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Help[Opinions] Re: Aoife
in reply to a message by vigdis
I like it. It's one of my favourites. I prefer the original spelling, but I can see that it would probably cause problems (outside of Ireland).
Still, in my opinion I'd rather use the authentic Irish spelling rather than to change it for the sake of conformity. I know many people who have first names which have unintuitive pronunciations in English (such as Polish names like Dominika, Rafal, Ania, and surnames which are even more difficult than that) but other people have learned how to pronounce and spell them.
I know non-Irish people who have distinctively Irish names like Niamh and Siobhan. As long as Irish culture is respected I don't think ethnicity, or feeling Irish, matters.
Still, in my opinion I'd rather use the authentic Irish spelling rather than to change it for the sake of conformity. I know many people who have first names which have unintuitive pronunciations in English (such as Polish names like Dominika, Rafal, Ania, and surnames which are even more difficult than that) but other people have learned how to pronounce and spell them.
I know non-Irish people who have distinctively Irish names like Niamh and Siobhan. As long as Irish culture is respected I don't think ethnicity, or feeling Irish, matters.
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