Please tell me which of each you like better. Why, too, if you feel up to it. [name]Say[/name] whatever you feel like, I promise not to run out crying.
[name]Raquela[/name] vs. [name]Rahela[/name]
Razielle vs. [name]Raziela[/name]
[name]Raina[/name] vs. [name]Reina[/name] (both said like ray-na)
[name]Raven[/name] vs. [name]Ravenna[/name]
[name]Ravenna[/name] vs. Rowenna (ro-enn-uh, not row-eee-na)
[name]Rue[/name] vs. [name]Rae[/name]
[name]Rhea[/name] vs. [name]Ria[/name] (both said ree-uh)
Rhoswen vs. [name]Rosalba[/name] - both mean ‘white rose.’
[name]Rosemary[/name] - would you use [name]Rory[/name], [name]Romy[/name], or always [name]Rosemary[/name]? [name]Don[/name]'t really want to use [name]Rosie[/name].
[name]Raquela[/name] vs. [name]Rahela[/name]: [name]Rahela[/name]. I like how much open space and breath there is in this name.
Razielle vs. [name]Raziela[/name]: Neither really. But I guess I’d go with [name]Raziela[/name], because the sounds have more equal stress, the [name]RAZ[/name] is toned down by the tumbling “iela.” RAZeeELLE sounds more harsh to me.
[name]Raina[/name] vs. [name]Reina[/name] (both said like ray-na): [name]Raina[/name]. I like that it contains the word rain.
[name]Raven[/name] vs. [name]Ravenna[/name]: [name]Raven[/name]. I prefer [name]Raven[/name] on a boy, but either way it’s a good name. [name]Ravenna[/name] makes me think of ravines, things riven, rifts, etc.
[name]Ravenna[/name] vs. Rowenna (ro-enn-uh, not row-eee-na)
[name]Rue[/name] vs. [name]Rae[/name]: [name]Rue[/name]. Classic. Botanical. Old-ladyish but simple and strong. [name]Rae[/name] has its charms, esp as a middle name.
[name]Rhea[/name] vs. [name]Ria[/name] (both said ree-uh): Neither, but I’d go with [name]Ria[/name]. [name]Just[/name] cleaner.
Rhoswen vs. [name]Rosalba[/name] - both mean ‘white rose.’: [name]Rosalba[/name] is lovely. Rhoswen is not as graceful [name]IMO[/name].
[name]Rosemary[/name] - would you use [name]Rory[/name], [name]Romy[/name], or always [name]Rosemary[/name]? [name]Don[/name]'t really want to use [name]Rosie[/name].: [name]Love[/name] [name]Rosemary[/name]. Not a fan of [name]Rory[/name]. I might just use [name]Rose[/name] as a nn. [name]Romy[/name]'s cute too.
I like [name]Ro[/name]-wee-na too, but my husband can’t abide it and won’t let it on the lists at all. hahaha. Men. He’s been walking around the house say “ro-EEEEE-na” in the most aggravating man-doing-old-lady voice imaginable.
Husbands! That’s funny. There was a poster a while back who said her father thought [name]Rowena[/name] sounded like “Roweeena! Where’s the egg money?” Like some kind of beleaguered farmwife. Hilarious. Rowenna is very pretty too. It’s a nice alternative to [name]Rowan[/name] (I love [name]Rowan[/name], but a lot of folks think it’s too boyish.)
I can’t decide how I feel about [name]Rowan[/name] on a girl. It’s still common on boys here (Australia). I liked [name]Rosamund[/name], because it isn’t masculine but it is more somber than frilly, but I was alone in that.
