Should I call my daughter Aoibhín in England?

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Will my daughter hate me for calling her a name no one can pronounce?

I'm from the North. My godson is Ciarán. I pronounce both syllables equally. Kier-an

Nope. Try having a name beginning with “H” in a Russian-speaking country. I was told “that is a very stupid name” by one colleague! (I have an entirely normal English name. Two syllables, and it is even phonetic)

Phonetic in English isn't much use in a country that speaks a different language...

It was spelled phonetically in Cyrillic as well!

And that was rather my point, that English people do not have a monopoly on being rude about foreign names.

I know a few people with Irish names. Wouldn't have known how to spell/pronounce the names at first, but after hearing once it's fine. People get over these things. The accent on the "i" might be a bit annoying for forms etc.

I'm a bit confused then. Why is the h a problem if it is spelt phonetically in Cyrillic?

There are gobshites everywhere 🤷‍♀️

Yes, á is pronounced differently in Ulster, it doesn’t give an aw sound like it does in the other dialects.

The letter “H” doesn’t start words in Russian. Therefore apparently a stupid name 🤷‍♀️

Can you explain to me like I'm an idiot please?

If there is no h in Russian, which Google tells me is the case, how can it be spelt phonetically in Cyrillic with a h sound? Or why would the Russian have been specifically focused on the h? It's a different alphabet so realistically, no name in Russian starts with any letter in the Latin alphabet.

I'm just curious as I find that sort of stuff interesting.

The letter "x" in Cyrillic makes a sound a bit like the end of "loch" in English (often represented in Latin script by using "kh") and is the most similar sound to "h" in English. But as @LemondrizzleShark says, Russian names don't start with X, so its very uncommon to them. For our names that start with "H", they often use a "G" sound instead. So Harry Potter is actually translated in the Russian versions as "Garry Potter".

So does that mean that her name, which begins with a h, was translated to start with an X, rather than the more normal G? Who would have decided the translation? Is it just based on sounds?

The person telling her her name was stupid was obviously an idiot regardless.

You lost the argument when you said little England’s stuff. 😂It’s projecting. It’s racist. It’s immature.

I didn’t mention what race I am. You assumed I’m English. 🤔

Love your comment that there are gobsh*tes everywhere
@OchonAgusOchonOh and so true 😂

You could go for an Irish name that’s easy to pronounce like Cara or with anglicised spelling like Maeve. Ava is very close to Aoife.

That’s why Harry Potter is called Gary in Russia 😂