Meaning of the Irish name Aoife. Listen and learn how to pronounce Aoife so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name.
MEANING: “beautiful, radiant, joyful.” Known as the greatest woman warrior in the world, Aoife was the mother of Cuchulainn’s (read the legend) only son, Connlach. Aoife Dearg (“Red Aoife”) was a daughter of a king of Connacht who had her marriage arranged by St. Patrick himself. In 2003 Aoife was the third most popular Irish girls name for babies in Ireland.
GENDER: Girl | Female
IRISH NAME: Aoife
PRONUNCIATION: ee + fa”
ENGLISH: Eva, Ava
AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Aoife and read along with the meaning)
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My 5th daughter is Aoife named after my godmother and great Aunt Eva. My american friends cannot say it correctly . Funny and also annoying as I grew up with the Children of Lir story and did my art project of Aoife .
I think this is a beautiful name, and one I hope to use if we have a baby girl. Such a unique and lovely alternative to the over-popular Ava and Eva. The legend behind the name lends an air of strength to its elegant simplicity making it an appealing choice for any little girl’s first name
I love having this name because you don’t meet many people with the same name as you. But at school it can be a bit annoying sometimes as almost no one knows how to say your name. But it is funny to hear some of the attempted pronunciations sometimes
I have some confusion with the pronunciation. This website and various others say that it’s ee+fa but other people say eh+fa…which is it?
Really the english pronunciation is nearer to -but not really Eh-fa but most who are not Gaelic speakers will pronounce it EE-fa, you can find it on you tube
its ee-fa
I agree, it is a lovely name, and i hope to use it if i have a little girl when i’m older
I named my daughter Aoife. I feel in love with this name. her full name is Aoife caolainn aednet meaning bright pure little flame. Btw I pronounce it ee-fa. it can be annoying how many people mispronounce it. the biggest I get is ee-fee. Like wtf lol