Eliza or Aliza?

[name]Eliza[/name]
Pronounced: ah-lie-za
Means: “short form of [name]Elizabeth[/name]”

[name]Aliza[/name]
Pronounced: ah-lee-za
Means: Hebrew for “[name]Joy[/name]”

Which name do you prefer?

BQ: how do they sound with the middle name [name]Natalie[/name]?

[name]Eliza[/name] is adorable, but [name]Aliza[/name] would probably get pronounced like [name]Eliza[/name]. However, if you love the name, I don’t think it’s so crazy that you shouldn’t do it. Maybe you could keep the A spelling, but pronounce it like [name]Eliza[/name]? (I know a girl named Aislynn that pronounces it [name]Ace[/name]-linn instead of [name]Ash[/name]-linn.) I don’t like [name]Natalie[/name] with either.

Other possibilites:
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Kate[/name]

Ok forget [name]Natalie[/name] as the middle name. I like [name]Jane[/name] or [name]Kate[/name]…I also like [name]Rose[/name] but do you think it’s too popular?

I really like [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name]!

I actually say Ee-liza, not Uh-liza.

Me too!!

Hello, I’m an [name]Eliza[/name] myself! and like it better than [name]Aliza[/name]. :slight_smile:

I pronounce [name]Eliza[/name]… as ee-lie-za

Out of the names I saw, I like [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name] best.

Good luck!

[name]Rose[/name] was the other middle name I was going to post! No joke!

I love [name]Eliza[/name]! Also, I agree with Quirkflower that it’s likely for [name]Aliza[/name] to get pronounced like [name]Eliza[/name].

For middle names, I love [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name]! [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Kate[/name] is also nice, but I prefer the former. I think [name]Rose[/name] is too popular as a middle name (underused as a first, though!) and both [name]Eliza[/name] and [name]Rose[/name] share the z/s sounds.

if you want the a-lee-za sound, you could go with [name]Aleeza[/name] or [name]Leeza[/name] and people wouldn’t confuse the sounds :slight_smile:

I absolutely adore [name]Eliza[/name]! It has classical charm, but with modern day spunkiness!

There is an adorable folk song sung by [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Mitchell[/name] entitled [name]Liza[/name] [name]Jane[/name]. I’d love to have an [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name] just so I could sing it to her.

I know it’s not on here, but I am planning on naming my daughter [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Kay[/name]. I love it. [name]Just[/name] wanted to throw it out there…

I prefer [name]Eliza[/name] prn Ee-Lie-za. It is such a cute yet classy name. [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name] gets my vote.

I always thought [name]Eliza[/name] was pronounced ee-LYE-zuh, because that’s how my English teacher pronounced it when we were reading Pygmalion…but I guess ah-LYE-zuh works too. However, I do agree that [name]Aliza[/name] will probably be pronounced like [name]Eliza[/name], and I don’t think [name]Natalie[/name] works very well as a middle name. Also, overall, I prefer [name]Eliza[/name] as opposed to [name]Aliza[/name].
Some combos: * indicates one that I [name]LOVE[/name] :slight_smile:

[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Claire[/name] *
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] *
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Bronwen[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Winifred[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Quinn[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Ruby[/name] *
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] *
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Daphne[/name] *
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Veronique[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] *
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name] *

Hhi! Here’s another vote for [name]Eliza[/name] over [name]Aliza[/name]. From your new middles, [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name] is my favorite! I think it’s amazing! :slight_smile:

Good luck!

Oh! One other tidbit, if you like [name]Jane[/name] [name]Austen[/name], the protaganists in Pride and Prejudice are [name]Elizabeth[/name] and [name]Jane[/name]. Wouldn’t it be nice for your little girl to grow up to read about those lovely ladies?

[name]Eliza[/name] hands down! I think [name]Jane[/name] is a great middle name too!

[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name] is a winner. :slight_smile:

[name]Eliza[/name] definitely, but I don’t think that [name]Natalie[/name] goes as a second name. I think [name]Natalie[/name] [name]Eliza[/name] sounds cute, though.

Goodluck!

I love [name]Eliza[/name]. [name]Aliza[/name] is nice, but I much prefer [name]Eliza[/name].