[name]Raquela[/name] vs. [name]Rahela[/name] - [name]Raquela[/name] because I don’t care for [name]Rahela[/name]
Razielle vs. [name]Raziela[/name] - [name]Raziela[/name] looks and sounds better
[name]Raina[/name] vs. [name]Reina[/name] - either is fine to me but I prefer [name]Raina[/name]
[name]Raven[/name] vs. [name]Ravenna[/name] - [name]Ravenna[/name], because I think you need jet black hair to pull off [name]Raven[/name]
[name]Ravenna[/name] vs. Rowenna - Rowenna makes more sense phonetically than [name]Rowena[/name], but I’d still choose [name]Rowena[/name] spelling
[name]Rue[/name] vs. [name]Rae[/name] - [name]Rae[/name] is easier for me to say
[name]Rhea[/name] vs. [name]Ria[/name] - [name]Ria[/name] makes more sense to me phonetically
Rhoswen vs. [name]Rosalba[/name] - tough choice, but probably [name]Rosalba[/name]
Thanks. I like [name]Ramona[/name] too. Unfortunately, neither [name]Ramona[/name] (which I love) or [name]Romilly[/name], really works with our last name.
Yeah, shame about [name]Ramona[/name] sounding dreadful with our surname. [name]Rory[/name] I like as a nickname, ([name]Rosemary[/name], [name]Aurora[/name], [name]Lorelei[/name]) but is considered very masculine out here, for a girl, in itself. Thank you though.
Thanks for your detailed answer cristinamariane. You and emmabobemma both support [name]Raina[/name] and [name]Raziela[/name], which is interesting. [name]Raina[/name] is my husband’s favourite as well and he thinks the most workable [name]IRL[/name].
[name]Raquela[/name]
Razielle
[name]Raina[/name]
[name]Raven[/name]
Rowenna
[name]Rue[/name]
[name]Rhea[/name]
Rhoswen vs. [name]Rosalba[/name] - I like both of these… ([name]Rose[/name]-[name]Alba[/name] or [name]Alba[/name]-[name]Rose[/name] would be the cutest though)
I think [name]Rosemary[/name] is the most beautiful of your R-names. i’d use the full one, but if I had to use a nn, [name]Romy[/name]!
[name]Rahela[/name]: think this is less harsh [name]Raziela[/name]: seems more feminine [name]Raina[/name]: prefer the spelling, [name]Reina[/name] reminds me of veins [name]Raven[/name]: quirky, other is too fussy Rowenna: less harsh [name]Rue[/name]: think of [name]Rae[/name] as masculine, because of the name [name]Ray[/name] [name]Ria[/name]: other reminds me of a certain sexually-transmitted disease! [name]Rosalba[/name]: can have nickname ‘[name]Rosa[/name]’ which I love!
[name]Rosemary[/name]
My mum’s middle name is [name]Rosemary[/name], and I think it’s beautiful! I would always stick with [name]Rosemary[/name] - it’s easy to say, not too long etc. Or you could go with the nickname [name]Rose[/name].
Raquela vs. Rahela- I do not care for the nn [name]Rocky[/name] for [name]Raquela[/name] (which I think could be inevitable) so I like [name]Rahela[/name].
Razielle vs. Raziela - [name]Raziela[/name] sounds more complete to me. Raina vs. Reina (both said like ray-na). I like [name]Reina[/name], I feel like it is more feminine. Raven vs. Ravenna- nms but [name]Ravenna[/name] is more feminine and I like the nn of [name]Enna[/name]. Ravenna vs. Rowenna (ro-enn-uh, not row-eee-na)- Rowenna 100%. I like the pronounciation, spelling and flow. Rue vs. Rae- [name]Rue[/name] Rhea vs. Ria (both said ree-uh)-[name]Ria[/name] looks incomplete so I would go with [name]Rhea[/name].
Rhoswen vs. Rosalba - both mean ‘white rose.’- I [name]LOVE[/name] the name Rhoswen so that gets my vote (I like [name]Rhonwen[/name] even more)
I like [name]Rue[/name] on your list but would suggest something like [name]Rosen[/name], and [name]Rain[/name] over [name]Raina[/name]. [name]Just[/name] don’t go with [name]Rhea[/name]…reminiscent of diarrhea…sorry.
