It's pronounced keeva.
I think the spelling is actually beautiful and I love the pronunciation BUT I can not see how the spelling and pronunciation work together.
Yay or nay?
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Mommy loves you Eevee!
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However, Keeva (spelled that way) is what actress Alyson Hannigan named her younger daughter, I think it's cute (although I may be biased because I love her- the actress, not her kid!). Not sure if it is actually a legit spelling but it might be an option.
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That being said, some people might say the same thing about my name, and I've never considered it a burden. To the contrary; I love it.
I guess, in a roundabout way of saying it, if you truly love the name, use it. Be prepared for lots of corrections and questions and puzzled looks. If you don't want to deal with all of that or only kind of like the name, then keep looking.
Lol tuh-May-toe would be wrong in Ireland too!
No question there in my opinion! I'm so excited you chose Niamh!
I would never ever pronounce that properly. I'd pronounce it similar to Naomi.
Whether it's Keeva or Queeva I think there are much prettier names out there; Gaelic and otherwise.
I do love the name. But, ask yourself something. Would you want to have every single person you meet in your life butcher you name, in spelling and pronuciation? Cause, that is what will happen to your daughter. One of the reasons my beloved Saoirse was dropped from our list.
I grew up in a city with a huge Italian-American population and people still butchered my first name, Gianna (they still do but not as often).
Not a fan of Keeva, however you spell it, just NMS (have a cousin with a Kiva), but the gaelic spelling of it is just tooooo, confusing and complicated for most people. You should think long and hard about that before using it...she has to live with it. And despite what you may think now, you WILL get annoyed with how much time you have to take to help people pronounce and spell it. You may think you won't, but you will. Just warning you....;-)
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