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HelpScottish baby girl's name - Caoimhe ...ideas/opinions please
baby is now less than 2 months away. Our leading female name is CAIOMHE(pronounced Keeva). Love the sound of it and like the originality and fact it is Scottish, however, know that it will cause a lot of difficulties as it is such a tricky spelling. Is it worth the hassle? Will our daughter hate us for it?!
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If you love the name go with it. She may have to endure many people asking how does she spell it how is it pronounced. However i also think people will think it's so pretty. I love the idea of keeping the authentic spelling of the name especially if the parents are Scottish it would add heritage to her name.
Go for it.
Go for it.
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it's hard because
It doesn't look anything like what it's supposed to sound like. :(
It is pretty awesome though and sounds nice. People will pronounce and spell it wrong. But hey, people pronounce Chloe Kloey right? Not Ch low. If the name is popular enough maybe the spelling doesn't matter.
There will be people saying and spelling it wrong but I wouldn't let that stop me from using it!
It doesn't look anything like what it's supposed to sound like. :(
It is pretty awesome though and sounds nice. People will pronounce and spell it wrong. But hey, people pronounce Chloe Kloey right? Not Ch low. If the name is popular enough maybe the spelling doesn't matter.
There will be people saying and spelling it wrong but I wouldn't let that stop me from using it!
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This may differ from the popular opinion, but I'll say it anyway: go ahead and use the traditional spelling of the name if it appeals to you. Yes, she will have to correct people on the spelling and pronunciation of her name, especially in school, but if the world can handle Keightlynns, Kaiyylees, Maddizynns, and Emmulieghs, it can handle a Caiomhe. It's not that bad.
And for the record, I think the name is lovely.
And for the record, I think the name is lovely.
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Totally agree - go for it :)
It's a beautiful name - people will learn how to spell/pronounce it. I'd use it :)
It's a beautiful name - people will learn how to spell/pronounce it. I'd use it :)
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I think it's worth the hassle, if you really love the name. Just tell people how it's pronounced, they'll remember it. I don't think your daughter will hate it for you though.
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I adore the name Caoimhe. We used it for my dog, because of it's lovely meaning- her full name is Caoimhe Tigerlily, but we just call her Lily. I love the sound, the meaning, and the look. It's a gorgeous name.
Yes, there will be spelling and pronounciation issues, but people will get used to it. There's a Saoirse in Ella's class and she manages just fine. She also has a Caoimhe, a Niamh and an Aoife at
her school. This is in Australia. People can mess up just about any name so I don't think thats a good enough reason to avoid it. I grew up always having to spell and pronounce my name for people, and I survived just fine :)
It's a great name. I say go for it.
Yes, there will be spelling and pronounciation issues, but people will get used to it. There's a Saoirse in Ella's class and she manages just fine. She also has a Caoimhe, a Niamh and an Aoife at
her school. This is in Australia. People can mess up just about any name so I don't think thats a good enough reason to avoid it. I grew up always having to spell and pronounce my name for people, and I survived just fine :)
It's a great name. I say go for it.
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Thank you for your responses. I was particularly interested in the thoughts of an aussie. I am Scottish but my wife is Australian. Although we live in Edinburgh at the moment I think it is likely we will emigrate to Australia at some point... A;though we love them, we are hesitant about certain names like Caiomhe(f), Ailsa (f), Struan (m) Lochlann(m) and Cuillin (m)for that reason. Jen (my wife) is scared the names would be a burden and would be mis-spelt and mis-pronounced there!
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FWIW, I know loads of Lachlan's (one of the top boys names here) and thats not exactly the most straight forward spelling. I also know plenty of Sean's and a few Niamh's. If people can get used to those 3, they can get used to Caoimhe. Everyone got used to Saoirse pretty quick smart. I don't personally know the Caoimhe, Niamh and Aoife at Ella's school, but I'm sure they manage fine considering Saoirse does.
Edinburgh is a lovel city. I have relatives near there- in Crief and just outside of Crief. Beautiful country.
Edinburgh is a lovel city. I have relatives near there- in Crief and just outside of Crief. Beautiful country.
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