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Eilidh/Ailie

dressandtiedressandtie member
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What are your thoughts on Eilidh/Ailie [Eilidh is original Scottish, Ailie is the anglicized version]? I think it is really pretty. I'm not Scottish, but I find their names beautiful. I've heard it can also be a nickname for Eilionoir {Ay-lee-nur} [Scottish form of Eleanor/Elinor]. Would you use it alone? A NN for Elinor/Eleanor? I think it is a nice twist to Ellie.

Bonus question: If you used Eilidh/Ailie alone, what would you use in the middle name spot? Please leave suggestions!!

I like:

Eilidh Katherine

Eilidh Christina

Eilidh Julia

Eilidh Alexandra 

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Re: Eilidh/Ailie

  • plunderbplunderb member

    I have a friend with this name ? she spells it Aili. I think the "dh" spelling is unnecessary if you are choosing the name just because you like the way it sounds and not for reasons of language or ethnicity.

    I like family names as mns. From your

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  • strawberrytreestrawberrytree member

    I know two Eilidhs, both from a part of Canada where Gaelic is spoken so they had no pronunciation difficulties. When one of them left for another part of Canada she did run into trouble with pronunciation. I love it, but <span style="font-size:10


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  • queenbonequeenbone member
    My BFF is Aili (Finnish) pronounced EYE-lee and it was often mispronounced as Ay-lee so to my ear it doesn't sound good.
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  • macchiattomacchiatto member
    If you use it, I would definitely go with the Ailie spelling so she isn't always getting called "Eyelid."
    fraternal twin boys born january 2009
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