How do you pronounce the Irish name Aoife?

[mishymoo]

I am reading a book at the moment where one of the characters has this name and everytime I come across it, I glance across because I have no idea how to pronounce it and it's starting to irritate me!

I'm sure someone will know?

TIA

EE-FA

eeee-fa

its prounounced like this eefa

is it effie as in e fee

(Did you watch How Do You Solve a Prolem like Maria on BBC a while ago? The Irish Girl was called Aoife said Ee-Fa)

Great, thanks ladies!

So it can be a boy or girls name then? The character is a bloke in the book!

What book are you reading??? It is usually a girl's name!

it's a girl's name

It's called Suddenly Single by Sheila O'Flannagan. Maybe I have got it wrong then, possibly my assumption that it was a boy (only just started book)!

She's a girl!!!!!!

Thanks Buda! I really don't have any idea why I assumed it was a boy

LOL!

sorry but

You are going to have to start it again and read from the point of view of Aoife being a girl!

Will prob change your whole view of the book!

I suspect you're right!

Ha - that's funny. I always pronounced it Ay-Oh-Fee. Fortunately only in my head so far.

ee-fa

and DEF a girl's name (DH has a cousin Aoife)