https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 24 Jun 2026 03:10:32 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-before-e-except-after-how-to-spell-this-name#post-1911303 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 15:00:14 +0000 erinpye 1911303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's Sheila. The whole I before E rule makes me think of comedian Brian Regan's bit on it:</p> <p>"Brian, what's the i before e rule?"<br /> "I before e... ALWAYS."<br /> "What are you, an idiot, Brian?"<br /> "Apparently."<br /> "No, Brian, it's, "I before E EXCEPT after C, AND when sounding like A as in neighbor and weigh, and on weekends and holidays and all throughout May, and you'll always be wrong no matter WHAT you say!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-before-e-except-after-how-to-spell-this-name#post-1911283 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 14:47:37 +0000 Eko 1911283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom's name is Sheilah, spelt with the h, but I see it spelt more without the h. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-before-e-except-after-how-to-spell-this-name#post-1911281 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 14:44:56 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1911281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: the name that always trips me up is Lara. The first person I knew with this name was a little camper and she pronounced it Lair - uh like Larry. Almost every other Lara pronounces it closer to Laura with that strong R sound. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-before-e-except-after-how-to-spell-this-name#post-1910387 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 08:08:48 +0000 swurlygurl 1910387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: The first - Kear-ra, and that's why I chose that spelling, I didn't want people being confused by the pronunciation. I actually wanted Kira, but DH didn't like that spelling :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-before-e-except-after-how-to-spell-this-name#post-1909753 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 16:56:54 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1909753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: Keira like Kear-ra, Kiera like Key air ra...which name did you pick? Am I pronouncing it correctly? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-before-e-except-after-how-to-spell-this-name#post-1909746 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 16:51:46 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1909746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sheila as in She-la. However a friend of mine pronounces her name Shay-la and it's spelled EI. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-before-e-except-after-how-to-spell-this-name#post-1909721 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 16:37:43 +0000 MaryM 1909721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.KMM: I think Irish people just loved their vowels and tried to use as many as possible. </p> <p>How Aoife = Eva will forever puzzle me (though I do think the name is pretty!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-before-e-except-after-how-to-spell-this-name#post-1909705 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 16:28:38 +0000 Mrs.KMM 1909705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It is definitely Sheila. And the little rhyme is not the end all, be all for English spelling. Our language is weird! (See - there's another word that doesn't fit the rhyme!)</p> <p>According to Wiki, Sheila is a common given name for a female, derived from the Irish name Síle/Sìle, which is believed to be a Gaelic form of Cecilia. So maybe the C of Cecilia is what lends Sheila to the "ei" versus "ie" spelling. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-before-e-except-after-how-to-spell-this-name#post-1909580 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:38:48 +0000 swurlygurl 1909580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was having the same concern about my daughter's spelling! (Keira vs Kiera).</p> <p>I think Sheila is definitely the more common spelling </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-before-e-except-after-how-to-spell-this-name#post-1909576 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:37:19 +0000 autumnlove 1909576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sheila </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-before-e-except-after-how-to-spell-this-name#post-1909545 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:25:01 +0000 travellingbee 1909545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I before E rule is incorrect something like 75% of the time. :) It is definitely Sheila. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-before-e-except-after-how-to-spell-this-name#post-1909537 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:22:30 +0000 .twist. 1909537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaryM: I've never heard the second part to that saying! Interesting! :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-before-e-except-after-how-to-spell-this-name#post-1909534 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:21:19 +0000 MaryM 1909534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Except after C, or in sounding like A as in neighbor and weigh. </p> <p>I think it falls into the "sounding like A" camp since it's from the Irish. they would say it more like Shay-la </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-before-e-except-after-how-to-spell-this-name#post-1909519 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:16:28 +0000 stiletto_mom 1909519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sheila or Shiela?</p> <p>For some reason, I feel like Sheila is correct, but the word shield is i before e.... </p>