Baby girl name Rea?

[HappyGoldEagle]

Both me and my husband are set on Rea we both love Ria as another spelling. We need your opinions please any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I’d pronounce Rea as Ray
Ria is too reminiscent of diarrhoea.
Then of course there’s also Rhea, which is a small ostrich type bird.

I think Rea will pronounced as Rae as PP said. If you like the name I'd spell it Ria.

I have a niece called Rhia. Wasn't a fan at the start but its grown on me

Love this name! I would spell it ‘Ria’.

I think it is a pretty name. I know a 30 year old Ria. That's how I'd spell it.

I would spell it Ria. Rea is just rear without the r.

I'd pronounce those names differently

Rea = Ree (like beach, reach)
Ria = Ree-a (rhymes with Pier)

Rae would be Ray.

I'd use the spelling which best reflects the pronunciation you want!

I think it’s probably as uncommon as it is due to being (by sound, albeit not spelling) the suffix of diarrhoea.

Raya is another alternative and how I think Rea is probably said (in my head!)

Diarrhoea

I knew someone called Rea (surname) many years ago. It's pronounced Ray.

Rianna?

I would say pronounce it as Rea as Re-uh to rhyme with Leah. Definitely wouldn’t think Ray or Raya, the e and a are the wrong way round for that.

i like the name but prefer Leah.

I don’t have much preference between the Rea and Ria spelling, and I didn’t think about diarreah.

I had a friend at high school called Rhea. I LOVED her name but she definitely got diarrhoea jokes unfortunately.

I immediately think of diarrhoea.

My surname is Rea, it is supposed to be pronounced Ray, but is unanimously pronounced Ree-ah (like Chris Rea, driving home for christmas) by everyone who does not know me. I'm not sure anyone has got it right on the first try.

Rae is a popular girls name/middle name now, so you might get people who are used to that going with the Ray pronunciation over the Ree-ah pronunciation, but in my experience people read Rea as Ree-ah.

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I don't like the rear end associaitons.
I thought Rea was pronounced as REAR like Leah, Tia, Kia, Pia and Mia. I would spell it Ria.
Surnames spelt like Rea are said differently.

I prefer Leah, Mia and Tia.

I wouldn't immediately know how to pronounce Rea- I'd guess it as Ree rhymes with Sea from the spelling

I'd go with Ria. That matches your chosen pronunciation and is quite pretty.

I know a couple of Ria's. I've never made the 'diarrhoea' connection.

Rea I would pronounce as Ree.

I would probably spell is Rhia or Ria. I liked it, there was a Ria at school with me, shortened from Victoria

I would choose Rhea.

The girls name Rae is pronounced Ray (or at least the 6 I've come across are)
Ria reminds me of diarrhoea

OP is asking about Rea not Rae.

I would assume Rea was pronounced Ree, in the same was that Bea is pronounced Bee.

If you're after the sound Ria I would spell it like that.

Aside from the spelling, it's a nice name.

I know an adult Ria. Its lovely.