Neve, Nieve or Niamh?

[orangeunicorn]

Ttc at the moment but already set on a girls name. Just curious as to how people think it's best spelt

Keelin = Caoilfhionn who’d have thought?

Ah, I used to know a Keelin (who was of a Irish descent) but im pretty sure she must have spelt it an Anglicised way.

Caoilfhionn is actually a lovely name, but there is no way you could use it outside of Ireland. I had to copy and paste just to use it on this thread!

Mind you I used to think that about Caoimhe and actually it's become quite popular now and I think it could cross over the Irish Sea like Niamh and Saoirse have.

Keelin in many, many guises is a very common both male and female name in Ireland. I love it but DH vetoed it on the basis of it being his ex’s name. I’d have spelt it Caoilinn, I’m still very attached to it. 😭😭

After showing DH all the replies, he has finally agreed to spell it the traditional way! Success

Not going to lie, the " pet Piamh " made us chuckle. Haha.

now wish my luck on getting pregnant guys, 4dpo!

I would never of thought "Caoilfhionn" would be pronounced as Keelin. God help her if she ever moves to England I think I would of pronounced it "Cay Oil Shun" from just looking at it, god knows why

I think you would be well advised to stick with Niamh orange Caoilfhionn is definitely a bridge too far

Niamh , but also like Niav

I know two Caoilfhionns in the US - it is definitely making its way out of Ireland and will soon take over the world, hot on the heels of Saoirse (I also know a few little American Saoirses).

My niece is Neve. They have to spell it out every time.

That’ll be because it’s spelt wrong.

I have a Niamh and my exH also wanted to spell it Neve. It does need to be spelt out but then so does my traditionally English name as their are more than one version.

In fact I have known a Jayne, Anne, Rachael, Teresa, Aimee, Philip, Katherine and Caitlin who also had to spell their names due to variations in spelling.

Niamh

Nieve reminds me of sieve and they are pronounced totally differantly. So nieve would confuse me on pronouciation. Thats begore throwing in the slanish way.

*spanish

I wonder how Niamh will learn to spell her name? Assuming she's in England. That must be very confusing.

Sunflower321 my Niamh could spell her name before she started school, no issues at all.

Niamh is the correct spelling

I wonder how Niamh will learn to spell her name? Assuming she's in England. That must be very confusing.

Write the word down. Child copies.

It's not rocket science.

Why would being in England impede a child learning to spell their own name?

Late to the party Niamh would have got my vote too. I am irish and adore Irish names. People in general in England are better with the spelling and pronunciation than they used to be too.

Glad you DH has seen sense OP

Because most kids would pronounce Niamh as Nee-am-h.

Sunflower but that’s because they are pronouncing it in English, not Irish.
Irish is a different language. The letters have different sounds. Why should an Irish name be spelt in English?

How do the Wiktoria’s and Aleksandria’s manage? Not everybody living on this fair isle is quintessentially English, you know.

Because most kids would pronounce Niamh as Nee-am-h.

So, instead of getting a small child to try to guess it as you say it out loud (why would you do this?), write the word down, and let them copy it.

That's how I taught my DC to write their own name.

Again - this really isn't some insurmountable hurdle.

Nothing is insurmountable. Just a factor to consider. I thought that the op is looking for opinions.

Wondering how a child will learn to spell its own name is ... bizarre. Sorry.