Unusual name for the UK, is it okay?

[DoubtsAndConfusion]

DH and I are having number 4, we won’t find out the gender. We are 100% sure on a boy’s name but can’t decide a girls name. It was the same for the last pregnancy and when it was a girl, I wasn’t truly happy with her name so I’m trying to think more carefully this time

DH is ethnically Chinese, and I am ethnically Irish. The girl name I am considering is Chinese, Aiwen (eye-wen, a bit like Arwen but with eye as the first syllable)

The others have western first names and Chinese middle names. This baby would have the other way around

Is it too out there? Will it give them too much difficulty? I do have an Aoife so have some experience with giving a child a name they forever have to spell/ correct and she says she doesn’t mind

Aoife, Aiwen and Ottie go really well together, Aoife and Aiwen especially

I think it’s lovely!

@LighthouseLED , Eye-wen is not difficult to pronounce. If I saw the name Aiwen I'd guess it was Ay-wun. I might read it as Alwen.
If I heard Aiwen, I wouldn't know how to spell it and would need to ask.

I like the name Jane. Only 29 Janes registered in 2024.

@DoubtsAndConfusion , the name is fine. User-submitted name Aiwen - Behind the Name?

I like it. Google says it means ‘noble and cultured’. Easy to say and goes really well with Aoife. 🩷

As a name, I think it’s fine. I haven’t heard it before but the pronunciation is obvious and it sounds nice.

But,
”The others have western first names and Chinese middle names. This baby would have the other way around”
I think this would feel awkward for your fourth child, as they grow older and feel singled out from their siblings!

I have a very ordinary, traditional, old fashioned name and people still spell it wrongly.

Don't trust 'google'. My search engine said it was a boy's name and Welsh.

I think Aiwen is lovely.
It's a bit different from the style of your other children's names, would be my only reservation.

I love it, I think the biggest risk will be people not reading it properly and thinking it’s Alwen or Arwen but doesn’t really matter does it

We are also choosing a name for our 4th baby and wrestling with mixing cultural names, so I sympathise.
I actually think Rupert and Ottilie go really well together, I don't think they jarr at all.
Edit: just realised it was Rupert and Aoife you thought clashed, I don't think they clash either. The fact all the name are so different makes it easier for Aiwen to slot in.

I think it's great that you're picking names you love and not just sticking to a theme, it's interesting. I like Aiwen but people will assume Alwen or Arwen, but if you're used to Aoife being mispronounced I'm sure it won't be a bit issue.
It's Chinese but not obviously so, in the sense that it doesn't stand out as odd amongst the other names. It sounds nice with Aoife.

I really like it!

I saw your post! My first was nearly Cillian (or Tadgh) but decided not to Irish in the end. I love quite a few Irish girls names so I think in your situation, I personally would probably go Irish. Emerald/ Emmy is sweet and you seem to love it.

Irish girls names I like:
Caoimhe (but the spelling outside of Ireland is tricky)
Fiadh (more common now)
Bridie (I knew someone really cool with this name years ago and it has stuck with me, more modern)

Thank you for your kind words and good luck with number 4

Thank you all so much, you’ve given me a lot of confidence.

Tadgh Isn't it Tadhg?

It’s beautiful

It's very nice.

I'd probably assume it was Welsh, if I just saw it written down!

Haha, yes it is. I should definitely proof read 🙃

I like it.

I was reading an article earlier and a name was misspelt throughout. It happens.

Love it

It’s a gorgeous name and goes really well with your other DC’s names. One of my daughters has an Irish name much more complicated in terms of pronunciation vs spelling but we muddle through

Aiwen is gorgepus.

I hope she's a girl and you get to use that name.

It’s lovely ☺️