Thoughts on Aoife

Girl Names
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What do you berries think of [name]Aoife[/name] (Ee-fa)? I’m in the UK with Irish heritage. Is it good or bad that its close to the popular [name]Eva[/name]/[name]Ava[/name]/[name]Eve[/name] names. Any suggestions for middles? These are some potentials

[name]Aoife[/name] [name]Lark[/name]
[name]Aoife[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Aoife[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Aoife[/name] [name]Rosalyn[/name]
[name]Aoife[/name] [name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Aoife[/name] [name]Violet[/name]

or any idea for first names to go with [name]Aoife[/name] as a middle?

2

I like [name]Aoife[/name] a lot! It would be very unexpected here, but I understand it’s more widely used in the UK? I really like [name]Aoife[/name] [name]Lark[/name] and [name]Aoife[/name] [name]Violet[/name] from your combos. It is similar to the [name]Eve[/name]/[name]Eva[/name]/[name]Evelyn[/name]/[name]Ava[/name]/[name]Evie[/name] names, but I think it still stands out in a good way. I do personally prefer [name]Eve[/name] (and maybe even [name]Evangeline[/name]) to [name]Aoife[/name], but I do like [name]Aoife[/name] a lot. :slight_smile:

Good luck!

3

I want to love it, but as someone who has had to spell her name to EVERYONE all her life, that part sort of turns me off. If it’s more known in the UK maybe it’s not such a big deal :slight_smile:

4

I think [name]Aoife[/name] is very pretty and usable. To me, it certainly looks and sounds different than the [name]Eve[/name]/[name]Eva[/name]/[name]Ava[/name] bunch as it has an “f” sound rather than a “v” sound. I love [name]Aoife[/name] [name]Celeste[/name] from your list.

[name]Aoife[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Aoife[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Aoife[/name] [name]Louise[/name]
[name]Aoife[/name] [name]Wren[/name]
[name]Aoife[/name] [name]Camille[/name]
[name]Aoife[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Aoife[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Aoife[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]

5

too weird for my tastes

6

I don’t think we share the same taste brilliantnamer.

[name]Kerry[/name]'s that is my concern, it is more common but not known really, however one of ‘the sarurdays’ (british girl group ) recently named her daughter [name]Aoife[/name] [name]Belle[/name] do it could become more know, especially with the popularity of [name]Ava[/name] here.

[name]Mischa[/name] - thanks for the suggestions, none are really my style except [name]Wren[/name] (which I love!) but unfortunatly that doesn’t work with my surname at all

7

I like [name]Aoife[/name] alot too! I liked what you came up with- [name]Aoife[/name] [name]Lark[/name], it’s so pretty!

8

[name]Aoife[/name] is a beautiful name!! I live in the US, but I’m familiar with it because of a folk singer/songwriter named [name]Aoife[/name] O’[name]Donovan[/name]. I love [name]Aoife[/name] [name]Lark[/name], [name]Aoife[/name] [name]Violet[/name], and [name]Aoife[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name], although I think any of the middle names you listed will work nicely.

9

Thanks for your lovely comments. Sheesh I’m gonna have a hard time picking a girls name when I’m pregnant (fingers crossed v soon), I love too many! [name]Celeste[/name], [name]Violet[/name], [name]Lark[/name] & [name]Beatrix[/name] are my faves for middles with [name]Aoife[/name] right now : )

10

I love it, its a favourite of mine. I especially love it with [name]Lark[/name] :slight_smile:

11

I like it, (hubby is Irish-Australian, I am American) and it does sound a little like [name]Eva[/name] but not too much. However because my family is far, far from Gaelic, and I thought “hey, you get the Irish last name too…” we agreed we might for us keep [name]Aoife[/name] to a middle name.

I think its lovely. I like [name]Aoife[/name] [name]Lark[/name] and [name]Aoife[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name]. I also like:

[name]Penelope[/name] [name]Aoife[/name]
[name]Emerald[/name] [name]Aoife[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Aoife[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Aoife[/name]

Actually I like [name]Aoife[/name] with most first names that don’t end in an -a sound.