Irene Liyana or Liyana Irene before the surname?

[alisha556655]

Would love some opinions

Sorry I've never heard the name Liyana before. Is it pronounced Li-AHna? or Li-Yahna? If the former, I'd be more inclined to spell it Liana.

Liana Irene is lovely.

Liana is a rainforest vine, I'd stick to Liyana!
I guess it depends which name you prefer the most as that'll be the one you use on a daily basis. Does either sound better with your surname?

@emmathedilemma

Liana is a rainforest vine, I'd stick to Liyana! I guess it depends which name you prefer the most as that'll be the one you use on a daily basis. Does either sound better with your surname?

Liyana could be a name from a different culture.

I like Irene Liyana. It flows better. Irene is gorgeous.

I think your surname is crucial. eg Liyana Adamson is clumsy whereas Irene would go with most surnames (but maybe not one with an “eee” sound).

Irene is beautiful

Both are good, but I prefer the Liana spelling. I dimly remember it as the name of a Suzuki car, but it’s a very casual association!

How are you pronouncing Irene? If the original and pretty Greek "Eye - ree - nee", then I would go for Irene Liyana .

But Irene pronounced like "Eye- reen" is quite dated/old-fashioned in the UK, so if you're pronouncing it this way, I'd go for Liyana Irene.

( Incidentally I've never heard of Liyana, do you mean Liana? That's is the more common spelling - It's a lovely, unusual name).

Either is nice OP.

I just had to comment because I meat a 12 year old recently called almost the same - Liliana Irene. What are the chances??

*meat= met!

Can't make this kind of call without knowing the surname - as a pp said it could really affect the overall sound. I'm not expecting you to tell us your surname btw, just can't really decide based on the names alone.

I used to know a Liana. Always thought it was a stunning name. I'm not as keen on Irene but I'd put money on it coming back into style soon.

Irene is lovely.

Both ways sound great but I prefer Liyana Irene. I guess it depends on the surname as well.

Having said that, I do prefer the spelling Leanna which was one of my primary school teacher’s names and I thought it was lovely then and now.

Yeah, Irene is pronounced as “eye reen” and Liyana as “lee-yah-na.” I’m keeping the spelling Liyana as it is the spelling that’s commonly used in my culture. Partner’s surname is very similar to “leary”

@stickygotstuck That’s a crazy coincidence! Aww I love her name, it’s so pretty!

Irene Liyana Leary
Liyana Irene Leary

Both very nice combos in all honesty. I think I'd go for Liyana Irene as I prefer Liyana to Irene and may as well avoid intials ILL (though I appreciate that's not your surname).

I love Irene (eye-reen) as it’s a family name for me. So pretty and makes me feel all happy when I hear the name. So, I’m biased and would use it as the first name.

Liyana Irene sounds better to me

I love both combinations but Liyana Irene seems to flow better when talking I think.

As a side note, Irene was my Granny's name (short for Catherine) and she passed in October there, so it's particularly special to me and I think it's a beautiful name :)

@fife28

I love both combinations but Liyana Irene seems to flow better when talking I think.

As a side note, Irene was my Granny's name (short for Catherine) and she passed in October there, so it's particularly special to me and I think it's a beautiful name :)

Actually, I think I've changed my mind after noticing the surname! Irene Liyana Leary sounds better I think :)