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Help[Opinions] New niece - Hilda-Mae and a few other BAs (edited)
My SIL Sorcha had a baby girl this morning - Hilda May Niamh. Hilda May is her first name - I don't know if there is a hyphen or not. She is called after my MIL Hilda and my other SIL Niamh.
She has two older sisters Róise (called after her other Granny) and Nóra.
My MIL always said she didn't want anyone called after her but she is charmed now it has happened. Anyway I like Hilda May - I like that it has old-fashioned charm. Also Hilda is a name I would have probably disliked in the past but I have come to love it because my MIL is an awesome person. And I love May.
Other babies-
My friend Caroline and her husband Jack had a son Seán before Christmas.
My neighbours Fiona and Mike had a son Jamie, a brother for Kara.
My husband's workmate Ollie and his wife Catherine had a daughter Áine Bríd a sister for Eibhlín(prn Evelyn).
Edited - I just hear that the new baby is Hilda-Mae!
She has two older sisters Róise (called after her other Granny) and Nóra.
My MIL always said she didn't want anyone called after her but she is charmed now it has happened. Anyway I like Hilda May - I like that it has old-fashioned charm. Also Hilda is a name I would have probably disliked in the past but I have come to love it because my MIL is an awesome person. And I love May.
Other babies-
My friend Caroline and her husband Jack had a son Seán before Christmas.
My neighbours Fiona and Mike had a son Jamie, a brother for Kara.
My husband's workmate Ollie and his wife Catherine had a daughter Áine Bríd a sister for Eibhlín(prn Evelyn).
Edited - I just hear that the new baby is Hilda-Mae!
This message was edited 2/7/2011, 5:40 PM
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Aw, congratulations. I love Hilda, and it's a great old-fashioned sibset with a nice lot of family names. Áine Bríd is great too.
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Congratulations
Congrats and thank you for letting us in on such a great name. I love how retro and musical Hilda is. It's funny. My sister is Hilary Patricia, but my mother's nn for her has always been Hildy Mary. I had to blink twice when I saw the name Hilda May in your title. :-) Plus, I'd name a dd Niamh, so this whole combo has me reeling.
And how sweet for your MIL. Nice to hear.
Sean is OK, not a personal favorite. It's nice to see Jamie used for a boy, although I would have prefered it as a nn for James. Aine Brid is gorgeous, as is Eibhlin. Tell me, when you say it's pronounced like Evelyn, do you mean, "EV-uh-lin" or "EEV-lin?" Because I used to think Eibhlin was pronounced "EEV-lin" and it was a top ten name for me. But then I found out how differently it is pronounced all over Ireland and I gave up on it, sadly. Just curious.
Thanks for bringing a smile to my face this Monday morning. :-D
Congrats and thank you for letting us in on such a great name. I love how retro and musical Hilda is. It's funny. My sister is Hilary Patricia, but my mother's nn for her has always been Hildy Mary. I had to blink twice when I saw the name Hilda May in your title. :-) Plus, I'd name a dd Niamh, so this whole combo has me reeling.
And how sweet for your MIL. Nice to hear.
Sean is OK, not a personal favorite. It's nice to see Jamie used for a boy, although I would have prefered it as a nn for James. Aine Brid is gorgeous, as is Eibhlin. Tell me, when you say it's pronounced like Evelyn, do you mean, "EV-uh-lin" or "EEV-lin?" Because I used to think Eibhlin was pronounced "EEV-lin" and it was a top ten name for me. But then I found out how differently it is pronounced all over Ireland and I gave up on it, sadly. Just curious.
Thanks for bringing a smile to my face this Monday morning. :-D
This message was edited 2/7/2011, 10:36 AM
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Aw glad you like it. I found out after I posted that it's Hilda-Mae - I still think it's great though.
I asked my husband and he reckons it's EV-uh-lin but I don't think he knows for sure. How frustrating for the name nerd!
I asked my husband and he reckons it's EV-uh-lin but I don't think he knows for sure. How frustrating for the name nerd!
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Hilda Mae is even sweeter. :-)
Thanks for asking the hubbie about Eibhlin. If I recall correctly, your in Ireland (which means it's bed-time for you). How would you pronounce Eibhlin? I'm desperately trying to find a way out of "ayv-leen." If Eimear is "EE-mer," why can't Eibhlin be "EEV-lin" or even "eev-LEEN?" I know, I know. Because it's Irish.
ETA: "you're in Ireland" not "your in Ireland" (blushes)
Thanks for asking the hubbie about Eibhlin. If I recall correctly, your in Ireland (which means it's bed-time for you). How would you pronounce Eibhlin? I'm desperately trying to find a way out of "ayv-leen." If Eimear is "EE-mer," why can't Eibhlin be "EEV-lin" or even "eev-LEEN?" I know, I know. Because it's Irish.
ETA: "you're in Ireland" not "your in Ireland" (blushes)
This message was edited 2/8/2011, 10:45 AM
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I said to him that his mission is to definitively find out what the child's name is! He saw it written down on FB when she was born and said her name was Eileen. I asked him if it couldn't be EV-i-lin instead and he said later that he thought it was. But he can't remember now if he found out for sure if it is Ev-i-lin, Eev-lin, Av-el-een or something else. The reason I thought it was Ev-i-lin was because there is a trend in Ireland for parents to use Irish spellings for English sounding names like Aoibhe for Eva.
