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Arayna

ChristyMLChristyML
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How would you pronounce it? A family friend on facebook had a baby and named her this, but I think she's pronouncing it like "ah ree ah nah"...but it should be "uh ray nuh" right?
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Re: Arayna

  • CelticWifeCelticWife member
    imageHappy_Yahoo_Personaler:
    I'm reading it as Ahraynah.Either pronunciation, I don't like it.


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  • BulgariHeartBulgariHeart member
    imageHappy_Yahoo_Personaler:

    I'm reading it as Ah-ray-nah.

    Either pronunciation, I don't like it.

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  • stargazer08stargazer08
    Yes, I would pronounce that Ah-ray-nuh. If the Y *must* be present, then I would spell it Aryana if she wanted it Ah-ree-ah-nuh.
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  • fritz799fritz799 member

    I'm a fan of "Arya" over "Aria."  I think we may actually use "Arya," and "Aria" didn't make our list.  The etymology is different, as is the meaning and the cultural reference.

    "Aryana" is pretty.  It's persian--and some of the books say greek.  It does have "aryan" in it--and that, alone, would probably send me towards the "i" spelling.

    The name you quoted, as PP have stated, is Ah-Ray-Nuh.

    imagestargazer08:
    Yes, I would pronounce that Ah-ray-nuh. If the Y *must* be present, then I would spell it Aryana if she wanted it Ah-ree-ah-nuh.
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