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Help me pick between two names

26 replies

kdanielle · 05/04/2021 18:47

Amara or Alaya ?

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beebeabee · 06/04/2021 00:14

Amara

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 06/04/2021 00:09

Amara is lovely.

SnoozyBoozy · 05/04/2021 20:43

I was reading Alaya as A La ya, which sounds a bit like A Liar. But if you're saying it A lay a, it sounds nicer.

But I prefer Amara, very pretty.

ColonelPine · 05/04/2021 20:40

Amara

MadeOfStarStuff · 05/04/2021 20:40

Amara

Juanbablo · 05/04/2021 20:17

Amara.

Edenember · 05/04/2021 20:16

Amara - completely agree with another pp, in my accent Alaya sounds like ‘I’ll lay her.’ Even if that’s not how it’s pronounced many people will assume that pronounciation and there’s just too much potential for awfulness. I had to write off Aleida for the same reason (I laid her).

GingerFox2021 · 05/04/2021 19:45

Alaya sounds great!! 👍👍

Anystarinthesky · 05/04/2021 19:30

Amara

DramaAlpaca · 05/04/2021 19:30

Amara

custardbear · 05/04/2021 19:28

Amara - I can see boys in their teens saying I'll lay-her for Alaya ... so really puts me off, open to horribleness

PandaFluff · 05/04/2021 19:22

Amara

IsFuzzyBeagMise · 05/04/2021 19:00

Amara.

It's a pretty name, op!

Spied · 05/04/2021 19:00

Amara

OnlyFoolsnMothers · 05/04/2021 18:59

Amara- we have one in the family, utterly beautiful name in my opinion and rare!

EvilOnion · 05/04/2021 18:58

Amara.

I would worry about mispronunciation of Alaya - Al-ah-ya or Al-ay-ah (I would assume the first) - but I have a name that always needs spelling out and corrected so that's a personal issue!

If you're looking for similar suggestions I love Amira.

Enidblyton1 · 05/04/2021 18:57

Amara

fluffygreenmonsterhoody · 05/04/2021 18:56

Amara

KirstenBlest · 05/04/2021 18:55

Also veryy similar to Anaya

Hyacinth88 · 05/04/2021 18:53

Alaya

adviceseekingnamechanger · 05/04/2021 18:51

Amara is lovely

dementedma · 05/04/2021 18:51

Like Asmara if that helps?

OwlBasket · 05/04/2021 18:50

Amara

KirstenBlest · 05/04/2021 18:50

Neither. If I had to choose, Amara, because Alaya is too similar to Leah.
Prefer Tamara

Chilldonaldchill · 05/04/2021 18:49

Amara.

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