Ava but spelled Eyva

[appu]

I am having my first baby (a girl) in June. We want a name that has an ethnic indian origin but is familiar in west as well.
I came across Ava which sounds lovely and has beautiful meaning in 'sanskrit' (our ancient language) but I want to spell it 'Eyva'.
Comments please.

[ruddynorah]

why do you want to change the spelling? ava is a lovely name, and a lovely spelling too.

eyva makes me want to say 'ayerva'

[SusieCarmichael]

i wanna say eeeva, why don't you like ava?

[Vivia]

No. Either call her Ava/Eva or use a different name. Yeva is my friend from Lithuania - Yay-va. Lovely.

[MmeLindt]

Ava is lovely.

Eyva looks a bit strange, I am afraid.

[waitingforbedtime]

No dont do it. Ava is lovely. Eyva is, Im afraid, a bit chavvy.

[MrsBadger]

madness

people will think you are stupid poorly informed

Ava is lovely

what does it mean in Sanskrit? I thought it meant 'down' but my Hindi/Urdu is rubbish

[paulaplumpbottom]

She will spend her life having to spell it for people or constantly having her name spelled wrong. Ava is lovely.

[appu]

Mrsbadger - in sanskrit it means 'ultimate/no alternative/certainly' the word 'shiva' is made of Shi and Eva. and also 'Satyam Eva Jayte' (the truth alone will conquer).
Well the reason I was thinking of spelling it Eyva is they will never pronunce it right in India if I spell it 'Ava'.
Thanks your comments are making me think.

[MmeLindt]

Do you spend most of your time in UK or in India?

Our DC have names that our German relatives struggled with to begin with but soon learned out to pronounce.

[RibenaBerry]

Do you spend a lot of time in India? If so, maybe the comments of a mainly UK based board aren't your best guide. But if you spend most of your time in the UK, I'd avoid that spelling. Eyva looks a bit odd and made-up.

[MrsBadger]

hmm

how does Ava Mukherjee pronounce it?

[appu]

MrsBadger = Don't know...had not heard her name till now although I have seen a couple of her films.
Ya we are mostly in UK.

[appu]

MrsBadger sorry about the '=' sign.

[elliott]

Am I missing something here? Is Ava a sanskrit name? In which case spell it as it should be spelt? Or does it simply 'sound like' a sanskrit word, and 'eyva' is the closest spelling in the western alphabet? In which case its not actually a sanskrit name??
Anyway I agree that Eyva will make it look in the UK as though you meant to call her Ava but didn't know how to spell it.

[boodleboot]

PLEASE DO NOT RUIN THE BEAUTIFUL NAME AVA WITH THAT SPELLING......and breathe....

[mazzystartled]

I'd want to say eye-vah, with your proposed spelling

Ava has more glamour.

[SoupDragon]

Eyva is either EEEva or EYEva to me. If you want Ava, have Ava.

[expatinscotland]

Crazzeee Laydeee sounds even better.

[gherkinwithapurplemerkin]

Ava lovely.

Eyva = ey up lass.

NNNN

[swastayana]

But does a name have to be spelled the way it has always been spelled?
What about Ayva or will that sound like Aiwa?

[Northernlurker]

Ava is a very nice name. Your idea is bobbins I'm afraid. If your relations won't manage 'Ava' then pick another name, don't make yourselves look dim and confuse people across two continents!

[BigBadMummy]

hate it.

Love Ava. Can't stand poncey spellings.

[orienteerer]

No, poor child will spend her life spelling/explaining it.