How would you pronounce Raya?

wdc*bride · January 2012

Rae-uh or Rye-uh?

Would it make a difference if the child was half-Indian, with an Indian last name?

It's apparently a Hebrew-derived name and also, less often, an Arabic-derived name. But it's unclear to me how it is pronounced from the websites I've read, plus I'm curious what would happen to the name IRL. I think I like it, but I'm also pronouncing it Rye-uh in my head.

Dominique1219 · January 2012

I would pronounce it "Rae-uh."

g8trkim · January 2012

I would probably say Rae-uh just because it sounds more like a name than Rye-uh. That said, I pronounce Maya as Mye-uh so who knows.

Aligator28 · January 2012

Upon first glance I said Rae-uh.

LadyXaverian · January 2012

Rae-uh

ladybear06 · January 2012

Aligator28:
Upon first glance I said Rae-uh.

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emikat · January 2012

I thought Rye-uh.

KM121309 · January 2012

Rae-uh. I knew a girl in high school with Indian heritage and her name was Raya, pronounced Rae-uh.

Sawyerplus1 · January 2012

I would pronounce it as it's spelled, ray-a(h).

bwralc · January 2012

SarahL77:
Rae-uh

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ms.teacher · January 2012

I know a Raya pronounced Rye-uh. Her parents speak Arabic and I've noticed that most people pronounce it Rye-uh when they first meet her.

Jessa1807 · January 2012

Rae-uh

kms34 · January 2012

Rye-ah....like I would prounounce Maya. Especially if I knew the child was of Indian descent.

karen_loy · January 2012

Rye-uh

jallascalla · January 2012

My son had a girl in his preschool class who pronounced it Ray-ah

wdc*bride · January 2012

Thanks everyone for the responses -- looks like it's fairly evenly split, so I guess the one thing I know is that she'll have to correct people one way or the other ...

ms.teacher:
I know a Raya pronounced Rye-uh. Her parents speak Arabic and I've noticed that most people pronounce it Rye-uh when they first meet her.

This is particularly helpful. DH's family speaks Arabic, which is why we are interested in Arabic-derived names. Sounds like the Arabic version is likely the pronunciation I like. (I know I could just ask DH's parents, but we're trying to get a good list going/decisions made before we involve them.)

Fryjack2 · January 2012

Its one of my favorite Arabic girls names...rye-uh. I LOVE IT. It would have been a middle name if one of our twins was a girl. Arabic boy names are so much harder!

I also like Aya (eye-uh) if you want another suggestion

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