Which spelling?

[FudgeFlies]

Alayah or Alaia?

Pronounced Ah-lay-uh.
Love the spelling of Alaia but don’t want people to call her A-liar or Ar-lia.

I think Alayah looks how it’s spelt but is it too close to Aaliyah?

Alayah

I know an Aleya with this pronunciation too.

Alayah

To be honest, I don't think the spelling matters -- I teach at a university and have had quite a few students with variations on this name down the years, and no one spelling corresponded with any specific pronunciation or stress (which is why I remember it, because remembering took effort.) Last year I had an Aaliyah who pronounced it the way you want yours to be pronounced, for instance, but also an Aalia who pronounced it A-LYE-a. And a couple of years back an Aalia who pronounced it AH-lee-a.

So, if you're someone who is going to be bothered by people not using your preferred pronunciation, I'd honestly choose another name, because I think this one is particularly liable to being given lots of different pronunciations.

Aleya is a good idea.

Between your two - I think people will get it wrong either way. I think Alaia looks nicer written down.

Thank you

Alaia

Alaya Ah lay ah.

Alaia would be Al eye ah.

Alaïa

Lots of similar types of names around, I would choose something else.

I agree there are a million similar names around so it will get lost and not seem maybe as pretty and interesting as you think.

If you're dead set on it then do your daughter a favour and pick a version that has an easy pronunciation for what you want. Alayah is the better of your two since the other option would naturally be pronounced A Lie Ya .

Agree with PP that Aleya is a much much nicer spelling that would get the pronunciation you like.

Alaia.

Alaia- although the name sounds like ‘a layer’ which is a bit meh IMHO

Oh hang on, sorry. I misread. Alaïa and Alaia will get you a-lie-a. Don’t use this spelling if you want a-lay-ah.

I agree with other posters. It will get his pronounced as it can be pronounced in different ways with the stress on different sounds.

Mis pronounced.

Aleya

‘ai’ should make an eye sound rather than an ay sound but people here seem to insist it’s an ay sound 🙄 mainly when it comes to the name ‘Mai/May’ but then Kai gets pronounced properly 🤷🏼‍♀️

Looking at the first way you have written I would automatically think Ah-lay-ah. The second way I’d probably naturally say al-eye-a until someone corrected me

Aleya

Alaia, because as you said, Alayah looks like Aaliyah. Either way it's a beautiful name. 😊