Looks like baby will be nameless........

[Pandora]

Tell him Burnette is a sewing machine and ask if he likes pfaff also :/

It doesnt really matter what we think of the name if he is taking so much issue with it.

I would have trouble with pronunciation, I though initally is was arrika rhyming with barracker, then I thought a-REE-ka

Once you tell people though they should be ok.

I like aria or ariana,

[*Ang*]

I know an Anique and think it is a lovely name. Must admit I prefer it over Arika, sorry. Going along with the "A' theme that you seem to have, what about Akina?

[thepixie]

we do not seem to care for the same names **bangs head**

Aww keep looking, I had the same problem with the Bear probably until she was due... but once we decided on the name we both absolutely loved it and couldn't think of anything better. It will be so nice if you can find something you both adore.

[luna moth]

Anais
Ada
Alma
Atlanta
Anise

None of them are very viking though. I have a list of A names that i can't use because of our surname

[*Beema*]

Anika
Anastasia
Analiese
April
Anja

[Arimeh]

Urgh I hate it when they change their mind. We have a girl's name already, and I've told some people, so if DH changes his mind I'll rip his nuts off.

Anyhooo (no bitterness here obviously!....)

I don't think the smile thing will work, if he doesn't like it, he doesn't like it. (unfortunately).

I think the only "a" name I had on my list was Airlea?

[megs]

An a name that I quite like is

Acacia.

Good Luck

[Freya]

I am all for the viking-type names so I just say tell him to stick it, Arika it is. I also like Arienne.

Some other names I found when googling scandinavian names...................Ara (Aw-ruh), Adisa, Ase, Asta (Aws-tuh), Brinja, Beyla, Disa (dee-sah), Dalla (dah-lah), Eisa (ay-suh), Elja, Edda, Eilina, Eir (goddess name - Ay-r), Eirny, Esja (es-yah), Evja (ev-yah), Eyja, Halla (as in Valhalla), Jora (yoo-ruh), Kata, Kitta, Luta (loo-tah), Runa, Sida (bit iffy on prn of this, see-duh is the most common Ive found), Tora.

Hope that helps a little!

[Hollybolly]

What if you change the R to an L? Alika?

Its probably made up but it sounds pretty to me... and DD2 may have trouble pronouncing the L part & pronounce it Arika anyway?!