Spelling *Poll*

marybailey44

Opinions pleaseeeeee [Poll]

forensicmama

Aoifa. I posted a reply on your earlier post as to why I think no alternate spelling looks right. If anything, go with Eva.

plunderb

forensicmama:

None of those spellings looks like ee-fuh. Just go with the original spelling of Aoifa. Irish/Gaelic names are really coming into style now and are rather beautiful and unique. By spelling it wrong, you really downgrade the beauty of the original name.

Agree.

I live in Boston, where people are pretty familiar with the more common Irish names. Changing the spelling would get the side-eye here, especially when the new spelling isn't all that pronounceable anyway. All of your choices look like EFF-uh, not EE-fuh.

Emiliana7

forensicmama:

Aoifa. I posted a reply on your earlier post as to why I think no alternate spelling looks right. If anything, go with Eva.

Ditto this! The alternatives you have are bad!

marybailey44

I'll add that spelling into the poll. I just don't see the pronunciation of "EE-FA" in that. The first time I saw it I thought it was A-OIFA haha or something else. Maybe I just need to write it out and look at it. 

plunderb

marybailey44:

I'll add that spelling into the poll. I just don't see the pronunciation of "EE-FA" in that. The first time I saw it I thought it was A-OIFA haha or something else. Maybe I just need to write it out and look at it. 

I don't think that writing it out will help that much. It isn't an English name, so English phonetics don't really apply. Irish has different sounds.

Example: Caoimhe is pronounced KEE-vuh

marybailey44

Okay I think you all convinced me haha now I just have to convince my husband. I guess your right, if we're going with an Irish name we shouldn't change it! Thanks guyss!!!!!

juniper19

marybailey44:

Opinions pleaseeeeee 

Isn't the original spelling Aoife?

marybailey44

hahaha yesss just realized I spelled it wrong...oops

ames71

None of the above. I would have voted for Aoife if it was an option.

klv

Emiliana7:

forensicmama:

Aoifa. I posted a reply on your earlier post as to why I think no alternate spelling looks right. If anything, go with Eva.

Ditto this! The alternatives you have are bad!

Yes.

wkfouts

forensicmama:

Aoifa. I posted a reply on your earlier post as to why I think no alternate spelling looks right. If anything, go with Eva.

Totally agree with this post. EVA is gorgeous. And sounds a lot better than Efa. Efa is just wayyyyy too different.

KtGirl88

its pronounced ee-fah? All the spellings you suggested look like F- ah

I see a lot of issues when the baby is in middle school...  

braveangel2

Don't dumb down your kids name because of others lack of experience or knowledge.