Baby Name Poll Results

As your family is American and not Irish, my humble suggestion would be to use Naiomh as a middle name but keep the original spelling. This way you get the beautiful name you love but without some of the pitfalls of using an "unusual" name for your country.

Or, if you are super bold, just go with Naiomh as her first name with the original spelling. Who cares if it is unusual? Just know you and your daughter will, no doubt, have to pronounce her name quite often and correct the spelling. It is not a deal breaker if you don't let that bother you.

I have a slightly different spelling of a familiar name, and I often have to correct people. It does not bother me and I love my slightly uncommon name.

I'd use it as a first name and spell it "Neve." Very pretty, indeed.

As pretty as niaomh looks, I've personally only ever seen the Niamh spelling, so wonder if it's just a step to far in expecting people to pronounce it correctly?

I think part of the charm of the name is its Irish spelling. While the pronunciation is the same, I don't care for the look of "Neve."

I agree it's beautiful but I'd go with the Niamh spelling

Neeve