DH has a name he loves, [name]Aya[/name], but pronounce eye-uh. I think that here, it sounds exactly like “ire” (anger, wrath etc) so it is totally unacceptable. But he won’t budge. So can you think of a name with NN eye-uh I might use to sway him? And do you agree that ire/eye-uh is too unusable?
[name]Aya[/name] is actually on my list, so no, I don’t think it’s unusable. 
I like [name]Soraya[/name] as a full name for [name]Aya[/name].
I see you are in the states. [name]How[/name] do you pronounce [name]Aya[/name] and ire?
I love [name]Aya[/name] and it’s on my list as well. [name]How[/name] about [name]Ayelet[/name]? [name]Amaya[/name]?
I pronounce [name]Aya[/name] as eye-uh and ire as eye-er.
I tried [name]Amaya[/name], he doesn’t like it.
What about [name]Anya[/name]?
What about [name]Ayla[/name] or [name]Isla[/name]?
Ugh…I think you should veto [name]Aya[/name]. What about the more common [name]Maya[/name] or even [name]Kaya[/name]? I also like [name]Isla[/name] and [name]Anya[/name].
This is YOUR baby too. If you don’t like it, don’t use it. It might sound selfish but YOU are carrying the baby, YOU will have to give birth to her, and usually the mom is doing most of the child rearing. If you don’t like a name, tell him no, I mean, if you hate it, your always going to regret having named your daughter that.
Its not an attractive name, but if you want to let him win name her that and you can call her by her middle name.
I like [name]Aya[/name], it’s japanese to me and I never relate it to ire.
But I agree with anyone. She is your baby, you’re the one who will give birth to her. If you don’t like it, don’t use it.
I also thought about [name]Anya[/name] and [name]Ayla[/name]. Or maybe [name]Mia[/name]. A bit to far but has the same ending sound.
You can also call an [name]Amelia[/name] by [name]Aya[/name].
[name]Freya[/name], [name]Raya[/name], Rya, [name]Briar[/name], [name]Ayla[/name], [name]Ayelet[/name], [name]Iona[/name], [name]Ione[/name], [name]Ira[/name], [name]Gala[/name], [name]Shay[/name], [name]Charla[/name], [name]Carla[/name], [name]Kaia[/name], [name]Kayla[/name], [name]Layla[/name], [name]Lila[/name], [name]Leila[/name], [name]Leela[/name], [name]Lana[/name], [name]Mya[/name], [name]Maya[/name], [name]Myra[/name], [name]Naya[/name], [name]Sula[/name], [name]Samara[/name], [name]Tyler[/name], [name]Vera[/name], [name]Zara[/name]?
[name]Don[/name]'t name your child something you can’t stand. I know your husband loves it, but in my opinion each parent has veto power. Use yours.
I love [name]Aya[/name], actually! I think it sounds very nice. I always thought [name]Violet[/name] (while the appearance isn’t there, the sound is, at least, with my accent, when you draw [name]Violet[/name] out…) and [name]Ayelet[/name] (ah-yeh-let; Hebrew name meaning “dawn”–love this!) would be very nice ways to get [name]Aya[/name]/Aia.
There’s also [name]Maya[/name]/[name]Amaya[/name], [name]Kaia[/name]/[name]Kaya[/name], [name]Isla[/name], [name]Naya[/name]/[name]Anaya[/name], etc…
With my accent, the “ire” and [name]Aya[/name] thing aren’t a problem at all… since [name]Aya[/name] is EYE-ah and ire is EYE-uhrr/EYER… but I can see your concern if ire and [name]Aya[/name] sound the same. I agree with @meogan, though–if you hate [name]Aya[/name], tell him! You shouldn’t have to name your daughter a name you don’t like. If you do fall in love with a name that could yield [name]Aya[/name], would it bother you, him wanting to call her that all the time? It doesn’t seem fair that you’d have to bend over backwards finding an [name]Aya[/name] name for him if you’d be miserable hearing it all the time. You both deserve to find a name you both love equally!
Good luck!
I totally agree. It’s not THEE name if one parent can’t stand it. No point in using a name that will make you cringe every time you say it. That could cause you to have post partum depression.
[name]How[/name] about [name]Alaya[/name], Jenaya or [name]Kaya[/name]… has a unique ring to it and he can call her [name]Aya[/name] as nn.
There are very few times in your life that you get to name your baby girl(s) and so many creative, inspiring, gorgeous names to pick from…and he wants to waste it on [name]Aya[/name]? I say on it’s own, it’s not much of a name nor is it special. [name]Ayelet[/name] on the other hand, is my second favorite girls girls name of all time. I say use [name]Aya[/name] as a NN at best.
I think [name]Aya[/name] is darling. I like the suggestion of [name]Soraya[/name] and [name]Ayelet[/name].
I love all the alternate suggestions everyone has given…but I agree, if none of those alternates thrill you and you hate that name, you absolutely can not use it. You can’t name a precious child of yours a name you can’t stand, and you husband has to respect that. You both need to find something you can agree on, there are so many names out there, you will find one you both can love1
Maybe after he sees what you go through to have it… …Very good compromises listed above…I would add Eyelet and Eilith. He might also warm to [name]Ada[/name], [name]Ida[/name], [name]Aida[/name] (eye-eedah) or [name]Ivah[/name].