Jayna, Jaina

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I'm naming my baby Jayna.
And wondered if anyone on here has the name, and if so, do you hate it or like it?
And have you met anyone else in the UK with it

Also, I've been told i should spell it Jaina, "as it looks classier." 🙄
Maybe it does look "classier", but Jayna seems pretty and light hearted to me. it's also unlikely to be mispronounced, whereas Jaina could be pronounced J-eye-na, and i know kids can be spiteful

I prefer Jane, but if you’re set on the name I wouldn’t have bothered making a thread on here 🙈.

I do agree Jayna looks better than Jaina though.

Jana, but might get Ya-na or Jay-na

Fair enough.
I just wanted to see if anyone else had the name or new anyone with the name, and there thoughts on it, as it's an old name but I've never met anyone with it in the UK. And also the opinion on the spelling.

Fair enough.
I just wanted to see if anyone else had the name or new anyone with the name, and there thoughts on it, as it's an old name but I've never met anyone with it in the UK. And also the opinion on the spelling.

I think Jayna looks better, I don't know how Jaina is classier. Definitely not Jana - I would think that was pronounced Janner which is really not a good thing if you're in the South West.

Jayna seems the clearest option. i'd think Jaina was an indian name or maybe said as Jigh-na (not great and might lead to teasing).

I like Jane much more to but it's not my baby being named.

Jayna definitely

I’ve never heard of it, and I quite like it.

I think I would spell it “Jayna”, to avoid confusion with pronunciation

Jenna is lovely too, OP. Just an idea

I've not heard it, but I like it! I like the look of Jaina best, but I'd probably go with Jayna for the pronunciation issues pp mentions

I'm used to seeing it for an Asian child. Didn't know if that was your background

Jayna is lovely. I really like it.

In names the ai spelling is sometimes used to make the igh sound rather than ay, so it could be read in a way that sounds too close to vagina for me.

Jayna is beautiful! I’ve only ever met one. Jaina doesn’t look right and Jane is beyond dull.

Jayna is chavvy.

The Jayna spelling is nicer.

Thanks all, Im happy Jayna seems to be the preferred spelling. I think some felt the Y in Jayna made it less classy than Jaina, But some names genuinely need a Y, like Lynn, Joyce and Jayna.
It's not like I'm calling her Juliet but spelling it jullyet or something.

No, I'm not Asian. But that's interesting. I wonder if it's a common name in Asia, and if there's a variation in the meaning.

Snob.

What did you name your children?

Jaina - Wikipedia

@YourAmberFawn , does that help?

Help what exactly? You can dislike a name without bringing classist terms such as “chavy” into the debate.

I have no strong opinions on the name, I do have a strong opinion on casual classism.

Jayna is a relatively common Indian name

many years ago I worked with a (much!!) older lady called Jana. (Pronounced Jayna)

I’ve never heard it before but I really like it!

I haven’t heard of it but also prefer Jane or Janie.