Eira or Teifi?

[CarrotCrusader]

Eira pronounced Eye-rah or Ay-rah or Teifa pronounced Tie-vee. Both Welsh names.

F is pronouncd as a V in Welsh though.

Eira is a girls name and Teifi is a boy’s name
so if this is for a girl Eira

Eria and either pronouncation, I have definitely heard people say bith.

What about Tesni ?

Nope to both.

I’ve changed by user name for this so I’m not identifiable but we have a son called Teifion and he is known as Teifi. We have never lived in Wales although his grandfather is Welsh and is called Teifi so that’s why we named him. My father in laws family all come from a village by the river Teifi. We have a v Welsh surname so it makes me laugh how Welsh people assume my son is when he just goes there twice a year to visit grandparents.

He loves his name, he is a teen now and says sometimes people mispronounce it as “Tee-fee” and he just says “it’s more like Ivy with a T” and that’s that. Lots of people complement his name and he’s only met one other. At school he is called Teifion by the teachers so it’s mainly just friends who call him Teifi.

Love both names. I'd go for Teifi because Eira is pretty common at the moment! I know several girls and women called Teifi, it's lovely.
This thread has made me realise that it's a very Welsh thing to name your child after a river or a mountain, and it's not really done in England! Never thought about it before and I love it, I know loads of people who carry the names of the lands they were bought up on.

I know several girls and women called Teifi
It's only been used 6 times in the years 1996 - 2024, so I guess you live near the river.

It's more usual to have a Welsh river/place name as a middle name than as a first name.

Both are beautiful names ❤

I like both names, but have only heard of Teifi as a boy's name. I also like Eiry / Eiri which are similar to Eira.

Ignore the comment about pronounciation- it's shocking how anglo-centric some people are.

Pob lwc!