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Arya or Sansa?

57 replies

ChunkysMum · 12/08/2012 15:42

Been watching 'Game of Thrones' and thought these were really pretty names.

What do you all think?

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expatinscotland · 18/02/2015 18:18

Just no.

GerundTheBehemoth · 18/02/2015 18:14

As a non-watcher of Game of Thrones... Sansa makes me think of the Sansa Clip+ MP3 player (I have one, it's great) and Arya makes me think of Aryan.

Stokes · 18/02/2015 18:06

I wouldn't want to risk either before the books are finished. Not sure I'd want to name my daughter after either character at the moment! Maybe Sansa at a push.

merrymouse · 18/02/2015 15:26

Arya - I think she is less likely to come to a bad end. TBH I would still wait till the series has finished just to be sure.

IWannaHoldYourHand · 18/02/2015 15:21

Sansa, mainly because I prefer her character in ASOIAF/GoT.

I know a baby Arya. I said it Ar-Ya, and got it wrong.

reuset · 18/02/2015 12:22

I don't like either.

iamusuallybeingunreasonable · 18/02/2015 10:38

WesH hehe!!

Why don't you throw in a unique spelling of each for good measure

It's akin to be called jaja (binks)

wesH · 18/02/2015 10:35

a better idea would be to not name your child after an appallingly bad TV show

gemma19846 · 18/02/2015 10:03

What did u decide on op? I am having this problem now lol. Aryan is a common indian boys name btw and was around waaaaay before Hitler turned it into something negative. I think we are going to name our daughter Ariya xxx

FluffyJawsOfDoom · 14/08/2012 11:03

Aria is a "proper" name iirc, so a bit more 'normal' than Arya? (which I'd pronounce ar-ay-a rather than Ar-ee-a tbh)

attheendoftheday · 14/08/2012 09:08

I love Arya, not so keen on Sansa.

ELHasShutUp · 14/08/2012 08:33

I like both, but slightly prefer the sound of Sansa.

Did you see there were three baby boys called Tyrion last year?!

OneLittleToddlingTerror · 13/08/2012 20:26

Arya, I much prefer her. A bit more feisty.

LittleWhiteWolf · 13/08/2012 20:10

Arya reminds people of Aryan? Confused Ar-ya. Air-ree-an.

I've told Dh that if we decide on DC3 and have a girl, we'll call her Arya, although I love Sansa, too. Might give her Adolfa as a middle name just so there is no confusion on my white supremicist connections. Hmm

BreakOutTheKaraoke · 13/08/2012 19:08

Love Arya, and I like the idea to maybe put an I in, Ariya. But I would pronounce this Ar-eye-ya, not ar-ee-er as above!

Virgil · 13/08/2012 19:01

Agree with the Arya Aryan connotations. Although there is an Aryan at my Dcs school which caused quite a few eyebrows to be raised.

Ephiny · 13/08/2012 19:00

There's an Arianne in the GoT books as well, lovely name IMO.

Or you could spell it Aria instead? I haven't heard of the Ariya spelling but that's very pretty too.

VolAuVent · 13/08/2012 18:45

Arya reminds me of Aryan, so not good connotations. Sansa too much like Salsa!

How about Anya, Ariana, Sadie or Sanchia?

DangerMousey · 13/08/2012 17:01

You can adapt the spelling of Arya slightly, by sticking an 'i' in it:

Ariya.

This is a persian name, I think, and is very pretty. And it gets rid of the
Arya(n) risk. It will also probably help people know how to pronounce it (Ar-ee-er). I think if you stick with the 'Arya' version, you run the risk of people saying it "Are yer?"....especially where I live with our accent!!

Ariya is a beautiful name :)

ouryve · 12/08/2012 19:29

There's an mp3 player on the market called the Sansa Clip. Just saying.

CleoSmackYa · 12/08/2012 19:23

Iheart I never noticed this! Shock

Ephiny · 12/08/2012 19:21

I love GoT/ASOIAF but don't love either of these names enough to use them.

Slightly prefer Arya, and she is a fantastic character (though in the later books her storyline is becoming somewhat dark and unsettling, so maybe I'd want to wait and see how she ends up).

JollyHockeyStick · 12/08/2012 19:19

I like Arya. Or Kaleesi.

Sansa doesn't sound good the way it is pronounced in English.

BigusBumus · 12/08/2012 19:17

Actualy yes I Heart, I hadn't thought of that but now you say it....

Anya?

BrittaPerry · 12/08/2012 19:13

I heart does have a point...