Name has been chosen!! Aaliyah joy what do you think?

[LouisaB1990]

Aaliyah is not popular where I am from never heard it, I'm considering different spellings such as
Alea
Aleigha

[AllThereIs]

Not a huge fan but so long as you like it, that's all that matters.

[MrsSheRa]

Well it just makes me think of the singer who had underage sex with R Kelly

It's up to you

[LeoandBoosmum]

Not keen but if you like it?

To me, the double Aa looks contrived, and it's probably not, but it sounds very much made up. I think Leah is better, for me, anyway.

[LeoandBoosmum]

As suitefrancaise says, those spellings are not pronounced in the same way. Plus, they look just as contrived/ made up... You'd be forever correcting people. If you really want it, I'd go with a simpler spelling of the original, like 'Aliya which looks nicer to me'. Most people would know how to pronounce that.

[hobNong]

I'm not keen on the other spellings, I prefer Aaliyah but maybe because that's the only way I've seen it spelt before. It does make me think of the singer but I don't think that is a problem. To everyone who knows her, it will be your daughters name.

[MrsBungle]

Joy is a nice name. I'm not keen on Aaliyah personally.

[LeoandBoosmum]

Here:

nameberry.com/babyname/Aliya

[Penguinotterfoxbadger]

It's beautiful and I would stick with the original spelling.

[Belazu84]

Nice. Stick with Aaliyah though- don't mess with the spelling!

[WeSailTonightForSingapore]

Alyia is an Arabic name and is fairly common in Muslim communities of all backgrounds (Middle Eastern, Pakistani, European).

Can't believe someone up thread said it sounds made up .

It's a nice name op but not keen on the spellings you propose.

[WeSailTonightForSingapore]

Oh oops, what I said about someone saying the name sounds made up. Just saw they meant the spelling sounds made up. Sorry about that, my mistake, should read more closely!

[PinkSquash]

Aaliyah was the singer who died when her plane crashed about 1910 years ago.

I would stick to that or Aliya

[parsnipbob]

Yep, when I see Aaliyah I just think of the singer...

[yesiwouldlikefrieswiththat]

I like it, would stick to the original spelling though

[Only1scoop]

Joy is nice

[SirChenjin]

I just think of the singer and would imagine you were a fan - esp. if it's a name that's not common in your culture.

[Sophronia]

I prefer Aliyah

[VixxFace]

Stick to aaliyah although I find it ghetto.

[Stinkersmum]

Dead RnB singer who shagged R Kelly. Not something I'd chose.

[perfectlybroken]

It's lovely, commonly used by Muslims but also sounds lovely with joy.

[perfectlybroken]

It means lofty or sublime, high/tall in a spiritual sense.

[perfectlybroken]

Al-Ala "the high" being one of the hundred names Muslims use to refer to God, and I think Aaliyah is the female form of that name.

[perfectlybroken]

Never heard of the singer!