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me again... :-) Aria or Ariane?

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MrsRV · 07/03/2014 07:16

both pronounced like Harry without the H. which do u prefer and why? I'm swaying towards Aria at the mo but Ariane is more of a "proper name". Aria May or Ariane Isobel?

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alita7 · 09/03/2014 01:45

Ariane.

Personally I prefer Ariarna and Ariadne.

mumbaisapphirebluespruce · 09/03/2014 01:38

Aria should be pronounced with a long A at the beginning.
Aaa-ree-ya. An aria is a beautiful thing, the way the word is pronounced reflects this IMHO. To say it like 'arry-ah, with a dropped H, just sounds wrong to me, a bit like a cockney market stall holder!

Stick with Ariane. It can be pronounced the way you like it as in Harry without the H. I prefer Arianna though to Ariane.

Glasshammer · 08/03/2014 18:59

Aurora

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MrsRV · 08/03/2014 13:24

teasug... a friend of a friend has just had a baby Emilia and she is beautiful. Did tug at my heartstrings and make me revisit Amelia/Emilia!!!

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MrsRV · 08/03/2014 13:22

Thanks Helga. I honestly didn't know the word Aria existed, let alone how it's supposed to be pronounced. I really like Aria more and more... not sure hubs is 100% though. I just think Aria is a bit more "cool" dare I say it and not sure if the "ann" but of Ariane is just a bit dated. However, perhaps Aria and Ari could still be used as nn's for Ariane.

DD is still insisting baby is Holly!?!

DH says he now likes Amelia again and May.

It woukd appear that we now have a shortlist in any event which is definitely progress Grin

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Tea1Sugar · 08/03/2014 11:31

Ariane definitely :)

HelgatheHairy · 08/03/2014 10:23

Not really - most people get it right although a few pronounce it ah-rea which I don't like so I just pronounce it as ar-e-aa.

I have run into a woman with an Arya though who pronounces it as Aria but everyone pronounces as Are-ya

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MrsRV · 08/03/2014 08:54

Helga do you have the pronounciation problem with your DD?

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DrankSangriaInThePark · 08/03/2014 08:32

People wouldn't pronounce Aria like 'Arry though. They would automatically lengthen the A because everyone knows that's how you pronounce Aria, as others have said. Also not fond of nouns being turned into names.

I'd go for Ariane. But I'd actually go for Ariana, because when you say Ariane it kind of automatically wants to finish with an A.

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MrsRV · 08/03/2014 08:29

similar tastes then! we just knew with Ella. it was always really the one. This time, had a boys name - finding girls (or agreement on girls names) much more difficult!

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HelgatheHairy · 07/03/2014 22:06

Our number 2 choice was Ella. For a while we seriously considered Ariella.

BethGoLightly · 07/03/2014 21:41

Aria May

brachiosaurus · 07/03/2014 21:38

I think if it's to be pronounced like Arry, she'll be correcting people her whole life if you go for Aria. So on that basis, I'd choose Ariane. They are both lovely though, in fact I'm pinching Ariane for our list!

Ariane Isobel- very classy.

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MrsRV · 07/03/2014 21:31

I'm actually in love with Aria. But then I was with Amelia a month ago too. Perhaps I should just step away from the list & wait to meet her. DD is Ella Rose though and Ella Rose & Aria May just sounds beautiful, I think anyway!

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HelgatheHairy · 07/03/2014 18:51

mrs sympathies! We kept going round in circles with names. It wasn't till she was born that we knew she was Aria

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MrsRV · 07/03/2014 18:23

brilliant. hubby has decided he likes Amelia again. back to square one!!!

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MrsRV · 07/03/2014 11:46

Aria or Ariane will be known as Ari/Arry in any event as I love love love it - how do u pronounce your Aria? I don't think our friends and family will do ahr-ea... much more likely arryea (as in Harry). which is good with me!!

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HelgatheHairy · 07/03/2014 10:37

Oh and my father cannot remember Aria (tbf he's 85 and had never heard it before) so to him she's Arry. Leads to some confusion when I meet someone who he's met previously "I hear you have a boy called Harry" - no I have a girl called Aria.

HelgatheHairy · 07/03/2014 10:35

My DD is called Aria so that's my vote!

juneau · 07/03/2014 10:16

Aria or Ariane? Well one is a solo piece of singing and the other is a Russian space rocket ...

Not keen on either, tbh.

whodrankallthemilk · 07/03/2014 10:14

why dont you call her Arry? it'd be unique!

Highlystrungmum · 07/03/2014 09:26

Both are lovely but Aria gets my vote

amandine07 · 07/03/2014 09:16

Ariane Isobel is lovely.

IMO Ariane is a 'proper' name as opposed to Aria which is a type of music and makes me think of that!
If you go for Aria, be prepared to constantly correct people's pronunciation- people will say it how it is pronounced in a musical sense.

PsammeadPaintedTheLion · 07/03/2014 08:34

Ahh reea is lovely, but if ou want Arry- then go for Ariane. Which is also lovely!

TheWomanWithTheMysteriousLump · 07/03/2014 07:55

Arya is nice but would mark you put as a GOT fan which I assume you're not. I do think that people will naturally assume Aria is pronounced like the word, which would be irritating if you don't want that.