thoughts on these A names

futuremrssmith7

DH has finally started looking at names for our little girl due this summer and so far he has added the following to our list... thoughts please?? My thoughts are that they would be mispronounced a lot...

 

Ailey

Avalyn 

fish000

I like Avalyn. Have you thought of Avalon?

Mrs.G123

Ailey looked like a typo of bailey IMO, and Ayalyn sounds like Evelyn with a speech impediment. Would Ava or Evelyn be options?

gollywollypog

My daughter is Avalin.  The Ava in her name is pronounced  with a short A, like "avalanche".   We very rarely get her name mispronounced, but when we do it's with a long A, like "Ava Lynn."

How are you thinking Avalyn would be pronounced?  Short or long A at the beginning?  If short A, might I suggest Avelyn? Like Evelyn with an A, which is the way I explain our Avalin's name. 

kayjay10

Mollygirl1:

Ailey seems very incomplete. Like a letter is missing. I'm not a fan. And I prefer Ava by itself, but that's me.

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futuremrssmith7

I prefer the short-a pronunciation however DH prefers the Ava Lynn pronunciation. Ava is just too popular for me, especially in our area. I also considered the spelling as Avelyn or Aveline but DH is not a fan.

futuremrssmith7

We are pretty set on A names and Ava alone is just too popular

futuremrssmith7

avalon is nms

mcg512

Pronunciation may be difficult on both. Have you considered Adalyn, Avery, Alexandra, Allison or Alli?

RedCardinal

Not too fond of those names. 

What about Ayla ? 

brooksidebride

I'm not sure which one I like better... I'm torn as they are both just "okay" to me.

I know how to pronounce Ailey... that is...if you are going with the same pronunciation as the last name Ailey (as in Alvin Ailey). But even though I know how to pronounce it, it has always seemed awkward to say to me. Like I have to twist my tongue/mouth a bit to get it right and have to think about it before I say it.

I'm also curious if the first "a" in Avalyn is long or short. I assume short (like Avalon).  And I think that's how most people would pronounce it.

actinup23

My DD is Ainsley. Sounds similar to Ailey but feels more complete to me. 

whoopsybaby

actinup23:

My DD is Ainsley. Sounds similar to Ailey but feels more complete to me. 

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PepVeroni

My niece is Aveline (A-vuh-LEEN). Not that the pronunciation is any more obvious with Aveline than your options, but I think it's really pretty.

futuremrssmith7

whoopsybaby:

actinup23:

My DD is Ainsley. Sounds similar to Ailey but feels more complete to me. 

This. 

 

I like Ainsley but DH doesn't,  My preference is Annika but he is not sold yet... 

futuremrssmith7

whoopsybaby:

actinup23:

My DD is Ainsley. Sounds similar to Ailey but feels more complete to me. 

This. 

 

I like Ainsley but DH doesn't,  My preference is Annika but he is not sold yet...