[name]Raquela[/name] - though I don’t really like either
Razielle vs. [name]Raziela[/name] - neither.
[name]Reina[/name] - though I’ve seen both, I think this is more elegant
[name]Ravena[/name] - though I prefer one n, seems more like a name with the -a
[name]Rowena[/name] - again, only one n, and it’s hard to control pronunciation so if you hate the other pronunciation I wouldn’t use it. nn [name]Ro[/name] or [name]Wendy[/name] or Wenny
[name]Rue[/name] - lovely, and less masculine
[name]Rhea[/name] - I would pronounce these slightly differently, but I like the look of [name]Rhea[/name]
Rhoswen vs. [name]Rosalba[/name] - I don’t like either.
[name]Rosemary[/name] - I like [name]Romy[/name] and [name]Rory[/name], I’d wait to see what the kid inspired
[name]Raquela[/name] vs. [name]Rahela[/name] [name]Raquela[/name], I’m not sure how to prn [name]Rahela[/name]
Razielle vs. [name]Raziela[/name] [name]Raziela[/name], I agree that it looks and sounds better.
[name]Raina[/name] vs. [name]Reina[/name] [name]Reina[/name], means ‘queen’ in Spanish.
[name]Raven[/name] vs. [name]Ravenna[/name] [name]Raven[/name], I think it’s spunkier.
[name]Ravenna[/name] vs. Rowenna Rowenna, but I would prefer [name]Rowena[/name]
[name]Rue[/name] vs. [name]Rae[/name] Hmm… tough choice but I think I’ll say [name]Rue[/name].
[name]Rhea[/name] vs. [name]Ria[/name] [name]Rhea[/name]. [name]Love[/name] love [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Rhea[/name].
Rhoswen vs. [name]Rosalba[/name] [name]Rosalba[/name].
[name]Raquela[/name] vs. [name]Rahela[/name]: [name]Raquela[/name], if you’re looking for a fancier version of [name]Rachel[/name]. I don’t care for the substitution of the key sound, an [name]Raquel[/name] [name]Welch[/name] made that version semi-famous in the anglophone world
Razielle vs. [name]Raziela[/name]: Razielle is fun, but I prefer [name]Graziela[/name] / [name]Graciela[/name]
[name]Raina[/name] vs. [name]Reina[/name] (both said like ray-na): [name]Reina[/name] is the Yiddish original, has the lucky Spanish ‘queen’ coincidence. [name]Raina[/name] looks a little hippyish to me.
[name]Raven[/name] vs. [name]Ravenna[/name]: [name]Raven[/name] is only cool if you’re a 14-yo Goth girl. [name]Ravenna[/name] is lovely; I think of the beautiful town in [name]Italy[/name].
[name]Ravenna[/name] vs. Rowenna (ro-enn-uh, not row-eee-na): [name]Ravenna[/name], if [name]Rowena[/name] is out.
[name]Rue[/name] vs. [name]Rae[/name]: Neither. [name]Rue[/name] means to regret; [name]Rae[/name] is too backwoodsy to me. It’s the kind of name a pageant mom thinks is sophisticated.
[name]Rhea[/name] vs. [name]Ria[/name] (both said ree-uh): [name]Rhea[/name]. [name]Rhea[/name] [name]Silvia[/name] goes all the way back to the beginning of time. It’s lovely.
Rhoswen vs. [name]Rosalba[/name] - both mean ‘white rose.’ Rhoswen is so evocative; [name]Rosalba[/name] seems a little contrived.
[name]Rosemary[/name] - would you use [name]Rory[/name], [name]Romy[/name], or always [name]Rosemary[/name]? I would always use [name]Rosemary[/name].
Thanks everybody! It’s really hard for me to reply in a timely fashion to everybody, sometimes, since I’m 14 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time… and then I was [name]MIA[/name] all day yesterday at my husband’s grandmother’s and the thread just ran away from me.
I really appreciate all the food for thought, though.
