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micegg · 09/03/2008 19:41
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sweetkitty · 09/03/2008 19:42
A-lee
I love it but too close to Abbie
PurplePillow · 09/03/2008 19:42
you pronounce it ay-lee
Blandmum · 09/03/2008 19:43
If I had to guess it would be El-i-dee
why?
If you are going to use it, she'll have a life time of explaining how to say it
micegg · 09/03/2008 19:44
I like it. I know what you mean about spelling as I have the same thing with my name. Will weigh up that with how much I like it though. Very pretty. Thanks
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sweetkitty · 09/03/2008 19:44
20th most popular girls name in Scotland last year 200 of them
(guess who has the page open?)
Habbibu · 09/03/2008 19:45
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sweetkitty · 09/03/2008 19:45
A friend changed the spelling to Ailey
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micegg · 09/03/2008 19:45
Maybe not. Just said it with surname and it sounds weird. Oh well back to drawing board.
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FAQ · 09/03/2008 19:51
ay-lee
aGalChangedHerName · 09/03/2008 19:51
I have an Eilidh, It's Ay-lee.
themildmanneredjanitor · 09/03/2008 19:53
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dizzydixies · 09/03/2008 22:21
MMJ its very well known and used in scotland although that doesn't help OP if she is outwith
sweetkitty have you made any decisions or even progress
Piffle · 09/03/2008 22:26
fancy changing it to ailey
ail = ill
hmm
all our kids have irish middle or first names
we opted out of Fionnbharr in favour of Finbar though for ds2 for obvious reasons but the irish rellies do call him Fionnbharr rather that Finn like us
DDs middle name is Niamh we nearly called her Siofra, but thought better of it
DS1 is Padraic middle name
I am Siobhan middle name
Well tis a family thing and we are Irish historically
WendyWeber · 09/03/2008 22:30
I thought it was I-lish?
expatinscotland · 09/03/2008 22:31
Like Hayley without the 'H'.
madamez · 09/03/2008 22:33
eicchwiggleptth!
WendyWeber · 09/03/2008 22:34
Ohhhh, that's Eilish, isn't it?
I just found that Eilidh rhymes with ceilidh - which figures
expatinscotland · 09/03/2008 22:34
It is the Gaelic for Helen.
pointydog · 09/03/2008 22:39
There is an anglified version too - Ailie
soph28 · 09/03/2008 22:39
Eilish is a different Scottish name.
Eilidh (ay-lee) is not at all strange in Scotland and I think most people would know how to pronounce it.
Like Ceilidh (kay-lee) as in scottish dancing.
yelnats · 09/03/2008 22:41
Pronounce Hayley without the H
BarcodeZebra · 10/03/2008 22:19
I wanted Eimhir (Eva) for my wee DD2 but was shouted down by DW because of the constant having to spell it malarky. My surname always has to be spelt out so she's have spent about a third of her entire life going, "E-I-M-H-I-R" before taking a deep breath and starting on the rest.
Eilidh's a lovely name though.
fifi25 · 20/01/2011 16:10
My 9yr olds called Niamh pronounced Neeve. I loved the name but after 9 year of her constantly being called Ni-am, Nee-am it gets irritating. She has to constantly tell people what her name is and it cant be nice for her. I would think carefully about picking an Irish name. My daughter often says she hates her name fuelled by a teacher who everyday calls her Nee-am and the kids laugh. My younger daughters are Romilly and Connie, nice and easy to pronounce
JennyPiccolo · 24/01/2011 11:24
I think it's a lovely name, and i wouldn't go changing a traditional name to make it easier to spell.
expatinscotland · 24/01/2011 11:27
'and i wouldn't go changing a traditional name to make it easier to spell.'
The only reason I changed the spelling a bit was because it was pointed out to me, quite correctly, that people in N. America, where I'm from and where my children hold nationality as well as with Britain so may chose to live there, will say 'eye-lid' first.
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