Baby name - Viaan

[Orangetreess]

Hello - we're looking for a unique Indian baby boy name which is easy to pronounce by English speakers. What do you think of the name Viaan? You can be honest!

[IamnotwhouthinkIam]

Pronounced Vye - an or Vee - an? I don't know much about Indian names, so I wouldn't know instinctively which to guess.

[Orangetreess]

Sorry pronounced Vee-an.

[PikaPikaJigglypuff]

I like it, it sounds nice and is easy to pronounce

[Superstardjs]

Like it. I know one whose brother is Milan.

[clpsmum]

I like it a lot

[Piggyhoolier]

Very nice

[bettythebutterfly]

I like it. I teach a Vihaan which is also nice.

[IncludeWomenInTheSequel]

I like it

[HairyBobble]

It sounds better than it reads to me....I saw vain then villain before I could get my head around it sorry.

[minisoksmakehardwork]

I know a Viyan, aged about 13. Once you know how to pronounce, it's not hard.

[covidaintacrime]

Vian (to me) suggests the pronunciation a little bit more easily, but if there's a cultural element to the Viaan spelling then I think it's absolutely lovely!

[Passiveobserver]

I think it’s a really nice name

[Yogaposer]

I think it's a great name.

[IamnotwhouthinkIam]

As long as you are okay with occasional mispronunciations and misspellings until people become familiar with Viaan; then I think it's a pleasant sounding name, and it's lovely to choose one that reflects your heritage.

[Orangetreess]

Thanks all, so good to get honest opinions.

@Superstardjs - we were also thinking if Milan as an option. Though we would spell it Milun or Milen to avoid confusion with the Italian city Milan

[partyatthepalace]

Both nice.

[Chilldonaldchill]

I like it. I would probably automatically pronounce it vee-arn with that spelling though. Ds has a friend called Amaan and the double aa is pronounced as ar.
So maybe Viyan would be better if that's an alternative?

[VenusClapTrap]

I like it. I thought it was a female name until I read your full post though, because there’s a French female name Vianne. I don’t think that’s a problem though.

[YoniAndGuy]

Lovely. I think male V names have a certain something! Love Vincent, Vivian, and my youngest was in school with a Vikram who really suited his name. Viaan is great.

[DramaAlpaca]

Very nice.

[SionnachRua]

Love Viaan, I used to know one. Always thought it was a cool name. Please don't Anglicise the spelling just to suit English speakers, it's not hard name to learn.

[GingerScallop]

Viaan is beautiful. I agree with @SionnachRua. It's easy to pronounce. Though who care about him or about diversity will learn. My language doesn't have an r so I tend to slip and pronounce r as l. Never heard of English people change Robert to Lobert to accommodate us or others who have same "difficulty"

[smoothchange]

It's too close to Ian for me.

[briebuiltthiscity]

I know a Vianne who is a girl but it’s a lovely name.