Anaiya - how would you say it?

[CharleyDavidson]

My friend's put a fb post up showing that this is to be her DD's name when it's born next year. It's unusual and I'm not sure how to pronounce it.

[NationMcKinley]

A-ny-a or A-nay-a


I think....

[WishITookLifeSeriously]

Uh-nay-uh (northern, I say uh rather than ah)

[WishITookLifeSeriously]

No, I'm being stupid. I'd say A-nay-a

[DramaAlpaca]

An-eye-a, I think.

[SWFARMER]

Uh-nay-uh

[mayaknew]

An-aye-ah . Emphasis on the aye . Iyswim ?

[LibrariesGaveUsP0wer]

An-I-ah.

Gosh I find it odd when people announce the future names of bumps.

[mayaknew]

Me too Libraries what if when she's born she looks nothing like an Anaiya and they change their minds

[LibrariesGaveUsP0wer]

What if she comes out male? I know of a Milly who it turned out definitely wasn't!

[MrsLeighHalfpenny]

An-ay-ee-a

[LibrariesGaveUsP0wer]

Also birth isn't til next year. What if you just change your mind?

[whatdoIget]

An I a

[JeffsanArsehole]

I wouldn't say it. It's not a word. I'd have to ask how they wanted me to pronounce that random collection of letters.

[Shinyshoes2]

An eye ah

[Shinyshoes2]

Or rather
An eye ya

[GrouchyKiwi]

A-nai-a.

I think that's a character from a fairly long series of fantasy books. If so, there's aa glossary of name pronunciations at the back. Should be in book 2 or 3. ;)

[CharleyDavidson]

They've bought personalised items already for the baby so I hope it does come out as a girl. :)

Had a quick google - Nadine Cole's daughter is an Anaiya.


I'd go with A - nay - ah.

But I think they want it pronounced ay - nay - ah.


Each to their own.

[Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost]

An-ay-er

[BumpAndGrind]

Anya

[LariyahSpen]

My daughter is an Inayah we say in-iy-ah so I would say it how it's spelt to be on the safe side an-iy-ah

[littlejohnnydory]

I know an Anaiya. A-nay-a. I like it but gets confused with Anya a lot.

[BathshebaEvedene]

I teach one of these (although she adds an 'h' to the end and she pronounces it An-eye-a.

[CordeliaFrost]

It is ah-nay-ah, and is more commonly found as Anaya, and traditionally is a Jewish boy's name (although now used for both genders).