I have always wanted to name my next girl Raya to honor my dad’s middle name Ray. I love the name and think it’ll be perfect as a sibling to big sister Jolie. At first my husband wasn’t sold on the name, but now he has come around and likes the first name Raya. I told him that he could pick the middle name but he’s having a hard time coming up with something that he likes the flow of. He prefers classic names and names that are typically heard quite a bit. He really likes names like Evelyn, Olivia, and Abigail but he doesn’t think he likes those paired with Raya.
If it was up to me her name would be Raya Lorraine, Raya Maren, or Raya Marielle, which all have meaning to me. He wasn’t a fan of these suggestions though, and I want to make sure he has an input on the name. Does anyone have suggestions for names that flow with Raya that might fit his criteria better?
Edited to add that we pronounce it like “Ray-uh”, because I forgot that the name can also be pronounced “Rye-uh”. Would spelling it Rayah get the pronunciation we want more, or does that look weird?
I’d stick with the [name_f]Raya[/name_f] spelling. The RAY-uh pronunciation is the most intuitive one for me but I think there’s probably going to be some correction needed with any spelling.
I really like [name_f]Raya[/name_f] with the ray-uh pronunciation. It may be a bit confusing with the recent kids movie pronouncing it rye-uh but it’s worth it for how much the name means to you.
Of your (unapproved) list my favorite is [name_f]Raya[/name_f] [name_f]Marielle[/name_f], the RAY/AY sounds in a combo like [name_f]Raya[/name_f] [name_f]Lorraine[/name_f] bother me a bit.
