Baby Aliza (:

tealbee

Hellooo !! DH and I are having a great deal of difficulty trying to pick out a middle name for a girl we have her first name which will be Aliza (a-lie-za) anyone have any suggestions ? Thanks !

XCrissCrossX

Are there any family names you like (either of the grandmother's names, for example?) 

Not knowing anything about your last name, with the three syllable first name I prefer single syllable middle names:

June

Mae

Anne

Ruth

Faye

Lynn

Rose

Also, I know you didn't ask and it's your baby but I'm going to throw out there that I prefer Eliza over Aliza.

ETA: It's two syllables but I really like PP's suggestion of Noelle

tealbee

I'm spelling it as Aliza please don't tell me how to correctly spell my daughters name At first that is how I spelled it with an E but I decided an A would be better. No disrespect as to how you would pronounce and spell it but other than that I do appreciate your reply and the suggestions that you have offered there pretty helpful. So thank you for that. Thanks to all that replied to my post with helpful suggestions !!

tealbee

An no I didn't intend to be mean with my reply at all.

74dragonfly

@tealbee please read post about why spelling matters at top of this board. For your child.

lolathepeke

I'm begging you to spell it Eliza. Eliza is stunning and awesome and amazing.

Eliza Ruby
Eliza Mae
Eliza Jane
Eliza Claire
Eliza Kate
Eliza Brooke
Eliza Violet

lifeonthehill

RHoPA1109 said:

tealbee said:

I'm spelling it as Aliza please don't tell me how to correctly spell my daughters name At first that is how I spelled it with an E but I decided an A would be better. No disrespect as to how you would pronounce and spell it but other than that I do appreciate your reply and the suggestions that you have offered there pretty helpful. So thank you for that. Thanks to all that replied to my post with helpful suggestions !!

Aliza does not = "a-lie-za" just because you want it to. It's a different name with a different pronunciation.

Exactly this.

She will ALWAYS have to explain the spelling of her name. I have to and it is a serious PITA.

walbs424

Why not go all out and make it Alyza?

FWIW I really love Aliza but pronounced the correct way, and Eliza is a beautiful name

4N6s

Eliza Jane. Eliza Nicole. Eliza jade. Eliza Genevieve.

erinms

Eliza is such a great choice! I really agree that you should reconsider your spelling, the A makes it a different name altogether and it will be annoying for her to constantly have to correct people and explain. .

Eliza June
Eliza Brynn
Eliza Claire
Eliza Grey
Eliza Wren

liana28

I will be using this name too! Mostly because some people say Ee-lie-za for Eliza and that sounds too much like Elijah to me. And I love the symmetry of Aliza. Don't listen to the other naysayers. I've known or know of 4 Aliza's (two are babies) and all are pronounced Uh-lie-za. Only one of them is jewish, and she still didn't have the traditional Hebrew pronunciation (uh-lee-za). The two adults with this name love their name like this and have said it's worth "the random jewish receptionist pronouncing it the other way." And everyone I've polled in my life on how to pronounce it when I spell it out, (without me saying it first of course) says it the way I want it said. So if someone wants the "uh-lee-za" pronunciation, there will be some correcting there as well. I predict more so. My cousin hates when people call her Ee-lizabeth instead of Uh-lizabeth, so it's going to happen with a lot of names. As for middle names, I like one syllable names with it like Joy, Rae, Mae, and June. Good luck!

LNic5

Aliza Lorraine
Aliza Jillian
Aliza Charlotte
Aliza Michele
Aliza Rosalie
Aliza Frances
Aliza Noelle
Aliza Annalise
Aliza Faye
Aliza Celeste
Aliza Josephine
Aliza Dawn
Aliza Eden
Aliza Emmeline
Aliza Lillian
Aliza Juliet
Aliza Violet
Aliza Cosette
Aliza Elisabeth
Aliza Isabelle
Aliza Helene
Aliza Jane

Spring78

liana28 said:

I will be using this name too! Mostly because some people say Ee-lie-za for Eliza and that sounds too much like Elijah to me. And I love the symmetry of Aliza. Don't listen to the other naysayers. I've known or know of 4 Aliza's (two are babies) and all are pronounced Uh-lie-za. Only one of them is jewish, and she still didn't have the traditional Hebrew pronunciation (uh-lee-za). The two adults with this name love their name like this and have said it's worth "the random jewish receptionist pronouncing it the other way." And everyone I've polled in my life on how to pronounce it when I spell it out, (without me saying it first of course) says it the way I want it said. So if someone wants the "uh-lee-za" pronunciation, there will be some correcting there as well. I predict more so. My cousin hates when people call her Ee-lizabeth instead of Uh-lizabeth, so it's going to happen with a lot of names. As for middle names, I like one syllable names with it like Joy, Rae, Mae, and June. Good luck!

