Arya?

[laurenlhthompson]

Not sure if dc1 is a girl or boy yet but we've really struggled to agree on a girls name.

DH is sold on the name arya, he likes geeky names and it's the nicest one so far.

I've tentatively agreed because it is a lovely name, not too fluffy but is it a bit too game of thrones?

Hmm. Quite like it, but how will you feel if her character turns nasty/commits hideous crimes/gets bumped off in a spectacularly gory fashion in a future book? (I believe that Martin is still writing them.)

If you like it, go for it, but beware that it's likely to date fairly specifically to GoT in the future!

I like it!

It gets a no from me, unless your surname is Stark.
What about Aphra instead?

This must be the 6th Arya thread this year! I'll say it. It would make you sound like a family of white supremacists.

Aria as a spelling would solve that problem!

Are you Aryan?

I think it is a lovely name but it's now very GOT and my concern with GOT names is that Arya may be lovely and sweet now but what about in the future? She might turn out to be more sadistic than Joffrey!

It's also an Indian name, there are LOADS of little Aryas where i live. No GoT link at all.

Are you going to be pronouncing it I-ah Or Ar-ia?

I know a few people who have an Arya and pronounce it both ways and people who have an Aria.

I think it's a lovely name either way, but it have liked it for years, it was on my name for ds(8) if he was a girl.
However, since GOT it is now becoming quite popular so I'm not sure if I would still use it.

How would it be pronounced?

Ah-ria
A-wry-a
Arry-a

I think it's a beautiful name whether you pronounce it aye-a or aree-a and was obviously around before GoT. If you love it go for it! I'm having a boy or it would be on my list! X

Never seen GoT but knowing there's a character in it called Arya would stop me using the name. I've always loved Aria however, and as it has a completely different (and lovely) meaning I'd still use that.

Would he consider Orla? Similar sound, no GOT link.

I love it.

Might be tempted to spell it Aria (like Pretty Little Liars) for the musical link though.

There's a character on Pretty Little Liars called Aria. I think that's pretty too.

Arya or aren't ya?

^^ Reason I wouldn't choose this name

Aria doesn't lend itself so easily to mispronunciation (people will call her "Area" but that ain't so bad.) Or Ariel, Arla, or even Air.

*This must be the 6th Arya thread this year! I'll say it. It would make you sound like a family of white supremacists.

Aria as a spelling would solve that problem!*

^this

I also read it like "Are ya?"

I'm the OP but I've had my own name change!

Found out today DC1 is a little boy so I won't be worrying about arya anymore!

I do like changing it to aria though and get the aryan/are ya things.

Congratulations!

So it's Ari, Arun or Aran, then?

No. Naming your kid after the current tv trend is naff. So sorry but it is.

Thanks grakick :) hahaha actually I think it will be Joel. Thinking of a boys name was extremely simple compared to girls names!

Joel is a great choice!

Congrats! Joel is a lovely name

I love it, it has Persian links as well. I wouldn't use it because of GoTs though, totally would have done before that though!

Congratulations on the boy :)