How would YOU say this name?

[3luckystars]

It's a girls name, just looking for your first reaction to it if you have a minute to reply. I don't want to pick a name that would cause confusion if she lived in another country. Thanks very much.

Aoibh

Posted too soon - meant to say I love it but it might be a bit of a pain for a child growing up in England. I know a Siobhan born in England to Irish parents who was adamant she'd avoid anything hard to spell or pronounce for her own children. Entirely up to you though.

No idea. Like most people.

I think it would be very unfair to do that to a child if there's an easier way to spell it.

Deliberately didn't read the thread before posting - do you live in Ireland? Spell it however you like then!

I think it would be very unfair to do that to a child if there's an easier way to spell it

Yes, so unfair to give an Irish child an Irish name spelled in the Irish manner. Terrible.
All foreign babies should be given properly spelled English names, obviously.

Come on now, don't be thick. You knew exactly what I meant.

That's literally what you said Waitrose, I don't see how else it can be taken

I was responding to the OP about that particular name. Not about any other name, or any other baby.

Most people would struggle in England, so it would be much easier and easier on the child to spell it an easier way.

If she's in Ireland, where people would be familiar with it, crack on.

It's really good that all immigrants in England have English names. Or do some posters on here only mix within their on race/background.

Oh goodness me, if it's going to descend into that kind of silliness I'll see ya later!

I hadn't known that about the Children of Lir, Viola - I knew the wicked stepmother was Aoife, but I don't think I'd ever heard the 'birth mother' named before. Good to know.

(I agree with squoosh though about the recent tendency to Irish-ize English names - Mollaidh and so on - not a fan.)

Aoibh. Beautiful name and far nicer than Eve imo. But I'm a native Irish speaker.

eeef.

Come on now, don't be thick. You knew exactly what I meant

I did. Hence my reply.

I'd imagine that the spelling is phonetic in the language it's written in.

I find names that are wildly different to their phonetic spelling a bit frustrating tbh

Except its entirely phonetic. In Irish.
British people are so english-centric.

Oh, the Little Englanders come out in force every time someone mentions an Irish name. Because they once knew someone who knew someone called Caoimhe who moved to Ipswich from Cavan and her life was blighted by mispronunciation and cold-shouldering and being called 'CAW-immy', and she died alone in her bedsit because of her name.

And clearly Irish people, given that we also speak English, should not be presumptuous enough to give our children funny foreign names from our other funny, foreign language and expect people who aren't Irish to learn how to say them but should give them sensible, easy names like Jack and Sophie.

Fortunately, my own experience of almost 20 years living outside of Ireland suggests that an Irish name and surname (DC ditto) has never presented any issues. And honestly, if you are someone who is crushed and humiliated by having to spell your name for a GP receptionist, then I think you have more issues than your name.

Agree with Pp

Although had used to feel sorry for a girl I worked with years ago she was Grainne with correct spelling on her name badge.

She got called Grey Knee

I would say Eve, based on my knowledge of Aoife and Siobhan.

Agree that it's phonetic, just not English phonics.

The OP said "I don't want to pick a name that would cause confusion if she lived in another country."

Well, it probably will, if that is a concern, including in England.
It was the OP who asked about it.

She didn't specify England, and her question doesn't negate the fact that it is phonetic in its own language.

*Although had used to feel sorry for a girl I worked with years ago she was Grainne with correct spelling on her name badge.

She got called Grey Knee*

That just implies the people she worked with were a bit thick.

We weren't thick, knew exactly how to pronounce her name....although you are implying that many of our Passengers onboard were

Anyone who couldn't tell from reading it yet didn't bother to ask and just make up a pronunciation would be a bit thick.

Yes, Viola. But it's not obvious. And she'll have to spell the name all the time.

And I'm sure it's phonetic in its own language, but the point of the OP was to ask about other contexts.