where it come from?-
a friend of mine decided to change her name, and have a middle name of Vivivarious? i guess. i was unsure about her middle name so i asked, is your middle name Viviarian? she went like, no, but i like Viviarian!!! i think the ending arian is pretty, also for a first name.
but i found [name]Arian[/name] is a boy’s name instead of a girl’s, and the biggest problem is that it sounds and looks like [name]Aryan[/name], which many people would feel offensive by it.
by the way, i am not sure about the pronunciation also.
i like the pronunciation to be like “EH-ri-en” or “EH-ri-an”
because of the connotation and association, i am thinking about:
[name]Aerin[/name] (is it pronunce exactly like [name]Erin[/name]? or AY-rin? i like [name]Erin[/name])
Aerian (i guess it still has the association problem)
[name]Aria[/name] (it’s pretty, but may sounds like area)
btw, i don’t like the ending with -na, because it sounds too girly; otherwise, i would make [name]Arian[/name] to be [name]Ariana[/name].
whar you think? do you have any commons or innovations?
I also love, love, love this name. Although personally I would use it for a boy not a girl (I like [name]Ariel[/name]/[name]Arielle[/name] for a girl better). I also love [name]Ari[/name] as a nickname. Pronounciation for me is ah-ree-an. Due to this, most people I have asked about this name do not see the link [name]Arian[/name]=[name]Aryan[/name] as I personally had trouble with this at first too.
Then there is the similar sounding Welsh name,
[name]Eirian[/name] (eye-ree-an) - shining, fair
that you may also like, or it’s variant:
Eirianwen - shining, fair + holy, white, pure
A friend has a child named Aralyn/Arilyn. I can’t remember the exact spelling, but it’s [name]AIR[/name]-rah-lynn. I think it’s pretty, and adding that one L makes a big difference. No one has that association. [name]Arian[/name], does have a pretty sound to it, but bad bad connotations. Maybe, [name]Arianne[/name]. ARE ee anne.
[name]Just[/name] a bit of advice, I teach preschool and there is nothing more frustrated that a child whose name is mispronounced and/or difficult to spell. I love creative names, but I always try to think of the first days of school ahead, many, many years of them, where that sweet little child will have to correct their teacher and friends. Good luck to you!!
I grew up with a boy named [name]Arian[/name]. Prononced just as politically incorrect as you’d think. He was french and olive skinned with curly dark hair, his parents were hippies. No one ever associated him with the “aryan race”, so it wasn’t a problem.