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Help[Opinions] Deirdre and Aoife (ETA)
Aoife is the name of the day. What is everyone's opinion of it and another of my favorite Irish names, Deirdre? How would you pronounce Deirdre?
Combos for each (you can use them as fns or mns)?
Thanks.
ETA: Also, could you let me know where you live? I don't need specifics. (Australia, Germany, U.K., Southern U.S., East Coast U.S., Argentina, Japan, etc.) It's for a theory I have on how people pronounce Deirdre. Thanks!
Combos for each (you can use them as fns or mns)?
Thanks.
ETA: Also, could you let me know where you live? I don't need specifics. (Australia, Germany, U.K., Southern U.S., East Coast U.S., Argentina, Japan, etc.) It's for a theory I have on how people pronounce Deirdre. Thanks!
This message was edited 12/23/2010, 12:30 PM
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Aoife is a name I've never encountered. Intuitively, I'd say AY-fa, however, this site says EE-fa. Now I have known a few Dierdres who pronounced it DEER-dra but they were all called Dee. Can't say I'd use either, but they're fine for someone else's child. On second thought, Aoife is rather pretty; I might consider it.
I live in the Southeast US.
I live in the Southeast US.
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Aoife I dislike just due to a personal association, but I'd like to see it on someone elses child.
I say Deard-ree. I'm Australian.
I say Deard-ree. I'm Australian.
This message was edited 12/23/2010, 6:37 PM
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I admire Aoife from afar, but I much prefer the simple Eva and even more prefer the simpler Eve.
Deirdre is beautiful. I pronounce it DEER-dra; I live in the northeast U.S.
Deirdre Ambrosine
Deirdre Apolline
Deirdre Babette
Deirdre Belinda
Deirdre Bonnie
Deirdre Brighid
Deirdre Bronwen
Deirdre Calliope
Deirdre Celestine
Deirdre Claudine
Deirdre Delphine
Deirdre Eleanor
Deirdre Elsabeth / Elspeth
Deirdre Fae
Deirdre Gwendolen
Deirdre Hyacinth
Deirdre Imelda
Deirdre Jacobine
Deirdre Léonie
Deirdre Millicent
Deirdre Nadine
Deirdre Olive
Deirdre Paloma
Deirdre Salome
Deirdre is beautiful. I pronounce it DEER-dra; I live in the northeast U.S.
Deirdre Ambrosine
Deirdre Apolline
Deirdre Babette
Deirdre Belinda
Deirdre Bonnie
Deirdre Brighid
Deirdre Bronwen
Deirdre Calliope
Deirdre Celestine
Deirdre Claudine
Deirdre Delphine
Deirdre Eleanor
Deirdre Elsabeth / Elspeth
Deirdre Fae
Deirdre Gwendolen
Deirdre Hyacinth
Deirdre Imelda
Deirdre Jacobine
Deirdre Léonie
Deirdre Millicent
Deirdre Nadine
Deirdre Olive
Deirdre Paloma
Deirdre Salome
This message was edited 12/23/2010, 9:26 PM
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What a great set of names in your dd's class. Ella is lovely too, of course. :-)
Would the sound of "DEER-druh" (as opposed to "DEER-dree") be more attractive to your ears? Just wondering.
Would the sound of "DEER-druh" (as opposed to "DEER-dree") be more attractive to your ears? Just wondering.
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She's not my DD - if she was, she wouldn't be named the most popular girls name were we live for the past 4 yrs ;) I do love thename Ella...but so does the rest of the state! it is a pretty well named school, overall. There's also a little Hephzibah there.
Yeah, Deer-druh is more attractive to my ears. I don't mind it, as opposed to hate it (with the dree prn.) It doesn't sound so silly and bumbling prn. that way.
Yeah, Deer-druh is more attractive to my ears. I don't mind it, as opposed to hate it (with the dree prn.) It doesn't sound so silly and bumbling prn. that way.
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DEER-dra
Northeastern USA
:)
Northeastern USA
:)
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Yay! Me too.
Thus far in my scientific experiment, with a healthy sample of a whopping three people, I see that the U.K.-ians are the culprits, "DEER-dree"-wise.
But I'm bracing for a wave of U.S. "DEE-druh"s. (Oh, no!) That will skew my curve.
Thus far in my scientific experiment, with a healthy sample of a whopping three people, I see that the U.K.-ians are the culprits, "DEER-dree"-wise.
But I'm bracing for a wave of U.S. "DEE-druh"s. (Oh, no!) That will skew my curve.
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Well, I live on the East Coast of the U.S., but I've lived equally on the West Coast. I pronounce Deirdre as DEER-druh.
I do adore Deirdre. I've considered it for when I change my name.
Deirdre Gilbertine
Deirdre Georgette
Deirdre Odette
Deirdre Marguerite
Deirdre Viola / Violet
Deirdre Mary
Deirdre Solveig
Deirdre Mathilde
Deirdre Clothilde / Klotild
Deirdre Feidelm
Deirdre Zoe (Deirdre Zoe Catherine / Deirdre Zoe Kathleen? I don't care for the sound, but they look nice together.)
