Name has been chosen!! Aaliyah joy what do you think?

[LouisaB1990]

Aaliyah is not popular where I am from never heard it, I'm considering different spellings such as
Alea
Aleigha

Not a huge fan but so long as you like it, that's all that matters.

Well it just makes me think of the singer who had underage sex with R Kelly

It's up to you

Not keen but if you like it?

To me, the double Aa looks contrived, and it's probably not, but it sounds very much made up. I think Leah is better, for me, anyway.

As suitefrancaise says, those spellings are not pronounced in the same way. Plus, they look just as contrived/ made up... You'd be forever correcting people. If you really want it, I'd go with a simpler spelling of the original, like 'Aliya which looks nicer to me'. Most people would know how to pronounce that.

I'm not keen on the other spellings, I prefer Aaliyah but maybe because that's the only way I've seen it spelt before. It does make me think of the singer but I don't think that is a problem. To everyone who knows her, it will be your daughters name.

Joy is a nice name. I'm not keen on Aaliyah personally.

Here:

nameberry.com/babyname/Aliya

It's beautiful and I would stick with the original spelling.

Nice. Stick with Aaliyah though- don't mess with the spelling!

Alyia is an Arabic name and is fairly common in Muslim communities of all backgrounds (Middle Eastern, Pakistani, European).

Can't believe someone up thread said it sounds made up .

It's a nice name op but not keen on the spellings you propose.

Oh oops, what I said about someone saying the name sounds made up. Just saw they meant the spelling sounds made up. Sorry about that, my mistake, should read more closely!

Aaliyah was the singer who died when her plane crashed about 1910 years ago.

I would stick to that or Aliya

Yep, when I see Aaliyah I just think of the singer...

I like it, would stick to the original spelling though

Joy is nice

I just think of the singer and would imagine you were a fan - esp. if it's a name that's not common in your culture.

I prefer Aliyah

Stick to aaliyah although I find it ghetto.

Dead RnB singer who shagged R Kelly. Not something I'd chose.

It's lovely, commonly used by Muslims but also sounds lovely with joy.

It means lofty or sublime, high/tall in a spiritual sense.

Al-Ala "the high" being one of the hundred names Muslims use to refer to God, and I think Aaliyah is the female form of that name.

Never heard of the singer!