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What do you think of the name Rea?

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Prettyrose479 · 05/08/2022 20:35

Our little girl will be due 2 days time, the two names on the list our Rea or Ria either these spellings I really like. I do like Rea. I love the meaning of the name Rea.

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ZealAndArdour · 25/08/2022 01:01

Did you do a thread the other day about wanting to call your kid Ria Aurora King? That got deleted!

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iwishiwasafish · 25/08/2022 00:26

But does it flow?

OnTheBrinkOfChange · 25/08/2022 00:23

Nobody has mentioned rear window!

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Skelligsfeathers · 24/08/2022 23:55

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Skelligsfeathers · 24/08/2022 23:58

Oookaaaaaayyyyy.....

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blameitonthecaffeine · 06/08/2022 16:10

I think it's pretty and would choose the spelling Ria. It's less common than Mia, Tia or Leah but has the same vibe.

However, I went to school with a Ria right from age 3 to 18. When we were little the boys called her diarrhoea and as seniors, gonorrhea. Not persistently and she was happy enough. But it was irritating background teasing sometimes.

Soonberaining · 06/08/2022 10:50

I know two. Neither have been mocked.

LT2 · 06/08/2022 09:03

I like it. It didn't make me think of anything like the first commenters said!

Luredbyapomegranate · 06/08/2022 08:54

I think Maria nn Ria is a better choice

MbatataOwl · 06/08/2022 02:48

Yes, It's also Greek, Ria is Spanish which is short for Maria

Don't give your daughter a name that makes many people think of either an STI or loose stools.

Twillow · 06/08/2022 01:35

BluOcty · 05/08/2022 20:44

I like it but prefer raya pronunciation rather than ree-a. Would maybe spell it Rhea.

You can't spell it like that, it's a massive dangerous bird like an ostrich!
Mind you, Robin is a real name...

augustusglupe · 06/08/2022 01:23

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