Gaia

[Lallydallydune]

I met a little girl the other day. And her name was Gaia. I just thought it was so cute and unusual. What do you think? It's another word for Earth.

I don’t like it and I think a lot of people would struggle with pronunciation.

I don't think many people would struggle with the pronunciation.

Gaia is a well known word. It's on a lot of tv shows.

I like it, have heard it before and wouldn’t struggle with pronunciation. It’s probably more of a middle-upper class name.

Makes me think of the top spec models made by Ford, with their Ghia badges on them.

Absolutely love it

No they won't

I think it’s a bit naff, tbh. Trying too hard to give a name a meaning.

Really like Gaia, and it was on our shortlist for DD. As a pp mentioned it's currently a very popular name in Italy, and DP and I were learning Italian when I was expecting DD and kept coming across it. The tragic case of Gaia Pope, which was in the news just before DD was born, put us off though.

While I still think it's lovely I'm glad we didn't go with it, as in hindsight it's not really 'us'. I'd definitely admire it on someone else's child though!

I can only assume you don't know who Gaia is?

I know, I just think it’s a naff name for a person. Perfectly fine if you actually are a goddess.

By that, I take it you find Iris a naff name too.

I know an adult Gaia, I think she is Italian. I wouldn't choose the name personally as it just isn't to my taste but it has a lovely meaning and if you love it I say go for it!

It was so cute on a little girl.

She was so sweet

Gorgeous

@Lallydallydune Just adding that the 2023 name stats have been published today by the ONS and there were 81 Gaias - still only #490 on the list, but way up from when we were naming DD in back in 2017.

Gorgeous name, never understood why it was so underused when similar Maya/Maia is fairly popular (I suppose possibly because Maya has other etymological origins). Glad it’s finally increasing.