Opinions please - Priya

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DH and I love the name Priya but we have a very English surname and think it might not go. Opinions on that and the name in general please!! :)

It sounds like a car

Its sanskrit and means dear or beloved. I am partial as it is my nieces name and she has an English surname

I taught a Priya who was the naughtiest girl I have ever met, ever ever ever! She was also really sweet and could drive you crazy while making you smile like no other kid. But I doubt that helps! She was (is!) Indian - I've never met an English Priya. It's a very pretty name - I like it a lot.

I think it is a lovely name.

Toyota Prius sprang to mind when I saw Priya. I do like it though

Lovely name :)

I know 2 mixed race Priyas. If you love it, why not?

It's a beautiful name. People may think it slightly odd if she has no Indian/Hindu heritage but that shouldn't deter you if it's your favourite name.

Lovely name.

I met the only Priya I know while we were both in hospital together, she complained that she has such a common name.

Makes me think of something electrical or mechanical or a water filter. But then I am bog standard English and have never heard of the name Priya before.

Sounds like a car. Sorry.

I think it's lovely, though do tend to think of it as an Indian name

If i heard the name without meeting the child, i would expect to meet a little child of indian & english heritage from what you describe...

Lovely name with a lovely meaning.

Don't get the car association at all

I know quite a few, including my cousin Priya. (My mother is from India.)

Extremely popular Indian name.

Priya is a lovely name.

Toyota Prius!

My Indian friend with that name hates it. I like it.

But would never use it unless my partner was Asian. It would just be werid to use it unless you're Asian.

There's a famous violinist called Priya Mitchell. She is white and it never occurred to me that it was an Asian name. I think it's beautiful and you should use it even with an English surname.

My feeling about names from other cultures is that it is fine to use them as long as you use the correct spelling and pronunciation (not See-ob-han for Siobhán for instance), as long as you don't use a name that has religious significance that you overlook (like Levi), use a girl's name for a boy and vice versa (Sasha, Misha) just because you like the sound of it that way, or as long as people from that culture don't mind sharing. I think it's a lovely name personally.

I know an English Priya with an English surname, lovely name (not so lovely girl though!)

Is it pronounced Pree-ya or Pry-ya?

Very nice but very popular.

I know lots of Priyas (well, at least 3) - they are all of Indian origin.

It's a pretty name but I would assume any Priya was of Indian origin. So it would be a bit odd if your DD is not. But I don't think it matters if your surname is English (eg if you are Indian but your DH is English).