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Last week, a friend of mine had twin girls named Aoife & Yael. Poor Yael is still in the NICU, but she's supposed to come home Saturday. WDYT of the names? I can't say I'm a fan, but it was refreshing compared to the names my other friends & family have chosen.
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Yes, that's correct.
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It is?
They pronounce Yael like Yale University? I've been saying yah-EL this whole time.
They pronounce Yael like Yale University? I've been saying yah-EL this whole time.
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They say it like Yale, almost like yeel, but I believe the traditional pronunciation is ya-EL.
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I like the names themselves (and prefer Yael to Jael), but am marveling at how different they are, culturally. Is the family both Irish and Jewish?
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Yes, both have Jewish heritage. Mom has some Irish on one side though.
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I'm probably a horrible person for thinking this, but I must not be the only person who thinks of queef when I see Aoife, right? Bueller?
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Interesting combination of names, an extremely Irish name and an extremely Jewish / Israeli name. They kind of work together though, and I always appreciate when twins aren't given matchy names.
I hope Yael continues to thrive.
I hope Yael continues to thrive.
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I don't think I'd use these names myself, but I love Aoife.
I don't know if it was intentional, but both names seems to come from women of great bravery in different forms. Aoife being a Warrior Princess and Jael killing a captain with a tent peg makes them different from the cliché of fair Maidens dying of heartache after the loss of their lover. I know this might seem a bit too dissecting, but though the connection isn't obvious, it's still there. I was originally going to mention how I prefer twin names with a connection, but this one actually had a good one without me realizing it right away.
Alltogether, I like the twins' names very much.
I don't know if it was intentional, but both names seems to come from women of great bravery in different forms. Aoife being a Warrior Princess and Jael killing a captain with a tent peg makes them different from the cliché of fair Maidens dying of heartache after the loss of their lover. I know this might seem a bit too dissecting, but though the connection isn't obvious, it's still there. I was originally going to mention how I prefer twin names with a connection, but this one actually had a good one without me realizing it right away.
Alltogether, I like the twins' names very much.
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Can't say I'm a fan, too. If so, I would prefer Eve & Jaelle spelling.
(Ah-Oh-EE-feh - quite strange spelling)
(Ah-Oh-EE-feh - quite strange spelling)
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I like both of them a lot. I think they’re pretty and sound nice together. (-:
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I kind of like the names, but together they don't fit so much. Yaels always had more of a religious feel and classic, while Aoife sounds like a Irish model name to me.
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