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Anaya, Anya or Luna?

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mumsy83 · 17/05/2016 09:45

Due to have a baby girl this summer. We have chopped our names down to these 3 final names. which is your fave? and what's your opinion on them?

Anaya - pronounced "A-Nay-A"
Luna
Anya

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Schmoochypoos · 17/05/2016 12:42

Anya gets my vote, have you thought about Lyra?

nectarini1983 · 17/05/2016 13:56

I really like all three. I agree about the lunatic link with Luna unfortunately and that was the reason it got relegated from my shortlist with dd2.

I'd pronounce Anaïs - an- AY-eess.

Others I liked starting with A were: Amaya/ Amaia, Amira, Amara, Aaliyah, Alicia, Alyssa, Alana.

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rainbowstardrops · 17/05/2016 17:45

Well I never knew Anais wasn't pronounced An Ay. Not sure I like the 'proper' pronunciation!
'An Ay is beautiful even if it isn't quite correct! Grin

mrsschu · 17/05/2016 18:14

Luna is dreadful - it's the start of the word lunatic for heavens sake! Not keen on Anaya but Anya is nice.

nectarini1983 · 17/05/2016 20:01

Luna is Spanish for moon....

mrsschu · 17/05/2016 20:10

And in English it's the start of the word LUNAtic Grin

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mumsy83 · 17/05/2016 22:51

Thanks again for all your comments. Still think 'Luna' is really pretty

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CaoNiMao · 18/05/2016 07:21

They all sound a bit 'footballer's child'...

Lara could be a good alternative!

disappoint15 · 18/05/2016 07:37

I must be really old. Does no one else remember the advert for the perfume Anaïs Anaïs? The diaeresis over the i indicates that it is pronounced separately like the e in Zoë. In English it sounds closest to An-eye-ees.

Like Anya. Would pronounce Anaya An-eye-a. Agree about lunatic and loony associations of Luna.

1horatio · 18/05/2016 09:01

Anya is lovely! But I absolutely love Luna :) However, I do understand why some some people hate it, there is the "loony/lunatic thing"....

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mumsy83 · 18/05/2016 11:26

Lara & Lyra are really nice names... just not for me.

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Vixxfacee · 18/05/2016 17:39

I like anaya. Also like amaya and anaiya

pilates · 18/05/2016 17:40

Anya

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mumsy83 · 19/05/2016 10:53

@Vixxfacee how would you pronounce Anaiya? Anaya?

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Vixxfacee · 19/05/2016 10:55

Anaiya/Anaya would be pronounced:
A ny ah

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mumsy83 · 19/05/2016 10:56

Looks like you a large percent of you netmums prefer Anya

If we do choose Anya, the middle names we have so far are..

Anya Grace
Anya Isobel
Anya Lily

Any more MN suggestions are welcome.

Thank you

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pilates · 19/05/2016 11:20

Your choice of names are lovely

Anya Elizabeth
Anya Francesca
Anya Charlotte
Anya Primrose

PinkParsnips · 19/05/2016 11:35

Anya Grace is lovely

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mumsy83 · 19/05/2016 12:04

Thank you Pilates and Pink

hmm Primrose is different, quite like that Smile

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mumsy83 · 19/05/2016 12:10

@vixx
I prefer 'A nay a' little bit worried that if I was to choose Anaya people would have different pronunciations for it.. I think the correct way is 'A ny ah' like you wrote but I im not sure what I think about the name using that pn

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GreenBeans17 · 19/05/2016 12:35

Luna

Vixxfacee · 19/05/2016 14:59

John legend and his wife have just named their baby girl Luna. The baby is absolutely beautiful and has made me like the name!

Mottled · 19/05/2016 17:01

Luna Isobel.