Aoife

NESeattlite

Heard this one today, was a new one for me.  Anyone heard it before?  Bonus points if you know the gender and can pronounce it!!

jessielynn1

It's a female Irish name. I've heard it pronounced ee-fa but I'm not entirely sure if that's correct. 

thatcma

Agree with PP. I know it is a female Irish name, however I have no idea how to say it.

sagoon

I've heard it and recently looked up the pronunciation because a character in a book I am reading is named Aoife.  It's ee-fuh, correct?

NESeattlite

Correct!  Ee-fa.  New one for me, never heard or seen it before.

bbiutmcph

Yep Irish EE-fa

I know someone that used it recently. 

Gingermom15

That was my great grandmothers name. Her NN was Effie. 

AlyLynn07

I like it

penelope4612

Yes, I've heard of it, but only on these boards.  Never in real life.

TheMcC3

Yes. It's an Irish girls name, modern English pronunciation is Eva. 

I wish I had the stones to use an old Celtic name like this, but I know we'd be dooming her to an eternity of "Spell that again?!? Your name is WHAT?!?"

MaryBB77

Yes it's Irish. Means beauty. Pronounced Ee-fa. I Know several back home in Ireland. Unfortunately it gets mispronounced here. Ay-o-fa being the most common. 

keri0426

I have heard it on a child.  She is about 9 years old, in the US.  Different name, yes but those that matter will learn how to say and spell it correctly.