Pria / Priya for white British baby girl

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LG due in Jan. Struggling to find a name that I love, as much as her sister Orla's name. I keep coming back to Pria / Priya, but would it be unusual to use it without any Hindu/ Indian connection? Thinking of using Eve as a middle name.

Can't see the problem if you like it. We have many names in the UK that are Hebrew/Arabic in origin like Susan (Susannah/Shoshanna), Rachel, Rebecca, Hannah, Judith, Sarah, Miriam, Deborah etc that have been assimilated.

Orla and Priya makes such an odd pairing. I would find it very odd personally. And she will spend the rest of her life explaining that no she doesn't have Indian heritage, her mum just decided to call her a very common Indian name.

@anotherscroller how were you pronouncing Mehdi? Because the correct pronunciation (with a guttural throat sound) would sound very odd being used by an English mum to call an English child.

Ita!

@Algor1thm yeah with an anglicised pronunciation… like ‘meh—-di’, without the guttural sound

Just be prepared that she will face discrimination because of her name.

I think your daughter might have unnecessary questions asked to her.i teach in a school which has a predominantly Asian intake and I fo feel pupils would say something. I would associate the name will someone Asian.

@deedledeedledum ,The emboldened text was from a pp from someone else. Laila (Layla/Leila) is arabic for night. I didn't do a google search. My post was referring to the pp saying it means something it doesn't.

If you use a name/word from another culture, then surely it makes sense to know the meaning and to use the standard pronunciation.

@LuckyAmy1986 , " The name, Layla, is often given to baby girls who are born at night to signify the time in which they were born. In some interpretations, the name also could mean “dark beauty.” "

... some interpretations... could

What I meant was if you use a name, you could at least find out the meaning.

Why? Do you think everyone does that before they choose a name for their child?

@LuckyAmy1986 , what has that to do with the OP?

OP it’s a beautiful name and if that’s what you want to call her then do so. No one owns a name, so ultimately you don’t need to ask for permission.

Well, the more people use it the more 'international' it will become, just like Leila.

Go for it if you love it. It sounds lovely and has a lovely meaning (as per pp).

Those are names acceptable within the abrahamic faiths, whereas Priya is specifically indian.

Leila wasn't all that popular until the recent trend for vowely L names.

I think let's just agree to disagree or whatever.

I was answering your particular point and now you are asking me what it's got to do with the OP 😩

No.
Priya is a beauiful name but on a white child is frankly odd.