Veda spelling help

Hello! I’m new here😀 I’m due in [name_u]July[/name_u] with a baby girl. I pretty sure her name will be [name_f]Veda[/name_f] [name_f]Charlize[/name_f]. I’m just torn on the spelling for these reasons:

  1. I fell in love with the name because of the character on the movie My Girl. She spelled it [name_f]Vada[/name_f]. Would you use that spelling if that was the case?
  2. The Vedas are Hindu religious transcripts. As a [name_m]Christian[/name_m] I kind of feel weird about using such a religious name that has nothing to do with my own. I do like that it means knowledge/wisdom in Sanskrit though.

I also feel like both of those spellings will be mispronounced quite often. [name_f]Veda[/name_f] as Vee-da and [name_f]Vada[/name_f] as Vah-da. I’m thinking adding a y would solve this. Veyda maybe?

What do y’all think? Thank you for helping me get some peace of mind!

I would use the [name_f]Vada[/name_f] spelling.

I prefer [name_f]Veda[/name_f], but in your case I would go with the [name_f]Vada[/name_f] spelling if the religious ties squick you out a bit. I think both spellings are well known enough that they would rarely get mispronounced. :slight_smile:
I’m not a fan of Veyda, it looks kind of off to me.

I think you should keep it simple with the [name_f]Vada[/name_f] spelling! It’s [name_f]Ada[/name_f] with a V. I think [name_f]Veda[/name_f] is actually less intuitive for English speakers - it could be mispronounced “VEE-da” (like [name_f]Vita[/name_f], rhyming with [name_f]Leda[/name_f] or [name_f]Theda[/name_f]) or even “VEH-da.” I suppose [name_f]Vada[/name_f] could be “VAH-da” or “Vadda,” but people know to pronounce [name_f]Jada[/name_f] as “[name_u]JAY[/name_u]-da,” cicada as “si-[name_u]KAY[/name_u]-da,” (Darth) Vader as “VAY-der,” etc. :stuck_out_tongue:

I agree with this completely. [name_f]Veda[/name_f] and [name_f]Vada[/name_f] are both beautiful, BTW.

I had a friend named [name_f]Veda[/name_f], pronounced Vee-da, so I vote [name_f]Vada[/name_f] for the pronunciation you want. I guess spelling it Vayda or Vaeda or Vaida could help people.

I love [name_f]Veda[/name_f] as well, but I do think I prefer the [name_f]Vada[/name_f] spelling.

I prefer [name_f]Vada[/name_f]. ”

[name_f]Veda[/name_f]/[name_f]Vada[/name_f] is so cute! I would go with [name_f]Vada[/name_f] because I think it is the most straightforward spelling and pronunciation and doesn’t have the religious ties.

I went to school with a [name_f]Vada[/name_f], I’d use this spelling to avoid the religious connections.

Thank y’all! I wish [name_f]Veda[/name_f] didn’t bother me because I think it’s the prettiest of them. Does anyone know if these Vedas are to Hindus like the equivalent of what the Bible would be to me?

[name_f]Veda[/name_f] is the original name/spelling. That’s what I would stick with.

If you prefer [name_f]Veda[/name_f], then I think you shouldn’t let the religious connotations prevent you from using your preferred spelling! I’m not a scholar of comparative world religions or anything, but I don’t think the Vedas are equivalent to the Bible. They are sacred texts of Hinduism, the most famous of which is the [name_m]Rig[/name_m]-[name_f]Veda[/name_f], but not THE sacred texts since there are also the Upanishads, the Bhagavad [name_f]Gita[/name_f] and other scriptures. Ayurveda is “an ancient Hindu medical treatise on the art of healing and prolonging life, sometimes regarded as a fifth [name_f]Veda[/name_f],” and a source of Ayurvedic medicine. I would guess the Vedas are more comparable to the Psalms, but you might want to consult someone who is Hindu for an accurate analysis!

It might also interest you to know that Sanskrit veda is distantly related to the English word vision: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Veda

Thank you! Helps a lot!!