Alaia

I hear "a liar". I personally prefer to say it as A-Lay-Ah for that reason.

I think this name is stunning, I don't hear "a liar" when I say it.

I really hope this doesn't get to the popularity level that Chanel and Armani have (in my county, women with those names are a dime a dozen!). Please stay low in the 1000 please!

Regarding the pronunciation, I don't emphasize the "Lai" part. So for me it flows just as soft and nicely as Lila/Lilah, Lilac, or Delilah.

"It's an Alaia!"

my name is alaia an im the only one in my school with that name

I love this but strongly prefer Elaia for several reasons. It's Ellie vs Allie and there are just too many Allies around. Plus with an E you don't have to worry about the "a liar" thing as much.

That's only if the next word starts with a vowel, right? Anyway, yeah, unfortunate, but it would be a shame to have to avoid all names that end with "a."

with the British intrusive r phenomenon. the poor little girl would be called "a liar". Dear Lord that would be disastrous. They already say Anna as "anner" and Mia as "meer".

It is correct. It is a Basque name, not an Arabic name. My family is from the Middle East and I lived in the Basque Country so I do know the difference :) Aliyah vs Alaia are pronounced differently.

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I just love this name, but I too cannot get passed the "liar" sound to this... Such a shame because I adore it.

Oh my goodness. It has such a wonderful meaning, but how it's pronounced kills it for me too. :(

Maybe I can bring myself to get over the "liar" sound and go back to loooooving this name.

This name is sooooo pretty but I hear "a liar" sighhh