Aibhílín pronunciation help

djwebb2021 · **Joined:** Thu 27 May 2021 3:22 am **Posts:** 1727

BridgetR wrote:

djwebb2021 wrote:

BridgetR wrote:

With that said though, I have heard a few different pronunciations of the name Aibhlínn online and it can get a bit confusing. Mainly 'ave-leen', just like the Norman 'Aveline' but with an Irish spelling. I don't know if it is exactly grammatically correct, but it sounds very beautiful and we've been pronouncing it this way.

Well Aibhlínn is misspelt in any case. There is no double n. The bh is likely not be pronounced in many dialects. I think you may have been better advised to call your daughter Aveline, rather than using a name you don't know in a spelling that's not right with a pronunciation you can't find out. Did you think about giving her an Ancient Hittite middle name?

If this is definitely a transcription of a Norman name then Aibhilín makes more sense.

You know, I kind of agree with you. Unfortunately, there is a lot of misinformation about the name on the internet and a lot of confusion in general, which I've come to realise.

OK, I see. I know that in Cork Irish sources, Eibhlín is stated as pronounced "eevleen". But Irish dialects are notorious for disagreeing on whether a bh needs to be pronounced or not. See https://www.libraryireland.com/names/wo ... aileen.php for an authoritative source.

tiomluasocein · **Joined:** Thu 01 Sep 2011 11:36 pm **Posts:** 687

djwebb2021 wrote:

BridgetR wrote:

djwebb2021 wrote:

BridgetR wrote:

With that said though, I have heard a few different pronunciations of the name Aibhlínn online and it can get a bit confusing. Mainly 'ave-leen', just like the Norman 'Aveline' but with an Irish spelling. I don't know if it is exactly grammatically correct, but it sounds very beautiful and we've been pronouncing it this way.

Well Aibhlínn is misspelt in any case. There is no double n. The bh is likely not be pronounced in many dialects. I think you may have been better advised to call your daughter Aveline, rather than using a name you don't know in a spelling that's not right with a pronunciation you can't find out. Did you think about giving her an Ancient Hittite middle name?

If this is definitely a transcription of a Norman name then Aibhilín makes more sense.

You know, I kind of agree with you. Unfortunately, there is a lot of misinformation about the name on the internet and a lot of confusion in general, which I've come to realise.

OK, I see. I know that in Cork Irish sources, Eibhlín is stated as pronounced "eevleen". But Irish dialects are notorious for disagreeing on whether a bh needs to be pronounced or not. See https://www.libraryireland.com/names/wo ... aileen.php for an authoritative source.

Since the name derives from the French Aveline, I would imagine that the Irish version is pronounced similarly.

BridgetR · **Joined:** Sat 10 Jun 2023 3:26 am **Posts:** 4

tiomluasocein wrote:

djwebb2021 wrote:

BridgetR wrote:

djwebb2021 wrote:

BridgetR wrote:

With that said though, I have heard a few different pronunciations of the name Aibhlínn online and it can get a bit confusing. Mainly 'ave-leen', just like the Norman 'Aveline' but with an Irish spelling. I don't know if it is exactly grammatically correct, but it sounds very beautiful and we've been pronouncing it this way.

Well Aibhlínn is misspelt in any case. There is no double n. The bh is likely not be pronounced in many dialects. I think you may have been better advised to call your daughter Aveline, rather than using a name you don't know in a spelling that's not right with a pronunciation you can't find out. Did you think about giving her an Ancient Hittite middle name?

If this is definitely a transcription of a Norman name then Aibhilín makes more sense.

You know, I kind of agree with you. Unfortunately, there is a lot of misinformation about the name on the internet and a lot of confusion in general, which I've come to realise.

OK, I see. I know that in Cork Irish sources, Eibhlín is stated as pronounced "eevleen". But Irish dialects are notorious for disagreeing on whether a bh needs to be pronounced or not. See https://www.libraryireland.com/names/wo ... aileen.php for an authoritative source.

Since the name derives from the French Aveline, I would imagine that the Irish version is pronounced similarly.

That does make sense. I’ve seen a few different variations on the spelling as well, which doesn’t really surprise me, as many names have variant spellings. There is a harpist in Ireland named Aibhlín McCrann, which appears to be yet another variant on the name.

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