I have known two Eibhlíns IRL and they both were I-leen! They were both from Kerry.
I think EEV-lin for Eibhlin or EEV-leen for Eibhlín is quite legitimate actually. However the EEv-lin prn is not used here much at all for Evelyn. So they would be more likely to use the EV-i-lin prn instead if that's the route they are going.
Irish names are weird. In one sense there is a right way and a wrong way of saying them. But there also is variation during to regions - and changes due to the influence of the fact that most of the population speak English as their first language. A good example of this is Aoibheann. The original proper Irish way is EE-vin. But people use it and say it Aveen and I reckon this prn is as popular as Ee-vin. Another good example is Siobhán - subtle and not so subtle regional differences due to what part of the country the speaker is from.
Hope all this helped rather than confused.
I have known two Eibhlíns IRL and they both were I-leen! They were both from Kerry.
I think EEV-lin for Eibhlin or EEV-leen for Eibhlín is quite legitimate actually. However the EEv-lin prn is not used here much at all for Evelyn. So they would be more likely to use the EV-i-lin prn instead if that's the route they are going.
Irish names are weird. In one sense there is a right way and a wrong way of saying them. But there also is variation during to regions - and changes due to the influence of the fact that most of the population speak English as their first language. A good example of this is Aoibheann. The original proper Irish way is EE-vin. But people use it and say it Aveen and I reckon this prn is as popular as Ee-vin. Another good example is Siobhán - subtle and not so subtle regional differences due to what part of the country the speaker is from.
Hope all this helped rather than confused.
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Thank you!
Thanks. You put a lot of effort into helping me. I really appreciate that. :-D
Your poor husband. I don't want to put him to any trouble. I'm satisfied now that my prefered pronunciation ('EEV-lin") is just as legitimate as any other. Thanks for putting that to rest for me.
Yay, Eibhlin! I'm free to love you again! Yay, Speranza!
Thanks. You put a lot of effort into helping me. I really appreciate that. :-D
Your poor husband. I don't want to put him to any trouble. I'm satisfied now that my prefered pronunciation ('EEV-lin") is just as legitimate as any other. Thanks for putting that to rest for me.
Yay, Eibhlin! I'm free to love you again! Yay, Speranza!
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Oooooo, Róise and Nóra are gorgeous together.
To be honest, I'm not that crazy about Hilda, but I think it's a name that could grow on me if I knew a nice girl named Hilda. May compliments it well and Niamh, oh Niamh why can you be practical in the US? No one will know how to pronounce you :(. Same goes for Róise, I'd use it in a heartbeat if people knew how to pronounce it. Oh well, maybe middle names someday.
Áine Bríd and Eibhlín are lovely as well. The others names are okay, but I don't like them as much as the others.
To be honest, I'm not that crazy about Hilda, but I think it's a name that could grow on me if I knew a nice girl named Hilda. May compliments it well and Niamh, oh Niamh why can you be practical in the US? No one will know how to pronounce you :(. Same goes for Róise, I'd use it in a heartbeat if people knew how to pronounce it. Oh well, maybe middle names someday.
Áine Bríd and Eibhlín are lovely as well. The others names are okay, but I don't like them as much as the others.
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I really think Hilda is one of those names you like by association. Alfred is the same - it's my husband's grandfather's name (and C's middle name)and it grew on me slowly.
My MIL Hilda herself was called after her grandmother and never liked her name but is chuffed by the namesake and thinks May softens Hilda. Róise and Nóra do work well together, I agree. Most people hear Róise as Róisin as Róise is rare. And Niamh is a wonderful name - one of the few names I'd use in spite of it's popularity. My cousin lives in Ca and wanted to call her first daughter Niamh but her husband vetoed it. Instead it's her second daughter's middle name.
Eibhlín and Áine are lovely together. I was impressed by Eibhlín so I was holding my breath to see what they'd call the new baby. And I love the nod to St Bridget as well.
I agree about the other names they are a bit meh. Jack and Seán are so popular here - usually after fathers and grandfathers called John or Seán or Jack.
My MIL Hilda herself was called after her grandmother and never liked her name but is chuffed by the namesake and thinks May softens Hilda. Róise and Nóra do work well together, I agree. Most people hear Róise as Róisin as Róise is rare. And Niamh is a wonderful name - one of the few names I'd use in spite of it's popularity. My cousin lives in Ca and wanted to call her first daughter Niamh but her husband vetoed it. Instead it's her second daughter's middle name.
Eibhlín and Áine are lovely together. I was impressed by Eibhlín so I was holding my breath to see what they'd call the new baby. And I love the nod to St Bridget as well.
I agree about the other names they are a bit meh. Jack and Seán are so popular here - usually after fathers and grandfathers called John or Seán or Jack.
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wow!
Hilda May is GREAT. I love it.
Áine and Eibhlín are really pretty together, very light.
Hilda May is GREAT. I love it.
Áine and Eibhlín are really pretty together, very light.
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