Aoife?

[lolitabelle]

My gf and I have been talking about names recently as we start IVF (fingers and toes crossed please! ), and stumbled across this name. I'm absolutely in love with it (we had been talking about Evelyn/Evie before, but I'm not so keen on its popularity at the moment, and this sounds similar), and she seems happy to go with whatever to keep me smiling throughout all the stress!

In terms of middle names, we were thinking Aoife Elizabeth as it is a family name from my gf's side, or Aoife Rose (personally not so keen on that one).

Any opinions? My main concern (even above the spelling!) is that neither of us have Irish roots - is it too poncy to do it without the ancestry?

Thanks!

No one bats an eyelid at using names from other countries/cultures. Natasha, Nicholas, sophie, Chloe etc all come from other cultures outside uk and Ireland. If you like the name, use it.

Ha ha at dowsabel. I rather like it!

I don't disagree with that in theory but there is always a gradual shift before a name becomes commonplace. The likes of aoife and Niamh are very Irish to me and always will be because initially you have to explain their pronounciation.

Whereas with many other "imported" names you can pretty much work it out.

I don't understand the attraction in that unless you are carrying on a family heritage.

I've been pronouncing it 'oy-fay' because that's how it reads to me thank god I don't know any irl!

If it's pronounced eefa watch at school for kids into football calling her fifa It's pretty though.

Hpw is naimh pronounced then? I've been saying 'name' in my head and thinking how bloody weird people are to call their kid 'name' or sometimes name - ihih to get the h on the end in.

I refused to accept siobhan as shevonne for years though. Sigh - oh - ba - han . .

Shiv-wan

Shiv-awn

Bloody autocorrect

Thanks twirly daftest thing is I have irish heritage on both sides of my family, dd1's name is celtic so I'm told, but it's spelling is french and is annoyingly mispronounced constantly my own damned fault!

Its niamh, and you say "neeve"

Siobhan is Shuh-vawn.

Neeve? Oh god I'm going into hiding I think I'm lucky that my last few friends to have dc chose Caleb, Olivia, Katie and Willow

Siobhan is either Shiv von or Shu vawn depending upon your accent. Irish mostly say Shiv von, English say Shu vawn.

I love the name Roisin - Row sheen.

The most fun with Irish name threads is when you get different Irish posters arguing about the name is pronounced .