caoimhe

[MissMoodyMoo]

Pronounced keeva?

What are other Irish names?

Still leaning toward
Fiona Nn Fifi or ailise or Alice 🙈

I would pronounce Caoimhe as Queeva, not Keeva. It's one of those Irish names that varies in pronunciation in different parts of Ireland. It's a beautiful name but personally I'd steer clear unless you have Irish connections.

Can't comment on Irish names, but love Fiona/Fifi

It's my boss's name and she says Queeva. I love it but also wouldn't put child through the stress of most people not knowing how to pronounce your name on first glance. Unless you're Irish and live in Ireland.

Saoirse
Finnuala

I’d say Kwee-vah

Eilis - can never pronounced Ail-ish or Eye-lish (or Eye-Leash, if you are going full native)
Orla/Orlaith
Niamh (Neeve or NEE-uv)
Cliodhna (KLEE-uh/NA)
Aifric (Aff-ric)
Siofra (SHEE-uf-ra)
Siodhna (SHEE-uh-na)
Maeve/Medb/Maedhbh (Mave, like knave)
Maire (somewhere between Moira and Myra)

Cara
Nora
Eimear (Eemer)
Maebh (Maeve)

Fiona isn’t an Irish name. Fifi sounds like a pet hamster, do you intend for it to be used at school/seriously?

Aoife siobhan sionead eimear nhiamn (I can’t spell it...)

Duck Are you taking the piss

Fifi is a terrible nickname. Fiona or Fi are fine, Fifi is a spoilt chihuahua.

My friend's little girl is called Caoimhe, pronounced Keeva. I like it. She does have to spend a lot of time explaining how to pronounce it, or how it's spelled, but that's probably because most English people aren't familiar with Gaelic names.

I like Maeve, Aine & Mairead.

Used to like Aoife but it’s been done to death lately.

I also like Bronagh but not the meaning (sad, sorrowful)

Niamh

Plus if you in England teachers will say it right :)

Clodagh
Oonagh

I'm from Ireland I would pronounce it keeva
Also like Aobh - (eve)

I say Kweeva.

I think accents should be taken into account - what sounds lovely with an Irish lilt can sound ugly with some English accents. s-t-r-e-t-c-hing sound out.

When choosing a name I saw it as how not to offend my ears with others pronouncing it as well as whether I liked it eg some names ugly with some accents: eg eeeeelaine, eeeeeevon, meeeeechelle , jewwwwwlie, rosheeeeeen.

I like Orla and Siobhan which don't seem to go too wrong with an English accent.

Actually I hate when English people pronounce siobhan as shi-vorn not shiv-on.

Agree Puppy, I think it sounds better in an Irish accent.

Fiona has Gaelic roots apparently so perfectly acceptable.

I pronounce Caoimhe as Kweeva, but either version is right. Don't call her Mairead or Fionnuala, they're very unfashionable names. It's like calling a child Shirley or Barbara.

I suggest Aifric, Alannah, Nessa, Riona, Roise, Liadan.

Fiona is very close to my heart and love the cuteness of Fifi as a Nn but also having Fiona as an adult name!

I love Caoimhe! It's my favourite Irish name. Only when pronounced Keeva though..

Well yes, even as simple as Orla is mangled by the English accent let alone Siobhan - just not as bad as some other names are pronounced - in my personal experience.

I have an Irish name and it lifts you when pronounced with Irish lilt (doesn't have to be the whole hog Irish accent, just a lilt - someone with an ear for the difference).

Most of the time sounds ugly though...

I think it's cool, and I really like it. But if neither you nor your partner are Irish and you don't live in Ireland I think it might sound a bit pretentious. Plus a lot of people outside of Ireland will struggle to spell & prounounce it. And, lovely name as it is, it always makes me think of Quavers.