Anaiya - how would you say it?

[CharleyDavidson]

My friend's put a fb post up showing that this is to be her DD's name when it's born next year. It's unusual and I'm not sure how to pronounce it.

A-ny-a or A-nay-a

I think....

Uh-nay-uh (northern, I say uh rather than ah)

No, I'm being stupid. I'd say A-nay-a

An-eye-a, I think.

Uh-nay-uh

An-aye-ah . Emphasis on the aye . Iyswim ?

An-I-ah.

Gosh I find it odd when people announce the future names of bumps.

Me too Libraries what if when she's born she looks nothing like an Anaiya and they change their minds

What if she comes out male? I know of a Milly who it turned out definitely wasn't!

An-ay-ee-a

Also birth isn't til next year. What if you just change your mind?

An I a

I wouldn't say it. It's not a word. I'd have to ask how they wanted me to pronounce that random collection of letters.

An eye ah

Or rather
An eye ya

A-nai-a.

I think that's a character from a fairly long series of fantasy books. If so, there's aa glossary of name pronunciations at the back. Should be in book 2 or 3. ;)

They've bought personalised items already for the baby so I hope it does come out as a girl. :)

Had a quick google - Nadine Cole's daughter is an Anaiya.

I'd go with A - nay - ah.

But I think they want it pronounced ay - nay - ah.

Each to their own.

An-ay-er

Anya

My daughter is an Inayah we say in-iy-ah so I would say it how it's spelt to be on the safe side an-iy-ah

I know an Anaiya. A-nay-a. I like it but gets confused with Anya a lot.

I teach one of these (although she adds an 'h' to the end and she pronounces it An-eye-a.

It is ah-nay-ah, and is more commonly found as Anaya, and traditionally is a Jewish boy's name (although now used for both genders).