Kaya or Katya

[caitlinrose]

Which one do you prefer and why?

Kaya is one of my husband's favourites. We took it off our list because it received a lot of "it's chavvy" comments here which confused me because Kaia didn't get nearly as many of such comments. We just don't want to make her life more difficult. But DH really loves it and it has been growing on me a bit more as well. Is it really that bad and does it matter whether it's spelled Kaya or Kaia (or Kaja which is Scandinavian)? We pronouced them all ky-ah and I always thought it was the standard even though I guess you could say kay-ah for Kaya.

Then I stumbled across Katya in a book and thought it was nice as well. Is it more classic? It feels more grown up to me but a bit less fun and youthful.

I guess they are both pretty international which is nice. I recently heard of a Japanese actress called Kaya.

Thanks for your thoughts.

Are you or DH Scandinavian op?

Katya is lovely

I like Kaya but in our country it is a last name meaning rock and I've never heard of it used elsewhere so this thread has been nice! I pronounce it Ky-a so also didn't realise it could be interpreted as Kay-a here but no one ever seems to say it that way to us so I wouldn't be too worried about that tbh.

katya is nice

Kaya is a bit naff - which I would say about Kaia, just because she’s a celeb kid model. Also it will get said Kay-uh which it seems you don’t want.

I love Katya and Katerina rather than Kaya.

I really like Katya. Very elegant.

I love Katya. So elegant, with a slightly sharp edge to it which I like. I went to school with a Katya, and all the kids pronounced it Kat-eee-ah. I remember being astonished when I first saw it written down and realised it was just two syllables. Lara’s daughter in Dr Zhuvago was a Katya, I think. Really beautiful name.

What about Gaia instead of Kaya? Almost the same name, but Gaia would avoid the unpleasant disapproval from the snobs because it’s dead posh. We almost chose Gaia for our DD, and a bit of me does regret not using it.

*Zhivago, sorry!

Kaya means cannabis doesn't it - that's what the Bob Marley song is about?

I have a Katya. I love her name and have no regrets, however in the UK pronunciation is not straightforward. In the UK it tends to be pronounced with three syllables whereas in Russia/Eastern Europe/Germany it's pronounced with two syllables.

Katya as I find Kaya awkward to say.

I like Katya.

I know a Kiya and a Kiyah.

I always thought Kiya was such a pretty name !