Gaia

I'm Greek and have never heard it pronounced "Gee-uh"

It also just sounds worse to be honest

Its pronounced gay-yuh

I think it's lovely but a little too matronly for a little girl. Probably because of the "mother earth" connection.

Are you serious? Teasing potential... Obviously. Almost as bad as Gaylord.

One side of my brain thinks "This is cute!" and the other side thinks "Are you serious?"

Gaia is definitely pretty in a "earthy" way!

LOVE Gaia! I have a weakness for mythology names generally (DD1 is Juno) and this is certainly one of the most wearable. It's short, spunky, feminine and unusual, though at the same time it feels familiar because of the popularity of similar-sounding Maya. This would be a lovely, distinctive alternative with a weighty history behind it. The fact that Emma Thompson has a daughter called Gaia is another huge plus in my book!

why would "gay-ah" be worse?

Stunning name.

Divine and earthy name. I didn't like it at first, but it grew on me. It's now one of my favorites!

Short, sweet and spunky. To me, Gaia grand and lush as a mythology name, yet also down-to-earth (punny! :b) and accessible at the same time. It's definitely one of the more usable and lovelier mythology names out there, and it'd be an unexpected, unusual yet not overly out there name choice (that can also double as a nature name due to its background!).

Rick Riordan made Gaia (also pronounced 'gee-uh') a villian in the Heroes of Olympus series since I guess he needed another big one once Kronos was out of the way.

In real Greek mythology, Gaia is just the Mother Earth who loves her children. She DID persuade her youngest Titan son (Kronos again) to kill her husband Ouranos, but that's besides the point. He had banished the Cyclopes or the Hundred-Handed Ones into Tartarus, can't remember at the moment. She was mad because despite being ugly, they were still her children! But if that's makes her evil, then Every. Single. Freaking. Person. is absolutely totally evil in Greek mythology. Then again, the Greek gods are a little creepy most of the time.

Sorry for the long comment!

To be fair, she is not the nicest deity, but she's not exactly a 'villain'.

That's only in percy jackson dude

I constantly thank my father for choosing this name for me, it's short, rare and beautiful. Plus, it comes from mythology and it's also an adjective that means "cheerful, happy" in italian, the same as Allegra. It's a great choice, believe me ;)

I'm pretty sure it's the goddess of the Earth, not a villian.

Gaia is a villain in Greek mythology. Just thought I'd put that out out there.

It's a pretty name to read, but pronounciation wise, I'd go for a different greek earthy name such as Persephone, Anthea or Demetra

GUY-ah is still a better pronunciation than GAY-ah; that's how I assumed the name was pronounced when I first saw it.

This is a very gorgeous name, but I can't get over that its pronounced GUY-ah. It is a very beautiful name, but would a little girl want "guy" in their name?