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[MissMoodyMoo]

What would your first instinct be? Pronunciation

Fiadh 😍

I'd pronounce it fee-ah and I love it!

I'm English but I think it works well, it's easy enough to say once youve told people once and not too difficult to spell.

It's not your mother in laws baby, so unfortunately for her she will have to get over it! Please don't let one person put you off a name you love.

Fiadh is also Scottish Gaelic and means "deer", just like in Irish. The "dh" at the end is a sort of half-sounded hard G, so strictly would be similar to Fee-ug in Scotland, at least to Gaelic speakers. Saying that, the spelling Fia is older and more popular in Scotland, and won't cause any pronunciation issues.

And by the way, it is a lovely name!

Also West of Scotland here and would pronounce it 'fee-ah'. I love this name and it's on my list (one of the few that DH and I agree on as well!!)

Also west coast and wouldn’t have a clue lol.

I know nothing about Irish names, but Fee-uh would be my initial thought.

West Coast here too, I love it.
Just remind MIL she had her time to name her children, now it is up to you and DH.
Most people your DD meets will go by the pronunciation you use anyway.

I'm English and would pronounce it like fia/ fee-ah

I know a little Sophia who is known as fia and it really suits her.

Like a toddler saying Thea! I'm English so probably butchering it! But a lovely name. Sod MIL and use what you like

Fee - ad

Fee-ah

In all honesty, the child will spend their whole life correcting spelling and pronunciation. I have only come to appreciate how annoying this is after adopting an unusual married name and it is pretty tiresome. If you still love it then use it but think about how it might affect the child as part of that process. It will be her that has to live with an unusual name not you.

I like it - it has a touch of the trendy wendys about it at the minute - I've heard of a few baby Fiadh's over the past 18 months or so - a female Ezra if you know what I mean.

I'm in NI, so I'd be grand with the pronounciation.

Not being Scottish I'd say it Fi-ada but I love how you are meant to say it as Feeah.

You could consider amending the spelling [Fia, Feeah, Phia ] if you want to appease your MIL but really why should you - she'll get used to it eventually.

It's a beautiful name.

I'm in Ireland so am familiar with the name & how to pronounce it, it's just that with my English accent I have to try really hard not to pronounce it as 'fear' . It's a gorgeous name. You could of course simplify to Fia, but I think you should stick to your guns & go with Fiadh.

I've got a Saoirse and folk just get on with it! Use it.

The pronunciation won't be a problem. For most people it will be obvious how to pronounce it because the spelling shows it is clearly an Irish name and should be pronounced as such. For those who can't pronounce Irish names from their spelling, they will quickly learn how to pronounce it when you tell them, if they don't they're just being rude.

It's a beautiful name, don't change it.

Fee-ah.

Because I've seen it discussed in an Irish thread on these boards before, and I remember thinking how pretty it was. (I'm English, no connection to Scotland or Ireland. If I can remember how it's pronounced, anyone can.)

I'm Irish with an unusual name and despite having to spell/pronounce it a lot when I was young I wouldn't change it.

I did shorten the spelling when travelling to make life easier and your little one could do the same - so Fiadh on birth cert etc but maybe Fia on a CV for a bar job in Australia 😂

Go for it