Help! Baby #3

We completely locked in [name_f]Raya[/name_f] for our baby girl due in [name_u]June[/name_u] (brothers [name_u]Cooper[/name_u] & [name_m]Brody[/name_m]) and then Disney is releasing a movie called [name_f]Raya[/name_f] and last dragon (and is pronouncing it different than we would be) I’m scared it’ll get as popular as frozen or something and I just feel so uncertain about it.
We’re back to the drawing board. I love [name_f]Raya[/name_f] but was thinking about maybe a variation that we could use [name_f]Raya[/name_f] for short. [name_f]Rayleigh[/name_f]- something like that-other suggestions?? [name_u]Or[/name_u] just new suggestions in general!! Help!

Our other top name is [name_u]Karsen[/name_u] but I am also on the fence about it!

Were you going to say it like rye-uh? I went to school with a Ryah, maybe a new spelling would help?

We want it to be [name_u]Ray[/name_u]-ah but the Disney movie says [name_u]Rye[/name_u]-ah

Freya could be an alternative - you can get the ray-yuh sound you like without any Disney confusion!

Or maybe…
[name_f]Reina[/name_f] / [name_f]Reyna[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f]
[name_f]Layla[/name_f] / [name_f]Leila[/name_f]
[name_f]Aria[/name_f]
[name_f]Kayla[/name_f]
[name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_u]Lane[/name_u]

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In that case the [name_f]Rhea[/name_f] spelling could be perfect for you! The same pronunciation but so far from the [name_f]Raya[/name_f] spelling that no one will ever associate it with the film. [name_f]Reya [/name_f]is another option?

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Soraya
[name_f]Rhea[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhoda[/name_f]
[name_u]Romy[/name_u]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Raya[/name_f]/Reya
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_u]Peyton[/name_u]
[name_f]Kinsley[/name_f]

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My first thought was [name_f]Ramona[/name_f].

I like @elleplume’s suggestion of [name_f]Rhea[/name_f] or Reya!

My first thought is spell it [name_f]Reya [/name_f]instead. Then there’s no pronunciation confusion, it’s not the same as the new Disney character, and it’s still the name you love. :slight_smile:

I like the suggestion of [name_f]Rhea[/name_f] and maybe you would like [name_f]Taya[/name_f]?

You might like [name_f]Mireya[/name_f] (Muh-ray-uh) :slightly_smiling_face:

I think [name_f]Rhea[/name_f] and [name_f]Freya[/name_f] are good suggestions! I do think it has the potential to be like Frozen or [name_f]Moana[/name_f], but it is a very pretty name!

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I can see Disney being a problem, but what about a different spelling? Reya? [name_u]Or[/name_u] something similar like [name_f]Freya[/name_f]?