Girl name, Niaara/Niaarah/Niara

arondad

My partner and I have recently found out we are expecting. I have always been set on the idea of having a junior, and thankfully she has agreed that if it is a boy we can name him Aron Jr. However we are at odds for a name if it is a girl. 

A couple years back, just innocently thinking of names for our future kids, we came up and thought of the name for a girl of Niaara, or Niaarah (pronounced Nee-Air-Uh). I took it and ran with it, and now have my mind set on it, while my girlfriend says she no longer likes it. Her name is Nia and my name is Aron, so I thought that would be a nice way to combine our names. However, she wants a more traditional name and one with a meaning. Niara is a name close in spelling that actually has meaning.

What do you think about combining our names like that?

strawberrytree

I think your partner has the right idea. I'm not a huge fan of Niara either, but it is much improved by removing the unnecessary extra letters. If she doesn't like it anymore, go back to the drawing board. 

JMU_Bride09

You should both love the name you pick, so I would say to take a look at other names to see if there are any that you like better. Or, if you still wanted to try to name a girl after you both, maybe try a combination from both of your first names and middle names (female variations of yours). For example, if your middle name was Daniel, you could use Danielle Nia.

erinms

If she says no, you need to start coming up with other options. I see "niagara" like the falls when I See niara or Niaara.

What other name ideas have you (or your partner) had?

Some other (sort of random since I don't know your style really) ideas:
Niamh (pronounced Neeve)
Leilani
Leila
Nadine

love2travel2014

Not a fan of any of the names. I agree with the others, you both need to be 100% on the name!

arondad

Thanks for all the suggestions! Definitely still in discussion with my partner and open to many names. 

arondad

Honestly I think its your opinion that making up a name isn't cool, thats not a fact.  I have many relatives and friends that have made up names and they love their names.  Besides, every name has been made up at some point.

And actually Niara has more of a Swahili background from my research.  But thanks for your input!

arondad

ClaryPax she has given me any definite ideas yet but when she does I'll let you know!

genromeo

A few other suggestions:

Nora

Aria

Rhea

Arianna

Irina

Nuria 

arondad

genromeo said:

A few other suggestions:

Nora

Aria

Rhea

Arianna

Irina

Nuria 

I think she might have suggested Arianna, and I think I kinda like that name lol thanks

RebeccaS6627

I think you should start over and pick a name you both love. I am not a fan of smoosh names.

arondad

RebeccaS6627 said:

I think you should start over and pick a name you both love. I am not a fan of smoosh names.

Thanks for the input! Here's a list of names we're both considering, mostly of African and Persian origin. Any favorites?

Niara

Mila

Nyla

Aryana

Aria/Arya

Ava

Ayla

Steph1673

Honestly, when I first saw Niaarah I thought Diarrhea. Just no. 

Of your names above, I like Mila best!

arondad

Thanks Mila's one of my favs too!

daystardreams

Ayla is one of my favorite names ever! Also love Aria. Good luck!

Beevol

I kind of love Niara, but my opinion is secondary to the actual parent of the baby's opinion and if your GF doesn't love it, then it's probably a no-go. 

I also love Aria and Mila from your list. Other names that popped into my mind are Nina, Ariel, and Nora. 

526SadieSadie

I don't like smoosh names. 

If a boy is definitely going to be named after you, your GF should get veto power over your girl name, it's only fair.

arondad

Thanks for the feedback everyone!

DawnJM25

CabbageCabbage said:

I really don't like any version of this. It's not a pretty name nor is it intuitively pronounced. Your child will be their own person and won't appreciate your "clever" idea once no one knows how to spell or say her name. Scrap that idea and choose a real name.

This exactly.

danascullyx

I kind of like Niara, and it's a real name. No extra letters, please. I also like Mila.