Which girls name?

[neadyda]

Me and OH are WTT (we have a while yet!) but we are discussing names now which will like/flow nicely with our sons names (Jamie and Leo).The names are

Ava
Aóife
Róisín
Georgia
Niámh

Middle names will either be Mary or Catherine or both!

 

[JumpingIn]

Georgia for me.

I like Ava but the popularity boom a few years ago puts me off. Not a fan of the others.

 

[venapols]

I like Ava best

out of curiosity why are most of the choices Irish when Jamie and Leo aren't?

personally I dont think the Irish names flow with the other 2 names

 

[bumblebeexo]

Ava

 

[Midnight_Fairy]

Georgia

 

[neadyda]

I like Ava best

out of curiosity why are most of the choices Irish when Jamie and Leo aren't?

personally I dont think the Irish names flow with the other 2 names

I'm irish but didn't 'like' any Irish boys names at the time. The only one I did like was Conor but that's my brothers name.

Jamie is actually James Declin (middle name is my dad's name and Irish) . Both Jamie and Leo have a double barrelled surname (mine and OH together) mine is Irish and is first lol.

 

[neadyda]

Oh and my name is Irish too. Sinéad x

 

[Eleanor ace]

Lots of pretty choices . I voted for Aoife,it is a beautiful name.

 

[emyandpotato]

Aoife is gorgeous. And although the spelling is Irish it doesn't sound distinctly Irish so fits well with Leo and Jamie.

 

[LoolaXx]

Definitely Georgia! Beautiful name simple and stunning x

 

[stiletto_mom]

Me and OH are WTT (we have a while yet!) but we are discussing names now which will like/flow nicely with our sons names (Jamie and Leo).The names are

Ava
Aóife
Róisín
Georgia
Niámh

Middle names will either be Mary or Catherine or both!

I can't vote. I am not a fan of Ava or Georgia and I have no idea how to pronounce the rest!!

 

[venapols]

Me and OH are WTT (we have a while yet!) but we are discussing names now which will like/flow nicely with our sons names (Jamie and Leo).The names are

Ava
Aóife
Róisín
Georgia
Niámh

Middle names will either be Mary or Catherine or both!

I can't vote. I am not a fan of Ava or Georgia and I have no idea how to pronounce the rest!!

there Irish and so are my whole family and I still struggle with them (to be fair though we have easier catholic names though)

I believe they are pronounced Effie, Row-sheen and Neve

 

[Kirsty3051]

Ava and Georgia are the only 2 I know how to pronounce, so I'm going with Ava! X

 

[neadyda]

Like venapols I pronounce row-sheen and neve

I pronounce Aóife- Ee-fah

xx

 

[Rhio92]

Aoife x

 

[MrsKChicago]

I voted Ava.

I would consider the Irish names if you live somewhere where they'll be at least sort of familiar, but they could lead to a lot of frustration otherwise. I know a mom with a Roisin in California and she gets Raisin a lot Niamh is my favorite of the Irish choices, but that's just a matter of taste. I've heard it can be difficult to have an accent when it comes to official forms, too, but maybe it's easier over there because it's more common.

 

[emyandpotato]

I voted Ava.

I would consider the Irish names if you live somewhere where they'll be at least sort of familiar, but they could lead to a lot of frustration otherwise. I know a mom with a Roisin in California and she gets Raisin a lot Niamh is my favorite of the Irish choices, but that's just a matter of taste. I've heard it can be difficult to have an accent when it comes to official forms, too, but maybe it's easier over there because it's more common.

She's British and Irish names and spellings are common here, even in England.

 

[JumpingIn]

I've lived in England my whole life (north and south) and I've never met anyone with those Irish names. I only knew how to pronounce Niamh and Aoife because I've seen them explained on here before, and the other I hadn't a clue. Best guess would have been Roy-sin.

I don't think it's fair really, I think the majority of English speakers wouldn't know where to start which would result in endless explaining.

Even now I know that Niamh is "neeve" my brain still has to override the urge to say Nee-am-huh and Aoife ends up sounding something like "oyff" to my English brain.

I think even an Irish person has to consider where languages are heading and the fact that the majority of speakers know English phonetics and work with those. There's a case for using other European language names as they are so widely spoken, but it's a sad fact that these particular pronunciations are just not that recognised any more outside of Ireland.

 

[neadyda]

I've lived in England my whole life (north and south) and I've never met anyone with those Irish names. I only knew how to pronounce Niamh and Aoife because I've seen them explained on here before, and the other I hadn't a clue. Best guess would have been Roy-sin.

I don't think it's fair really, I think the majority of English speakers wouldn't know where to start which would result in endless explaining.

Even now I know that Niamh is "neeve" my brain still has to override the urge to say Nee-am-huh and Aoife ends up sounding something like "oyff" to my English brain.

I think even an Irish person has to consider where languages are heading and the fact that the majority of speakers know English phonetics and work with those. There's a case for using other European language names as they are so widely spoken, but it's a sad fact that these particular pronunciations are just not that recognised any more outside of Ireland.

What don't you think is fair? That I would give a child an Irish name?

 

[JumpingIn]

Some names are more difficult to live with than others. A name you constantly have to explain how to spell or pronounce is a burden sometimes. It makes certain social situations just slightly more awkward, which I think is better avoided if possible.

Of course there are issues with all kinds of names that could or couldn't arise, but if you give a name that you've trialled (like you're trialling these now) and a lot of others are saying to you that they have no idea how to pronounce it, I think it's likely the child will run into the same trouble, which personally I wouldn't make the person live with.

It's entirely your choice, I'm only saying that for me, comments about not being able to pronounce the names would be a red flag.