Discussion: How do you pronounce the name Aoife?

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I’ve been pronouncing it as “Ay-o-eye-fee”. I was humiliated when I realised it was actually promounced “e-fa”.

How do/did you pronounce “Aoife”?

More questions.

  • How do you pronounce Saorise? I previously said Sour-eese
  • What about the name Caoimhe? Cay-o-eye-mee (I’m very wrong)
  • Zosia? Zo-she-a (wrong again).
  • How do you say Helena? (I say He-lay-na, but some say He-le-na).*

Any other names you can think of? :thinking::white_heart:

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•say-or-ease
•no clue
•zoi-sha
•Helen-a

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WHAT’S THE WORST THAT I COULD SAYYYY THINGS ARE BETTER IF I STAY

Cough sorry about that Cough

I say Hel Ay Nuh

Because my Grandad used to call me Hel Ah Nuh

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I don’t, I give up when I see more than 2 vowels next to each other in a name :no_mouth::eyes::sparkles:

Sa-oh-reese?

Ca-omhe

Zo-sea

He-le-nah

The name Sean still confused me :no_mouth::eyes::sparkles:

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Shaun :joy:

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Oh god

Niamh

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Shawn, but I read it as Seen. :rofl::white_heart:

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Nay-ah-mh.

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Same :eyes::sparkles::joy:

Ny-am?
:eyes::sparkles:

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Swareese

Cowmeeve?

Zosha

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Neeve :joy:

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:eyes::eyes::eyes:

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I sometimes pronounce Stephen as “Steph-en”. :shushing_face::shushing_face:

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Lmao :joy:

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How do you pronounce Phoebe?
I always read oe as ö, so I don’t know how to pronounce it :sweat_smile::joy::eyes::sparkles:

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Feebee

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Wait… Isn’t that the right way to pronounce it? :eyes::eyes::eyes:

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Steeven

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…why??? :eyes::sparkles:
How would you pronounce Stephan? :thinking::eyes::sparkles:

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Stefan but not a harsh “a” sound

stefarn

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