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Spelling for baby girl Ryan
| Mon, 07-24-2006 - 2:11pm |
Spelling for baby girl Ryan
- Ryen Marie
- Rhyan Marie
- Ryane Marie
- Rian Marie
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| Mon, 07-24-2006 - 2:11pm |
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I'm glad I wasn't the first to say it... I couldn't vote either, only cringe. I'm not a fan of Ryan on a girl, but it is doable in the traditional spelling. The others only invite problems, in my opinion.
Ryane I would pronounce as rye-ANNE, in fact I grew up with a girl who spelled and pronounced her name that way. A silent E isn't just 'pretty' or 'feminine', it's functional. I would never pronounce it the same way as Ryan.
There is a Welsh name, Rhian, pronounced REE-un, like Ian with an R in front. Rian is an occasional variant (not likely used by anyone with knowledge of or respect for Welsh culture and language) and I would pronounce it that way... or maybe like Reanne (ree-ANNE, like Brianne with no B), but again, not like Ryan.
Rhyan looks halfway between the two to me, I could see it being Rhian(Rian... REE-un), although a Y wouldn't make the right sound for that in Welsh, or being the same as Ryanne, but you're still not getting a pronounciation like Ryan.
Ryen just looks like a mistake made by a child or a typographical error and, although it is more likely to be pronounced like Ryan than the others, it irks me the most.
If you like a traditionally male name on a girl, you're giving a male name to a girl no matter how you spell it. If anything, giving a male name a 'cute' or 'feminine' spelling seems to me to entrench gender difference and push the baby girl towards a certain expectation of feminine cuteness.
If you are set on Ryan, stick to Ryan. Even better, consider some similar-sounding names. Rhian is lovely, as is its derivative, Rhiannon (ree-ANNE-un... though I'm too young to have a Fleetwood Mac association with that one that I know bothers some people). Ryanne and Reanne are not favourites of mine, but are recognizable and easily pronounced, and much better than any of the choices you gave.
I love Ryan for a girl! I think you should use the traditional spelling, Ryan! I don't see a probably with that! Ryan Marie is a beautiful name!!
Dawn
I agree with you Josiedove!
Ryan means Little king and last time I checked, Sweden's King was man and Sweden's queen was a woman.
Why can't people try to find a name meaning little princess or little
I have to agree with the PP. I usually try to vote if at all possible, even if I don't like any of them there is usually one that I dislike the least, but here I just couldnt pick. I don't really care for Ryan on a girl, but if you are going to do it I say spell it Ryan.
Ditto all the previous posts. ;)
Ryan is a male name no matter how you try to alter the spelling, so if you're set on using it for your dd at least spell it Ryan.
~Kelli
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