Yeah for me I'd say Are-ya
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Yeah for me I'd say Are-ya
'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.:
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)
Lol M :D
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: Dunno.
When I read GoT, I've pronounced it like Aria. It's a pretty name.
I have a Persian friend whose son is called Arya (pronounced Ar-yee-ah). Ārya is an ancient Sanskrit word used by Hindus, Jains, and Buddhists. I think it's most commonly a boys name although can be a girls name also with this spelling.
Me too:
I read it as Ah yu... It's the elf princess in Eragon.
I only recently started watching Game of Thrones and loved the way the name Arya looked written, but was confused about the pronunciation because different characters say it different. I had decided it was pronounced like "Aria" until I read this thread :)
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Yep same here.
I would say Ah-ree-ah. That's how I read it in a game of thrones. In Eragon, there is a character with this name too & it has a pronunciation guide at the back saying this is how it's pronounced.
I don't get the racist connection with the N thing even with google.
"aria" like a song.
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
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Google: Aryan race.
I read it like N2L - Are-ya
I just read it again and my immediate thought was this this time: