What do the parents of Arya do?

[ireallyshouldbeworking]

Pronounced Arr-yah. If you heard of someone calling their child this name, would you make any assumptions about what her parents were like/ what job they did?

[forevergreek]

I prefer Aria

[sashh]

Dad is dead for suggesting jofrey is not the king. Mum is with older brother creating and leading armies and doing deals with Walter Frey that she cannot keep to.

Her uncle is about to die, her sister is about to be kidnapped and ............................

Not wanting to do too many spoilers

[12ylnon]

Well We're not neo-nazis (aryan is pronounced air-ee-an, not sure how people are making that connection) and we think homeopathy is a load of balls.
DC will be called Arya if she's a girl. We might like a song of ice and fire a bit though.... Alright, perhaps a lot.

[KenDoddsDadsDog]

I thought neo nazi but I know nothing about Game of Thrones.

[12ylnon]

I'm a childminder and my OH works in insurance btw.

[OwedToAutumn]

I didn't call either DD Pheobe, because of Friends. It was my favourite ever name, from the time I was about 8 or 9 when I read Eight Cousins.

If I introduced a DD to you as Pheobe, now, you would be unlikely to think of Friends.

If you love the name, use it, and ignore everyone else.

(I have never watched Game of Thrones.)

[Frontpaw]

Persians are an arian (sp??). I know two little Arians (boys), so that is a real name. Not sure how well that goes down in the UK/US. Can you imagine sports day 'faster Arian, Faster, higher, better - beat them all Ariannnnn!'

But then I also know a Fatima, nn Fatty or Fahr-ti (oh dear, I did try to warn them before they went on holiday) 'come here Fatty, Farty come heeeere!'

[Frontpaw]

I also know of a Negar... Prononced, oh dear, just too close to another N word. In the US.

[AitchDee]

You win the prize for most ridiculous thread title ever on Mumsnet. It even exceeds the 'what is the brother of xxxxx called?'.

[IHeartKingThistle]

12ylnon it is the same spelling though. Given that so many people on this thread have associated the name with neo-Nazis, it would definitely put me off!

[12ylnon]

I think the point is that most people will hear the name, not read it. Or they'll hear it when writing it down.
It's not a popular neo-Nazi name, like Loki or Thor or something. It's a common name in India.

I'm not bothered really, anyone who knows us knows we're about as far away from a nazi as you can get.

[Alisvolatpropiis]

I'm surprised at the Neo-nazi comments. Even when reading the books on first go,I didn't make that connection. I'm by no means unfamiliar with the word Aryan either.

I couldn't say what I thought Arya's did,I have no set idea. I suppose I would assume some level of Game of Thrones awareness or they were Indian.

I know someone who named her daughter Arya earlier this year. As far as I know,nobody has suggested she is a Neo-Nazi for doing so.

HTH

[ISeeThreadPeople]

Somebody dh went to school with has just named his dd....

khaleesi

Arya is infinitely preferable.

[bigkidsdidit]

I'd think white supremacist too

I've never heard of Game of Thrones before this thread though

[HarlettOScara]

Khaleesi? Really? I wouldn't be able to stop myself asking where her dragons are every time I saw her

[mamalovesmojitos]

People are making the connection because Aryan is just one letter more than Arya. It doesn't mean we're silly people for not knowing what the name Arya means , it's just that a lot of people will make that connection in their head on first glance. It's not a personal slur against op, it's just an honest answer to the question.

[IHeartKingThistle]

This happened on the other thread. People don't want to hear it!

[Alisvolatpropiis]

It is worth taking on board what other people immediately make a connection to,as the child has to carry the name until they're at least 18.

Anyone who knows Game of Thrones will think Arya Stark but people unfamiliar with it are making the connection to Aryan. It's by no means a god connection.

Maybe Aria instead OP?

[Alisvolatpropiis]

*good.

[forevergreek]

but in game of thrones i still thought its pronouced Ari AH. as when she is pretending to be a boy its shortened to Ari?

[hatebeak]

It's not surprising people are making the neo-Nazi connection at all - reading about, there would appear to be a trend among such people - in the US at least - for names like Arya, Aryanna, Aryan. I know it's got roots beyond white supremacists - but it's something worth considering if you're thinking about naming a child that.

[mamalovesmojitos]

What about Arianna?

[Bluegrass]

I have friends with a child called Aryan, I'll have to mention that people must assume they are white supremacists.

They are Indian so hopefully won't feel too put out!

[ConfusedPixie]

I'd think they were Iranian, or younger Arya's: Game of Thrones.

It's a name I'd use for both of the above reasons

No clue what they'd do for a living though!

[squoosh]

I immediately thought 'red neck Neo Nazi parents'.