Maya or ?? Help with Indian-American names

[sab12]

So we are having a baby girl soon, already have one daughter - Mira. I want to name the 2nd one Maya but my husband thinks it is too cutesy to have a mira and maya and he wants a longer name for the new baby. The baby will be half Indian so I would like something Indian but that is easy to pronounce but also not too common. I am more into pretty sounds than meanings of names. Any ideas?? Today we thought maybe Kareena/Carina but I am not sure I love it. Thanks!

[elisabeth rae]

I definitely agree that Mira and Mya are too similar. I like Carina, and also Corina. I don't know any Indian-American names off the top of my head, but good luck!

[flick]

Amaya might be a nice compromise.

Soraya
Lalita
Sitara
Riya
Nisha


I think these all translate well into English.

[lis09]

I really like Priya and Nina. I think they both sound great with Mira. I also think Sitara is very pretty.
Here are some more ideas.
similar to Maya-
Samaya
Kimaya
others-
Keya
Leena
Sia/Siya
Sarita
Naomi
Naina
Naveena
Leela

[violetgray]

Lila
Asha
Arya
Jaya
Riya
Tara
Veda
Sarita
Lina
Ila
Devi
Rina
Kavita


Most of these are the names of Indian girls I go to school with and I think most translate into English really well. All are definitely Indian

[iheartnames]

Tanaya could be a nice compromise. It means "daughter" or "child of mine" and rhymes with Maya.

Other suggestions:
Aditi
Aishwarya
Shalini
Safia
Ramani
Sunayana
Ananda
Latika
Lalita
Parvati
Sarala
Jasminder
Nivedhini

[yellow]

Maya and Mira are DEFINITELY too close, but not even due to cutesyness -- imagine how many times you'll misspeak with those! "Mira! Agh, I mean Maya!"

Here's a list of feminine Indian names:
http://www.behindthename.com/php/bro...e[]=indian

My favorites:

Aditi
Arya (which has been growing in popularity due to Game of Thrones)
Avani
Devi / Devika
Esha
Indira
Kala, Kamala (though this has a Battlestar Galactica association you may want to check on if you're interested)
---- I think Kamala has some good nickname possibilities, including a stretch to Maya if you really want it
Madhuri
Malati
Nalini
Nitya
Pallavi (this is one of my personal favorites)
Parvati
Priya
Sarala
Sati
Shanti
Sitara

[sab12]

Thank you all - I like a lot of these but some have been already rejected by my husband (Jaya, Arya, etc), but i will pass these on!

[ohiom]

Kyrin or Tara?

[nat108]

What does hubby mean by "long"? Just longer than Mira? Although I think my name- Tara- is wonderful (when pronounced properly) it may be too short. There's Tarala, Tarani, and Tarika, the nn could be Tara.
I'm not Indian but since name is, I have an Indian-inspired baby name list (that's why I love Lotus)
Aaliya
Kemaya
Chanda/Chandra
Mohana
Zahra
Ashima
Sonali
Malaya
Salima
Jameela
Lakhi- love this name because I'm not brave enough to name my kid Lucky
Ayesha
Fatima