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I'm glad to see some positive responses and constructive critisism for this name. Thanks! It was slammed pretty hard on another forum. We will keep all comments in consideration. We are still trying to decide if we want to keep with the four letter theme (which would leave Tadhg out). But we shall see. It's a good name and reflects our heritage (which is very important to us).

Tyge? Or tie? It still isn't clear by any of those spellings. I think all the spellings are ugly anyway, especially the first one, which looks so random, like a word you get from trying to press as many keys as possible at once.

I love Tadhg but I do always want to pronounce it wrong. If you are going to change the spelling to make it easier I'd go with Teague. Teige could possibly work. Tighe looks like tiggy or something else.

I like the sound a lot, but I wouldn't use the spelling Tadhg because I find it looks awkward and people wouldn't be able to pronounce/spell it.

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I think Teige would be pronounced correctly, more often than Tadhg at least.

I adore the name Tadhg. When I use it in combos for anyone outside of Ireland I use the Tighe spelling. I think it's the most user-friendly for those not used to Irish spellings. But man, the authentic Tadhg spelling is so much better. Either one would be fantastic with a brother named Liam. :-)

This message was edited 7/17/2012, 11:23 AM

I can see Teige and Tighe still being mispronounced. Tighe seems more likely to render TIEG than Teige does, so I'd recommend Tighe before Teige. Teige seems more likely to render TEEG or perhaps TAYG or TAYJ. Some people might even be tempted to say TAYZH (like "beige" with a "T").

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I prefer Tadhg to Teige and Tighe.

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If you'd definitely like to avoid a first name that will be mispronounced and misspelled on a regular basis, there's still the option of using Tadhg as a middle name instead.

This message was edited 7/17/2012, 10:02 AM

I love Tadhg with the original spelling, but if you are dead set on changing it I'd go with Teague. Teige pulls second. Tighe I'd probably instinctively say TYG.

To be honest, I think Teige and Tighe could have spelling and pronunciations issues as well so I'd rather go with Tadhg and educate if necessary but that's just me. I just see it as a Shawn / Shaun thing where Sean sudden becomes well known and then the former two spellings look wrong. Same with Maeve which is why I've never been serious about it. I was always afraid Medb or another spelling would take off and Maeve would look wrong.

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BTW, I adore Tadhg!

This message was edited 7/17/2012, 9:48 AM