Can you give me some pros and cons of the name Aideen please?
Feminine, Irish, anglicization of Éadaoin, AY-deen.
Thank you 
I prefer [name_f]Eileen[/name_f]. I don’t like Aid because it reminds me of AIDS.
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I love the way it sounds. The con I see is that since [name_u]Aiden[/name_u] was SUCH a popular boys name, [name_f]Aideen[/name_f] looks at first glance like either a misspelling or an intentional new quirky spelling of [name_u]Aiden[/name_u] rather than a girls name with a different pronounciation. That’s what I thought your post title was until I clicked and read the description, then I really liked the name.
[name_f]Aida[/name_f] is a cool nickname and it has the sweet een ending without sounding dated like most een/ene names do because it wasn’t common in the previous generation (at least in the usa).
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Pros:
- pretty but strong
- a sweet, fun sound
- easy to say and spell
- tomboyish but feminine too
Cons
- might be read as a mispelling of [name_u]Aiden[/name_u] if people are unfamiliar?
- not the best meanjng of that bothers you
- possibly a big non-issue, but for those unfamiliar with Irish names but who watch [name_m]Derry[/name_m] Girls, it may remind them of that one minor character??
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It’s very close to [name_f]Nadine[/name_f]. I’d imagine that she would have to constantly correct people “No no not [name_f]Nadine[/name_f], Aideen!”
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i like it in theory, but it may be annoying to correct spelling/pronunciation.
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I know someone with this name who spells it [name_f]Etain[/name_f].
It’s a beautiful name and pretty unique in the US, I think. Not sure where you live but it is probably pretty unique everywhere except [name_u]Ireland[/name_u] so that could be a pro or a con since some people may not know how to pronounce it.
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I would have pronounced it eye-DEEN because I would pronounce [name_f]Aileen[/name_f] eye-LEEN. It does have a nice sound though!
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It sounds pretty, but on paper it would get constantly mixed up with [name_u]Aiden[/name_u].
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