Aaliyah, Brooklyn or Ariana

[LouisaB1990]

I don't know what I'm having yet but I love these 3 makes which one do you like the most?

I'm not keen on any I'm afraid. If you put a gun to my head I'd choose Ariana, but I'd assume you were naming your child after Ariana Grande, who will probably have faded into obscurity before your child can spell her name.

I knew an Arianne once and she was lovely, but Ariana seems a bit too much.

Aaliyah is dreadful. Isn't there a famous dead singer called Aaliyah? I know it's not an English name but the double aa looks so odd. I prefer Leah.

Brooklyn. This was trendy about 18 years ago. Brooke, just Brooke is ok in an American way.

If you put a gun to my head and made me pick one, then Ariana. But it seems to be getting quite common, so I wouldn't be too keen.

I teach an Aaliyah. Quite a rare name but I can never remember if it's A-lee-ya or A-lie-ah. This may annoy her/you in the future. Eliana is nicer than Ariana imo. Do not like Brooklyn.

Aaliyah or more often Aliyah (IME) is a beautiful Arabic name. I love it. I think the double A spelling is Hebrew.

They're all a bit...... erm chav. (shoot me).

One of my cousins is called Alia pronounced AL-ia rather than Aa-LI-yah. Alia is an Arabic name, my cousin has a Morroccan parent so it works culturally for her. I don't particularly like Aaliyah as a name and it does remind me of the dead singer but it doesn't sound as strange to me as it might do to other people.

Brooklyn is an awful name.

Ariana is also not my taste but probably the best out of this bunch. But I would never consider it as a name for my DC.

Ariana is lovely, it means silver.
Aaliyah and Brooklyn are both fine, not my taste but fine.

is this a joke?

Ariana for me.

The other two aren't to my taste really. I think many people will see Brooklyn as a boys name, due to young Beckham :)

'Is this a joke'

Er - Yeah; I'm sure someone thought of names you didn't like and decided to post them on the Internet to annoy you

Ariana is the nicest, but I prefer Arianna.

I find them a bit chav tbh.

I went to school with an Arianna (pronounced Ari-ah-na) she had German parents I think. It's a lovely name.

Aaliyah is a beautiful Arabic name. Gorgeous. And I doubt anyone your daughter's age will associate it with the singer.

Not keen on Brooklyn, makes me think of the Beckham's son.

MummyPiggy - I think you need to live a little!

How about Brooke? Sorry people have been so rude to you, OP.

penguin an opinion was asked and I gave mine. It's because I know a Aaliyah and Brooke and i associate the name with them.

Aaliyah is a proper (Muslim) name. The others aren't.

Brooklyn (or any other place name Devon/London/India/Rio/Basingstoke etc) only really makes sense if that place is very special to you.

Otherwise the poor child has a lifetime of explaining:

• no I don't come from there
• no I wasn't conceived there

-no I've never been there -no my parents haven't been there either

• no, I have no bloody idea why.

I'd think it through carefully.

Cru - Ariana (or Arianna or Ariane) is a proper name too.

Nice posts
Stick around Louisa and don't take the responses to heart.

They just seem like very different names to me. I would expect an Aaliyah to be Arabic or Muslim, a Brooklyn to be American and an Arianna to have Italian heritage. Seems really odd to have them on the same list.

But then I didn't get the pop culture link which I guess is what they have in common. I quite like Arianna.

Ah thanks, I'd never heard of it.

Aaliyah is beautiful, I like Ariana too but makes me think of Ariana Grande. Not keen on Brooklyn as it makes me think of the Beckhams.

Op all names are chavvy on here unless they are granny chick names like Ottile or Clemency

I love Aaliyah, very beautiful name and Ariana is pretty too. Brooklyn is okay but makes me think of the Beckhams.

Op, most names are chavvy on here unless they are Granny Chick names like Clemency or Ottile