How would you pronounce Arya?

[Maruschke]

We are most likely calling our DD2 "Aya" from Game of Thrones

[Nai]

If you like Ah-Ya then Aya would probably be the way I would spell it otherwise it looks like it should be pronounced like Aria. But if you like the name Aria then I would spell it "Aria".

The spelling Arya doesn't really let you know how it should be pronounced.

[nothing2lose]

And if you call her Arya, make sure her middle name or your last name doesn't start with N.

[Maruschke]

And if you call her Arya, make sure her middle name or your last name doesn't start with N.

I'm blind, why?

[Deedles]

Yeah for me I'd say Are-ya

[Pholi]

'Arya N.' has racist connotations that most people would prefer to avoid, I would imagine.

I pronounce the name in the book the same way as 'Aria' meaning song, ie with three syllables. I think it's a beautiful name.

[Maruschke]

'Arya N.' has racist connotations that most people would prefer to avoid, I would imagine.

I pronounce the name in the book the same way as 'Aria' meaning song, ie with three syllables. I think it's a beautiful name.

Oh duh, thanks... looks like my brain isn't engaged today.

[WannabeMum]

Definitely Are-yuh. I wouldn't have thought to look at it any other way, weird. If you spelt it Aya, I would say ay-ah (as in heya without the h)

[OceanPrincess]

Lol M

I quite like Aya - if you want Ah-ya then Aya is definitely the way to go. I saw it and went Ah-ree-ah.

Or Aria. But of course in Australia that has music connotations... Dunno.

[LionsandBears]

When I read GoT, I've pronounced it like Aria. It's a pretty name.

[foreva*your*mummy]

Im not sure if its because im a Kiwi but when I see the name I say it A ry ( like Rye ) a. Nobody else seems to see it like this so maybe im just a wee bit strange haha

[Ca Plane Pour Moi]

But Aria is pronounced "ah-ree-ah" - it means "song" and is used worldwide. Aya would be "Ay-ah" rather than "ah-ya", to me at any rate.

[chody47]

My immediate thought when I saw it as Aye-rah....not sure why....when I see it I see the 'Aye' sound as the first letter as opposed to the 'a' sound

[Dr. Tal]

I was trying to think of where I had seen/heard/read that name before…and it was from the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series.

I always read it as Are ya….Like Nothing2Lose.

[sloane]

i would say Ah-ree-ya but i have a friend with a DD with that name & that's how they pronounce it.

[Miss_Dee]

Game of Thrones is where we got the name Problem is in the show, depending on who says it the pronunciation is different. Ned (her father) says Ah-ya, other people say Ah-ree-ya. Didn't think about spelling is Aya. That could be a way to go.

[glenny_c]

I always read it as Ah-ya in the books. I like Aria as well but would spell it that way.

[Heaven]

Are-ya