Opinions on Ailish..?

[Geminimama88]

Pronounced A-lish.

DH suggested this, What do you think?

Thanks x

Just lovely

My best friend at school. A lovely name!

I know two Ailishes - both are lovely and really clever! Go for it.

Beautiful

Love it, know a few and all lovely.

It's nice enough. I would spell it Eilis but have met an Ailish or two as well.

Saoirse Ronan's character in Brooklyn was an Eilis/Ailish.

I LOVE it and would use it but we’re as English as it gets.

People will think you named her after Billie Eilish.

@EyesAsGreenAsAFreshPickledToad on the basis it's pronounced differently, I'd hope not.

It's a really old Celtic name. Ailish is the Irish version, Eilish the Scottish.

Thanks so much for all the positive comments everyone! We have Irish heritage on DH's side so would be going for Ailish! X

I love the name (recall it from Brooklyn) and think it's really pretty.

I think it's fine to spell it Ailish although I wouldn't that's the Irish spelling. The SH ending is an Anglicisation.

I think the "correct" Irish spelling is Ailís. I know 2 Ailish's both spelt Ailish. But would be 80s/90s babies when a lot of Irish people in Ireland still didn't seem to use Irish names (only going off my own experience in school compared to kids names now).

Either way I think it's a beautiful name

I think it's a really lovely name.

Lovely name and not heard of much, I have one in my family, we also have an Ailie.

Not keen but I’m very much in the minority. I have a general aversion to the ‘ail’ sound.

Know one who's fab. Great name!

Really like Ailish but prefer the Ailís spelling! I love Irish names!

It’s lovely

I love it! Criminally underused :-)

I knew one at school, spelled Ailis. I like it with the h too, though.

The character in Brooklyn was spelled Eilis and pronounced the same.

If you spell it Ailís or Eilís then it would be ay-leesh. So it's without the fada for the pronunciation you want.

Like it!

I like it.

Love it. I know one and she is one of the most awesome people I have ever met.

Gor.

Meant to say gorgeous