Gudrun Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 ZuleikaIndiraSapphiraMimosaSolanaPalomaYolandaSabinaSaritaMarikaSequoiaSantilla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 How do you pronounce Aaliyah?Ah-lye-er or Aaah-lee-ah? (Or something else!) I'm assuming it's Ah-lye-ah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerilyntaryn21 Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 I'm assuming A lee a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeepBeep Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 I love your chosen names and neither of them are too close to your baby IMO. Mahalia is another great singer too.Else - Zafiya, Zadie, Xolanie, Yolanda, Yael (I know one in real life - beautiful), Vivienne, Uma, Quinn. Oh gosh I didn’t even think about it being two singers! Hahaha. I’m really not going to point that out to my partner. He already thinks my taste is a bit... different! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeepBeep Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 I'm assuming A lee a You are correct! We say Ah Lee a.My in-laws pronounce it slightly differently with a longer ahhhhh first syllable. English is a second and third language. She answers to both happily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeepBeep Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 Isilay, pronounced Ishlay I have never heard this before and quite like it, thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeepBeep Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 Thank you everyone for your other suggestions! I like Amira, and Tallulah and Yael. My partner likes Kailani but I’m not sure... There’s a few other possible contenders in there too. We need to sit down and actually have a chat and look at meanings I think too. It’s interesting that some of you think Aaliyah and Mahalia are dissimilar enough to get away with and some don’t... my partner thinks it’s fine and I want it to be fine but suspect I would be constantly tripping over their names. We say Ah lee a or Ahhhhh Lee a. Depending on which side of the family. My mother in law assures me I’ll do that anyway yelling for them to come to dinner regardless of their names but... I don’t know!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 To me Yael is a very Jewish name, so I wouldn't use it if you're not. It would be like calling a kid Hymie or Mohammed just because you like the sound of it. Not that that's offensive, exactly, but it would be a little weird IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerilyntaryn21 Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 It doesn't matter what name you call them, more than one time or another you will confuse their na m es, so don't let that stop you using a name you like Thank you everyone for your other suggestions! I like Amira, and Tallulah and Yael. My partner likes Kailani but I’m not sure... There’s a few other possible contenders in there too. We need to sit down and actually have a chat and look at meanings I think too. It’s interesting that some of you think Aaliyah and Mahalia are dissimilar enough to get away with and some don’t... my partner thinks it’s fine and I want it to be fine but suspect I would be constantly tripping over their names. We say Ah lee a or Ahhhhh Lee a. Depending on which side of the family. My mother in law assures me I’ll do that anyway yelling for them to come to dinner regardless of their names but... I don’t know!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminescence Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 (edited) I think Mahalia is too similar, it basically contains your daughter’s name within the sounds already (a-li-a). Samara is pretty and fits nicely with Aaliyah.Others:Nahla SafiyahMaia / MayaAmara (if you don’t mind another A name)SaharaSiennaSorayaSariah Zahra/ ZaraZoeEvanna Viara XantheZeldaI like Kailani or Kalani as a suggestion too. What about Nalani? Edited April 29, 2021 by Luminescence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamtheMumma Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Walilee (wah lil lee)Leilani (Lay larn nee)Two girls names that I've come across through work. I think they're gorgeous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancti-claws Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 I think Mahalia is too similar, it basically contains your daughter’s name within the sounds already (a-li-a). How do you pronounce Mahalia? I have always pronounced it with a long a (ay?) in the middle which takes it away from the extended a in aa-li-a.And it is funny that Yael is too Jewish - my friend with that name is Egyptian, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverstreak Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 I think Samara and Samira are the picks of the bunch, both gorgeous names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerilyntaryn21 Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Any updates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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