Deirdre Helen / Helen Deirdre -Too tragic?
Deirdre Victoria Raven -Spooky.
Deirdre Sibylla
Deirdre Florence Madeleine
Deirdre Nicolette
Deirdre Pauline / Deirdre Paulette
I do adore Deirdre. I've considered it for when I change my name.
Deirdre Gilbertine
Deirdre Georgette
Deirdre Odette
Deirdre Marguerite
Deirdre Viola / Violet
Deirdre Mary
Deirdre Solveig
Deirdre Mathilde
Deirdre Clothilde / Klotild
Deirdre Feidelm
Deirdre Zoe (Deirdre Zoe Catherine / Deirdre Zoe Kathleen? I don't care for the sound, but they look nice together.)
Deirdre Helen / Helen Deirdre -Too tragic?
Deirdre Victoria Raven -Spooky.
Deirdre Sibylla
Deirdre Florence Madeleine
Deirdre Nicolette
Deirdre Pauline / Deirdre Paulette
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Yay. :-D
Deirdre Marguerite is heavenly. Deirdre Violet steals my heart. Deirdre Mary, Deirdre Helen (I love mixing mythologies!), and Deirdre Pauline make me smile a mile. Deirdre Pauline reminds me of my best friend Deirdre. She's from New Orleans and brings back praulines sometimes. Yum, yum.
Aoife Pascale is elegance itself. Aoife Joan (the survivor), Aoife Graciela (the debutante), Aoife Catherine (the great lady) all bring out different aspects of Aoife, as if she were a kaleidescope. Thank you so much.
Hey, looking at the names at the bottom of your comment, do you mind if I steal Rosamund and Horatia? Aoife Rosamund and Deirdre Horatia are tickling my fancy.
Deirdre Marguerite is heavenly. Deirdre Violet steals my heart. Deirdre Mary, Deirdre Helen (I love mixing mythologies!), and Deirdre Pauline make me smile a mile. Deirdre Pauline reminds me of my best friend Deirdre. She's from New Orleans and brings back praulines sometimes. Yum, yum.
Aoife Pascale is elegance itself. Aoife Joan (the survivor), Aoife Graciela (the debutante), Aoife Catherine (the great lady) all bring out different aspects of Aoife, as if she were a kaleidescope. Thank you so much.
Hey, looking at the names at the bottom of your comment, do you mind if I steal Rosamund and Horatia? Aoife Rosamund and Deirdre Horatia are tickling my fancy.
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I once knew someone who knew a Deirdre. She always said "DEER-dree", and I must admit I like that pronunciation more than the other I've heard; "DEE-druh". Just based on sound alone. ETA: I'm in Canada. I should also admit that "DEER-dree" became "DEE-dree" more often than not.
I've always thought of Deirdre as "tough broad" type of name. Maybe I picked up that association from my friend who knew the Deirdre - she was a scrappy thing. Because of that, I'd probably make a blockbuster tough-broad combo for it, like:
Veronica Deirdre (I quite like this actually)
Deirdre Roxanne
Deirdre Maud
Vera Deirdre
Rose Deirdre "Rosie"
Aoife is the very essence of fairy-folk spirit. It makes me think of something sweet and light, like sun shining through honey in a mason jar, or cookies dusted with icing sugar. So I'd do something like
Aoife Lisette
Aoife Clementine
Aoife Marianne
Adelaide Aoife (cookies and lemonade)
Annabelle Aoife
Aoife Lucy
I've always thought of Deirdre as "tough broad" type of name. Maybe I picked up that association from my friend who knew the Deirdre - she was a scrappy thing. Because of that, I'd probably make a blockbuster tough-broad combo for it, like:
Veronica Deirdre (I quite like this actually)
Deirdre Roxanne
Deirdre Maud
Vera Deirdre
Rose Deirdre "Rosie"
Aoife is the very essence of fairy-folk spirit. It makes me think of something sweet and light, like sun shining through honey in a mason jar, or cookies dusted with icing sugar. So I'd do something like
Aoife Lisette
Aoife Clementine
Aoife Marianne
Adelaide Aoife (cookies and lemonade)
Annabelle Aoife
Aoife Lucy
This message was edited 12/23/2010, 1:25 PM
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"... cookies dusted with icing sugar ..." Ooh, I love that. You're absolutely right.
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I should amend my question and ask people where they live. I've had a theory for years that people in the UK use the "DEER-dree" pronunciation because of feminine Greek names ending in an "-e" use the "ee" sound. They're used to that alignment. Does that make sense?
Veronica Deirdre is gorgeous. The two names bring out the best in each other. Deirdre Maud makes me think of Maud Gonne and William Butler Yeats. *sigh*
Aoife is the rebellious fairy princess, isn't she? Aoife Clementine is perfection. :-D
Veronica Deirdre is gorgeous. The two names bring out the best in each other. Deirdre Maud makes me think of Maud Gonne and William Butler Yeats. *sigh*
Aoife is the rebellious fairy princess, isn't she? Aoife Clementine is perfection. :-D
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