Ok... I'm curious... At what point does enough people doing it wrong = making it right? Seriously, does it take just one person mispronouncing a name to make the mispronunciation the new legitimate one? Two? Five? Ten? This seems like a really important threshold for us to be aware of.

jburdet1

I wanted DD2 to be Eliza June.
Another plea to please spell it Eliza. IMO, Aliza looks ugly.

Renisra+2

I agree with the others on this one. Eliza and Aliza are different names all together. Sure, you can spell Eliza as Aliza, but please be aware that this is only going to make people think that you can't spell. Your daughter is going to have to constantly correct people about her spelling/pronunciation, but it is you who will be giving yourself the appearance of being uneducated.  

lalamomma

I would not pronounce Aliza the way you want it pronounced. You would have to correct me when I read her name. Just imagine it being mispronounced at assemblies, graduations, or by teachers etc. Sorry if that hurts your feelings but it's the truth. People aren't trying to be rude or hurtful. This board has some smart ladies who are really good at helping to provide educated answers and information. Sometimes it isn't what we want to hear but it's truthful and factual.

KatyInNH

OP, you've inspired me! I'm going to name my daughter Joan (pronounced Joh-An) or maybe Jan (pronounced Jehn). WDYT?! :-bd

Dr.Loretta

Renisra+2 said:

I agree with the others on this one. Eliza and Aliza are different names all together. Sure, you can spell Eliza as Aliza, but please be aware that this is only going to make people think that you can't spell. Your daughter is going to have to constantly correct people about her spelling/pronunciation, but it is you who will be giving yourself the appearance of being uneducated.  

I can't love this response enough

Dr.Loretta

Eliza Renee, Fern, Grace, Joan, May, Neve, Pearl (Eliza Pearl sounds so cute!), Wren

Beevol

I love Eliza Jane! Eliza (eh-LIE-zah) is one of the 57 billion nicknames for Elizabeth - one that I think stands alone very well. 

I also love the name Aliza (uh-LEE-zah) but DH vetoed it.

ClareH1217

Can some PLEASE pass me the Alize if you're going to call her Aliza and pronounce it like Eliza?

daisyjo428

Dr.Loretta said: Eliza Renee, Fern, Grace, Joan, May, Neve, Pearl (Eliza Pearl sounds so cute!), Wren

Each of these is lovely! I'll add Ann, Claire, Joy, and Maeve.

DawnJM25

Another vote for spelling it Eliza, which is a great name.   Eliza Joy, Eliza Jane, Eliza Pearl.

mine555

I think Emma would be a nice mm

queenbone

It looks like the drink, Alize. And I'm not just saying that because I'm intoxicated after being forced to watch football.

queenbone

liana28 said:

I will be using this name too! Mostly because some people say Ee-lie-za for Eliza and that sounds too much like Elijah to me. And I love the symmetry of Aliza. Don't listen to the other naysayers. I've known or know of 4 Aliza's (two are babies) and all are pronounced Uh-lie-za. Only one of them is jewish, and she still didn't have the traditional Hebrew pronunciation (uh-lee-za). The two adults with this name love their name like this and have said it's worth "the random jewish receptionist pronouncing it the other way." And everyone I've polled in my life on how to pronounce it when I spell it out, (without me saying it first of course) says it the way I want it said. So if someone wants the "uh-lee-za" pronunciation, there will be some correcting there as well. I predict more so. My cousin hates when people call her Ee-lizabeth instead of Uh-lizabeth, so it's going to happen with a lot of names. As for middle names, I like one syllable names with it like Joy, Rae, Mae, and June. Good luck!

What the actual fuck?!?