[name_m]Hi[/name_m] Berries,
I’m wondering about spelling of [name_f]Aria[/name_f]/[name_f]Ariya[/name_f].
I’m not a fan of [name_u]Arya[/name_u], as I feel like it makes the pronunciation more harsh. (R-Ya)
I always spelled it [name_f]Aria[/name_f]. But I am a school teacher and one of my students spells it [name_f]Ariya[/name_f], and maybe I’m just accustomed to spelling it this way now, but it’s growing on me.
Thoughts/Opinions?
I definitely prefer [name_f]Aria[/name_f], so that it’s like the musical term. I think it looks more balanced visually. [name_f]Ariya[/name_f] would most likely have to correct a lot of people on the spelling of her name. Which isn’t necessarily a big deal, but could be pretty frustrating.
[name_f]Ariya[/name_f] seems redundant. I prefer [name_f]Aria[/name_f].
Agree with pp^
I prefer [name_f]Aria[/name_f] for its simplicity
I much prefer [name_f]Aria[/name_f]. BTW, I adore [name_f]Aria[/name_f]. Beautiful and spunky.
Anyone familiar with the character from Game of Thrones would pronounce [name_u]Arya[/name_u] exactly the same as [name_f]Ariya[/name_f] or [name_f]Aria[/name_f]. That said, of the two choices that you have, I like [name_f]Aria[/name_f] better due to the musical connection.
I prefer [name_f]Aria[/name_f].
The Game of Thrones references neglects to recognize that the names are familiar, but different. GOT is Ar-yah whereas [name_f]Aria[/name_f] is ar-e-uh. Both beautiful, one two syllables, the other three. I prefer the [name_f]Aria[/name_f] spelling [name_f], Ariyah[/name_f] frankly looks stupid to me.
I would pronounce [name_f]Aria[/name_f] Ar-ee-ah whereas [name_f]Ariya[/name_f] Ar-ee-ja (as in the german word for yes)
[name_f]Aria[/name_f] seems prettier anyway so!