would avoid unless you are an Irish speaker.

The Anya/Awnya thing for North/South is largely true.