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Ava or Raya?

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curiousquestion2 · 20/10/2021 10:43

Opinions sought!

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raintropics · 24/10/2021 11:06

I'd pick Raya but I love both!Smile

pilates · 20/10/2021 16:31

Ava
Dislike Raya

neverornow · 20/10/2021 16:25

Love the name Raya

GlitterBiscuits · 20/10/2021 16:04

Every other girl is Ava.

Freya but not Raya. Sound like a tribute name to a grandad or Uncle Ray

BubbleCoffee · 20/10/2021 16:00

What about Freya or Ria, as alternatives to Raya?

BubbleCoffee · 20/10/2021 15:59

Ava

Judygiraffe · 20/10/2021 15:58

I like Ava

CouncilHousedAndViolentBaby · 20/10/2021 14:10

I know a Raya and think it's better on a person than it is written down, def better than Ava

DressedUpAtAnIvy · 20/10/2021 14:09

Raya

SniggleSnarf · 20/10/2021 14:07

I think Ava is overdone.

I know a Raya - quite like it

Fivebeanchilli · 20/10/2021 14:04

I don't like Raya at all.
Ava is lovely but popular.

girlmom21 · 20/10/2021 14:01

Ava's lovely.
I'm not a fan of Raya.
Roya is shockingly bad.

Blubells · 20/10/2021 13:58

Raya is nice

I agree that Ava is way overused and a little dull as a result.

Classica · 20/10/2021 12:37

Raya is lovely.

Ava is a nice name but needs to be put back in storage for another 60 years.

Beamur · 20/10/2021 12:36

I've not come across anyone called Raya. I like it.
Ava is a gorgeous name, hence it's popularity.

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curiousquestion2 · 20/10/2021 12:25

Thank you! Food for thought x

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bunnybopbop · 20/10/2021 12:19

@KirstenBlest

Ava is horrible and Raya seems a bit trendy.

Roya is nice

Poor child will be shortened to Roy!

Raya is beautiful OP.

A friends DD is named Reya (Ree Ya) which is lovely too

Flamingosnbears · 20/10/2021 12:05

Ava is a good name - ignore poster saying it's horrible. Look your going to get people giving their opinion whatever you choose the most important thing is that you love it

Namechangedforthethousandthtim · 20/10/2021 11:45

Roya isn't nice.

Raya is okay but a bit nothing-ey. Also wouldn't know whether it was Ray-uh or Rye-uh?

Ava is beautiful but sooo popular.

TurnUpTurnip · 20/10/2021 11:44

Raya is nice and so is Ava so I’m unsure, as for why care if it’s popular well because I don’t want my child to be one of 5 Avas in her class, Roya is horrible 😬

KirstenBlest · 20/10/2021 11:43

@Cas112

Ava is so common now

Raya is lovely

Roya Definitely not Grin Hmm

Roya is a persian name meaning vision. A friend's daughter has this name.

Ava - yet another of the Evie, Eva, Ava, Ivy names

Raya - disney name and too similar to Maya etc

Tal45 · 20/10/2021 11:39

Ava.

Enko · 20/10/2021 11:36

Raya

Cas112 · 20/10/2021 11:35

Ava is so common now

Raya is lovely

Roya Definitely not Grin Hmm

FelicityBob · 20/10/2021 11:00

Ava too popular.
Raya is the name of new Disney film. Not a good idea. Plus how to pronounce? In the film its Rye-uh