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Taya?

36 replies

chloejessmeg · 30/01/2009 11:45

Really love this name for a girl. What does everybody else think?

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MrsBadger · 30/01/2009 11:47

have you made it up?

Tara? Maya?

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chloejessmeg · 30/01/2009 11:48

No I didn't make it up!

Never heard of Maya. Don't like Tara

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MmeLindt · 30/01/2009 11:49

Hiya Taya

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MrsJoeMcIntyre · 30/01/2009 11:49

Never heard of it. Prefer Maya and Tara ha ha!

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MrsBadger · 30/01/2009 11:49

Tanya? Leah? Leia?

where did you hear Taya?

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CountessDracula · 30/01/2009 11:51

is it pronounced Tay-er or Tai-er?
Acutally I don't like it either way!
It doesn't pass the playground test AT ALL

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listenglisten · 30/01/2009 11:52

My ds (age 7) has a Taya in his class, I quite like it.

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listenglisten · 30/01/2009 11:53

What on earth is the 'Playground test?'

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crumpet · 30/01/2009 11:53

Don't like it. Sounds made up.

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GrapefruitMoon · 30/01/2009 11:56

Is it an alternative version of Tea (as in Tea Leoni)? I like the way it sounds but not sure about the spelling - but then Tea is open to teasing...

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listenglisten · 30/01/2009 12:00

I think the girl I know spells her name TIEA

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listenglisten · 30/01/2009 12:01

Sorry that's supposed to be TEIA

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CountessDracula · 30/01/2009 12:08

the playground test is how a name sounds when screeched across the playground.

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MrsBadger · 30/01/2009 12:12

anything sounds bad screeched across a playground IMO...
[resolves to screech less]

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hippipotamiHasLostTwoPounds · 30/01/2009 12:15

Um, not sure about it. It sounds made up and I would instantly (and unfairly) judge you as one of those mums desperate to be different.

Now Thea I love.

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listenglisten · 30/01/2009 12:19

Oh, I've never thought of it in terms of the playground, possibly the park or supermarket.

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PuppyMonkey · 30/01/2009 12:23

Sounds like a silly made up name but also sounds, dare I say it, a bit common too. Is that possible?

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georgiemum · 30/01/2009 12:31

I misread it as Tazer (but I only had about 3 hours sleep last night). Is it short for something?

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BlueChampagne · 30/01/2009 13:06

Knew a Teah back in the 70s. Pronounced Tay-er, which is how I'd pronounce Taya. It's short and simple. If you love it, go for it.

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Bettymum · 30/01/2009 16:20

Sounds a bit chavvy, sorry! Maya is lovely though.

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RachieB · 30/01/2009 16:22

I dont like Teya / Taya ( i dont like Freya either ?! lol)

Maya / Maia is nicer, as its a softer sound than the hard T

i love Thea (as in Thee - ah but this can also be pronounced like Tay - ah too!)

what about Talia ? Tiana ?

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NoBiggy · 30/01/2009 16:23

I know a Teah (pronounces tay-ah). Known her for a couple of years, only last week found out the spelling.

I think her family's Irish - is it an Irish name at all?

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dooit · 30/01/2009 16:55

Looks like it would be pronounced Tyre or Tie A as in, tie a knot in it. Don't like it at all.

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jellybeans · 31/01/2009 00:16

I like it, know 2, both of foreign origin, Spanish and dutch. One spells it Teija.

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Froginmythroat · 31/01/2009 09:58

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