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Amya or Deena or Liyana

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Libertyy · 30/12/2023 12:00

Any ideas

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Everleigh13 · 22/07/2024 18:27

I like Amya and Liyana. Yes, you’ll have to give the pronunciations a few times but once you know I think they are quite easy to remember. They are nice names in my opinion.

MerryChristmasToYou · 22/07/2024 15:57

Amayas and Anayas are popular where I am, and while they look pretty written they aren't nice sounding. They sound like Uh-uh-uh.

miniaturepixieonacid · 22/07/2024 15:48

Amya - Amaya is one of my favourite names. I wouldn't have thought to pronounce this spelling that way (I'd have guessed Am-ya like An-ya) but I'd learn as would anyone else confused so it that's how you want to spell it, I'd go for it. I've seen Amaya, Amaiya, Amaia and Amaiyah so Amya is just another variant, I'm sure!

Deena - not keen but that's possibly because I've only ever known one and I didn't like her do it's coloured the name for me.

Liyana - fine. In the UK it's quite 80s/90s but that doesn't follow that it is for you. I wouldn't have any problems with that spelling in pronouncing it Lee-arn-a, that seems natural to me.

BCBird · 22/07/2024 08:21

Teach a Liyana. Just realised I gave been saying her name wrong. Amya never seen spelt like that, see Amaya with some of Afro-Caribbean kids. Amya, I would sat Amaya but is there a chance some say Amy a or Am ya. Deena never heard. Heard Deeya. As a rule of thumb I would not give a child a name that they have to keep correcting- exhausting for them

PeriIsKickingMyButt · 22/07/2024 08:16

MistyHazelFox · 22/07/2024 08:14

People who resurrected these old threads are always the weirdest

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PeriIsKickingMyButt · 22/07/2024 08:15

Libertyy · 30/12/2023 13:41

Amya is pronounced “am-maya”
Liyana is pronounced lee-ah-na
Deena - dee-nah

They won't be pronounced like that in the uk by native English speakers so I would amend the spelling if that's the pronunciation you want. Amaya and Liana would be more likely to get the pronunciation you want.

MistyHazelFox · 22/07/2024 08:14

People who resurrected these old threads are always the weirdest

Meowzabubz · 22/07/2024 08:13

If you live in England, Deena is the only logical choice. It is pronounced phonetically. Amya will always be pronounced like Anya. I actually prefer Liyana to Deena, but I think you'd have to Westernise the spelling or else it would be a PITA. The Yana will be pronounced like Russian way.

Beth216 · 22/07/2024 08:13

Amaya is lovely and my favourite, but I'd definitely spell it like that. Deena sounds dated to me, but Liyana is quite nice.

Lianlily · 22/07/2024 08:07

My Daughter’s name is Liana. A variation spelling of Liyana. In Arabic Liana means softness, tenderness and delicacy. in French it means the grace and elegance of a vine, reflecting natural beauty and growth. Liana’s are vines, climbing plants or climbers. Bougainvillea flowers and grapes are an example of a Liana. Cute nickname for Liana is Lily.

Amya or Deena or Liyana
LikeItOrLumpIts · 30/12/2023 16:49

I’m be only seen it as Amaya, as in PJ Masks.

MerryChristmasToYou · 30/12/2023 15:09

@OpalOrchid , I'd rather have a name that people didn't have to learn that it was Asian or how to say it. There are god knows how many asian languages.

I've only seen Mya, Anya and Amaya, Anaya, Alaya as similar names. All on asian heritage children, but not from the same cultural/religious backgrounds.
But you probably think I am 'stupid'.

OpalOrchid · 30/12/2023 14:43

I like Amya and there's no need to spell it any different just so it's easier for people who are too stupid to learn how to pronounce Asian names.

theduchessofspork · 30/12/2023 14:38

If there’s an option to spell Amya in a more phonetic way, I’d go for that

Liyana and Deena do sound a bit low rent 70s in a UK context, but they are more phonetic. Liyana is the better of the two.

BoohooWoohoo · 30/12/2023 14:35

Amaya will be be most likely to be pronounced correctly by a person from the UK. Amya looks like Anya with a m so will be pronounced Am-yah

Liyana sounds more modern that Deena because of the English name Dina is quite an old person’s name compared to Liana which sounds younger to me. Of course you should spell it to your cultural norm but Liyana would be pronounced like you want to.

Christmasisover · 30/12/2023 14:35

I like Deena. People spelling and pronouncing names wrong is my pet peeve so Deena would be my name of choice out of the three 🙈

halfmice · 30/12/2023 14:34

Ameera/Amira is pretty!

@Libertyy no, the PP means Amaya as it’s written there rather than Amya.

Love Deena too. Easy to spell and say.

muddyford · 30/12/2023 14:32

None of them.

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Libertyy · 30/12/2023 14:30

BabyYoshke · 30/12/2023 14:29

Amaya is a lovely name but I’d stick an extra A in there.

So Amaaya, Aamaya or Amayah?

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Libertyy · 30/12/2023 14:29

I like Ameera and Alaina too

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BabyYoshke · 30/12/2023 14:29

Amaya is a lovely name but I’d stick an extra A in there.

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Libertyy · 30/12/2023 14:28

tsmainsqueeze · 30/12/2023 14:22

None of them, so many much nicer names to choose from.

Like what? What about Inaayah or Anaya? Or Humaira?

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Libertyy · 30/12/2023 14:27

LikeItOrLumpIts · 30/12/2023 13:49

Will Amya really get pronounced as Am-Mya though to people that don’t know? As to be honest it’s like Anya but with an M. Am-ya.

It doesn’t read Am Mya. To be honest there are so many Mayas and Maias.

Deena seems very 80s.

I know an Amyma that gets pronounced as “amayma” so I’m sure Amya will be pronounced okay. But I could settle with Amaya or Anaya

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tsmainsqueeze · 30/12/2023 14:22

None of them, so many much nicer names to choose from.

MerryChristmasToYou · 30/12/2023 14:21

@WeightoftheWorld . I think she says Amya as Am-eye-ah.

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