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Help[Opinions] Aodh?
It's growing on me. WDYT?
(Pronounced EE,AY)
(Pronounced EE,AY)
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OK, I'M SLOW BUT I AM HAVING A HARD TIME PICKING UP ON THE PRN. IS IT LIKE EE-AY LIKE THE COWBOYS SAY? - NOT MAKING FUN AT ALL, JUST TRYING TO GET IT RIGHT
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I had a hard time picking up on it too at first. The EE and the AY 'sort of' flow together in a way, or at least I think they do. It's kind of hard to explain. :/
This message was edited 11/25/2009, 3:20 PM
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No, it can be pronounced *either* EE *or* AY.
They're two separate pronunciations, with a comma separating them. If the two sounds were together it would be written EE-ay or ee-AY.
They're two separate pronunciations, with a comma separating them. If the two sounds were together it would be written EE-ay or ee-AY.
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Thanks. I've never really been completely sure on that. ;)
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In any English-speaking country:
"What's your name?"
"Aodh"
"Huh?"
"Aodh"
"Like, the letter E?"/"Like, the letter A?" "What's that a nickname for?"
"It's not a nickname, it's spelled A-O-D-H. Aodh"
"So your name is A [E] but your parents spelled it A-O-D-H? What the f...?"
"No, it's not after the letter, it's an Irish name."
"O...kay."
Written down, Aodh is okay, but I can only imagine it being an absolute bloody nuisance in spoken language. Not my cup of tea.
"What's your name?"
"Aodh"
"Huh?"
"Aodh"
"Like, the letter E?"/"Like, the letter A?" "What's that a nickname for?"
"It's not a nickname, it's spelled A-O-D-H. Aodh"
"So your name is A [E] but your parents spelled it A-O-D-H? What the f...?"
"No, it's not after the letter, it's an Irish name."
"O...kay."
Written down, Aodh is okay, but I can only imagine it being an absolute bloody nuisance in spoken language. Not my cup of tea.
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Sounds like the start of a football chant of the Ee-aye-addy-o variety. Or, indeed, like Old Macdonald's ee-aye-ee-aye-o farm. So, no, for a human it lacks appeal.
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Besides the fact that the pronunciation (at least the way I understand it) sounds like a whoop of joy, I am of the very strong opinion that if you are going to use a Celtic name that has otherwise completely illogical pronunciation, you better be surrounded by people who are of the Celtic persuasion. Otherwise, if you really like it, find some way of spelling it to make it understandable the bulk of the people around you.
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I see what you mean. But Aodh falls into the 'unusable' category, so I wouldn't use it. I was just asking people's opinions on the name itself. But I think it is quite unusable for a story character as well, because if you read it, it would be so hard to read.
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It looks really unattractive to me both visually and soundwise. It's one of those trendy Celtic names that does nothing for me.
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I meant "trendy" in the sense of "following a trend" (as in that of Celtic names), as opposed to the one of "new, popular name."
But I saw in the thread on favourite trendy names quite a few names I don't remotely consider trendy, so I guess trendiness is kinda subjective.
But I saw in the thread on favourite trendy names quite a few names I don't remotely consider trendy, so I guess trendiness is kinda subjective.
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Oops, sorry. Now I know what you mean.
And I saw that thread too.
And I saw that thread too.
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Too weird outside Ireland, imo. But you could always move. :)
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It just sounds like a syllable. I prefer Aodhán.
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I don't really care for it.... you'd have terrible pronunciation problems with it I would think... and spelling.
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I love it - I say it Ay. My only scruple is that it sound like "Eh".
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