Would this be ridiculous unless you were full-blood Irish? I love Irish names, but I only have a little bit of Irish in me.
I think it’s fine shrug
This name would have obvious pronunciation problems so I would avoid using it for that reason alone. Your daughter would probably be correcting people for the rest of her life.
lol, I’m not any Irish, but I still adore [name]Aoife[/name]. I’ve been thinking about it more and more lately, but more in a “that would be awesome for a character” sort of capacity. 
I don’t think my kid could pull it off, unless I either married a full-blooded Irishman, or I adopted a little girl from [name]Ireland[/name], haha. Some Irish names, like [name]Fiona[/name] and [name]Sullivan[/name], etc., are more usable for non-Irish kids, imo.
I think I’d have to agree completely on this one!
I’m in the same boat. I’m just a little bit Irish but I love [name]Caoimhe[/name], [name]Sorcha[/name], and [name]Saoirse[/name]. In terms of pronunciation relative to other Irish Gaelic names, [name]Aoife[/name] is one of the more phonetic, haha. Same thing with [name]Sorcha[/name].
My grandma teaches second grade and has had an Irish family send all their kids through and one of them was actually named [name]Caoimhe[/name] which my grandmother still remembers how to pronounce when looking at it written on paper though the girl is far out of second grade. I think that the people who matter, care, and who are going to devote time to your daughter will make an effort to learn the pronunciation and spelling. The aoi is the ee sound and the fe as a “fuh” sound isn’t really that much of a leap, imo…
I met a little girl whose name was pronounced A-lish, but I cannot remember how to spell it!
Well, it depends on how connected you are with your Irish background. If your Irish culture a big and integral part of your life, I think it’s fine. If you don’t feel particularly connected to your culture, it’s too much. This goes for any name. [name]Even[/name] if someone was full-blooded Irish, if they didn’t care much about their culture but gave their child an Irish name, I would think it was a bit strange. Unless, of course, you’re living in [name]Ireland[/name]- then it doesn’t matter that much whether or not it’s your background.
Sorry I know that’s a bit confusing- do you get it?
I think that’s [name]Ailish[/name]?
I love the name [name]Aoife[/name], it is so beautiful!
I think there are no rules for who should or shouldn’t use it, so long as you are willing to accept issues with pronunciation if you live in the US. I know how to pronounce it, but only because a friend of mine named her daughter [name]Aoife[/name].
The only issue I have with [name]Aoife[/name] is how many people are going to hear it without really listening and think its [name]Eva[/name]. That would irritate the bejeezus out of me. But [name]Aoife[/name] pops onto my own lists sometimes, mostly as a middle name.
I am not Irish at all, not a touch. My husband is Irish-descent Australian. He loves girls names like [name]Aoife[/name], [name]Saoirse[/name], [name]Niamh[/name], etc. and boys names like [name]Eoin[/name]. Mostly, though, he is comfortable with having “easy ones” like [name]Aidan[/name], [name]Caitlin[/name], etc. as first names and the hardcore Gaelic ones as middle names.
I think some of them are really pretty. If you feel ties, I don’t see any reason to not honour that aspect of your heritage.
I just clicked on the link…I believe it’s the alternate spelling [name]Eilis[/name].