Raven or Rayna?

rockynrobyn · January 20, 2019, 6:09am

See the results of this poll: Which do you like best?

Respondents: 45 (This poll is closed)

Rayna : 24 (53%)
Raven: 21 (47%)

kmdharrington · January 20, 2019, 9:05am

I prefer [name_f]Rayna[/name_f], but I would spell it [name_f]Reyna[/name_f].

Greyblue · January 20, 2019, 9:06am

[name_u]Raven[/name_u] got my vote

justthinkin · January 20, 2019, 10:18am

I like both! But my preferred spelling is [name_f]Reina[/name_f].

WhiteGardenia · January 20, 2019, 10:33am

[name_f]Rayna[/name_f]/[name_f]Reina[/name_f] is nice. When I see [name_u]Raven[/name_u] I think of the [name_u]Raven[/name_u] bird which isn’t one that I would actually think of as sweet or positive like perhaps [name_u]Wren[/name_u] or a [name_u]Robin[/name_u], but more of a pest, so it isn’t a name I personally care for.

tallemaja · January 20, 2019, 12:10pm

[name_f]Rayna[/name_f]'s lovely! That said I prefer the [name_f]Raina[/name_f] or [name_f]Reina[/name_f] spelling.
[name_u]Raven[/name_u]'s not bad either, just sounds a bit dated to me.

lindseylovestheatre · January 21, 2019, 10:24am

[name_u]Raven[/name_u] for sure! It has recently become my new favorite name, and I’m starting to see it everywhere. It’s gothic in a way that’s aesthetically pleasing, if you know what I mean.

erin_beth · January 21, 2019, 10:41am

I prefer [name_f]Rayna[/name_f] with the siblings names because [name_u]Raven[/name_u] is more unisex and the sister name is so very feminine and the brother name is clearly masculine. I enjoy unisex names, but I think it could cause some confusion when one daughter has a unisex name and the other has a very feminine name.

kimding · January 21, 2019, 10:27pm

I prefer [name_f]Rayna[/name_f]. It goes better with the sibling names and is a prettier name also! It also will age better.
Not a fan of [name_u]Raven[/name_u] personally.

EloiseT · January 22, 2019, 1:47am

[name_f]Rayna[/name_f]/ [name_f]Raina[/name_f] is beautiful and goes better with your others who, while they have playful, sweet nicknames, actually have very smart, serious (in the best ways) names. I’d use [name_f]Raina[/name_f] nn [name_u]Rainy[/name_u].

I would only use [name_u]Raven[/name_u] if you’re intentionally going for a trio of soft goth names. It’s a great sound but changes the feel of the group.

_thelittlefairywren · January 22, 2019, 4:06am

I voted for [name_u]Raven[/name_u], and based on the name alone I think it is the stand out option.
However, I do think [name_f]Rayna[/name_f] works better with your other children’s names… so how pedantic are you about sib-sets?