Ailish

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Thoughts? To go with DS Rory.
I have posted before about Ciara. We are still considering Ciara but I'm really liking this. Potential nickname could be Aily.
Living in UK, half Irish baby.
Thanks!

I like it, easy to pronounce and could have some nice nicknames.

Dd's best friend is an Ailish (she's Scottish) and utterly beautiful. I love the name.

I know an Ailish too. Lovely name! Stylish and elegant - go for it!

It just makes me think.of Eyelash, sorry.
What about Eilidh?

V nice. I think I prefer Ciara though.

I thought it was spelt Eilish?

Mostly positive then, that's good.

IHave i love the name Eilidh but I know the pronunciation would be difficult over here. I feel like Ailish as an acceptable spelling whilst being fairly phonetic and I can still use Aily as a nickname.

I love it

I’ve only known one (Irish family but not living in Ireland) but it’s a lovely name. While you might need to explain how to spell or pronounce it at first, once you know it’s not hard.

I love Eilidh as well

My Dd is Niamh, people get used to it.

Isn't the correct spelling of that name Ailis? I'm not really a stickler for correct spellings but if you are considering Ciara (which is the correct spelling, and lovely by the way) then maybe you are!

Love love love it, and I think it goes better than Ciara with Rory. We also considered Eilidh for DD (Scottish, living in South East England) but when we tested it putshemostly would have been called Eyelid

Lovely!

Moonkissed the 'correct' spelling is indeed Ailis. My Irish friend ended up changing it to Ailish, though, as people where she lives in the UK were getting it wrong all the time.

Gummy Eilis/Eilish is a different name altogether. They would be the Irish equivalent of Elizabeth, whereas Ailis would be anglicised as Alice.

I’d go Ailis or Eilish/Eilidh

@DramaAlpaca good to know, I only know one Eilish and no Ailish's so no experience of many pronunciations.

I think although the correct spelling is Ailis, Ailish appears to be more commonly used, even in Ireland, so that's good enough for me and will be easier for people to pronounce.
We went for Rory rather than Ruairi for the same reason and Rory is more commonly used than Ruairi in Ireland too according to the name stats.

Ailish appears to be more commonly used, even in Ireland,

Well this isn’t actually true but if Ailish is the name you love then go for it.

Thanks for all your opinions by the way. I am really loving this one.
Do you prefer it to Ciara? My concern with Ciara is the whole Key-ah-ra pronounciation or See-air-a, that might drive me loopy!

may I'm basing it on the baby name stats. Born in 2017 it said there were 3 girls called Ailis and 11 called Ailish in Ireland.

I prefer Ciara. I can't help but think of "ailing" with Ailish - not great connotation. Prefer Eilis for that reason.

I have a cousin called ailish but hers is spelled, Ellis, I think 🤔

(By Eilis I meant the Eye-leesh pronunciation, fada on the i)

@Timeisslipingaway its probably Eilis with a fada on the E, which is Ay-lish.

Ah your right that's it. I new what I wrote didn't look right 🤣

Makes me think of Ailing too. Also, to me it's a very fuddy-duddy old lady name.