Irish names

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Ok so I really love some Irish/Gaelic names but am having some issues. I live New York and I think that if I used these names with their traditional gaelic spellings..a lot of people will have no idea how to pronounce them. I have a name that I had to correct the pn of all the time (esp when I was in school) and although it was a hassle, it never made me dislike my name.

So I'm going to give you guys my fav gaelic girls names and then the "American" spellings of them that I can think of.

What do you think of these names and if you had to pick a spelling...which would u pick. If you think of any other alternative let me know.

Caoimhe -  Keeva  (pn. Key-vah)

Niamh - Neve - Nieve  (pn. Nee-v)

also i saw this one on an Irish site once but im not 100% its acutally Irish. I've seen some variation but I'm listing it anyway bc im confused about spelling


Neela - Neala - Neila  (pn Nee-lah)


thanks!!