Andrea, Flavia, or Nayeli?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tradjedeighs

I hate tragedeighs, but these 3 aren’t even close to being tragedeighs. They’re all actual (established) names that are spelled correctly. Flavia is a Roman/Latin name. Nayeli is an Indigenous Mexican name. Andrea is a Greek name.

They’re not my style, but that doesn’t mean they’re objectively bad.

[Anonymous]

I prefer Olivia or Livia to Flavia.

[Anonymous]

Flavia and Nayeli are hideous.

Andrea is OK. Some people are going to insist on saying ANN-dree-ah, which will get annoying. I had a friend in high school who was constantly correcting this. Anyway, pronunciation issues aside, it's just OK.

What are your other options?

[Anonymous]

Flavia sounds like an artificial sweatener.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Andrea

The other 2 will be misspelled, mispronounced, and generally mangled. I thought Flavia was an ancient Roman name, I didn’t realize anyone still used it. I’ve never heard Nayeli, and while I think it could sound pretty, I don’t really know how it’s supposed to be pronounced.

Isn’t there an Olympic gymnast from Brazil named Flavia? It’s the only time I’ve heard that name.

[Anonymous]

Flavia was my name in Latin class back in middle school. It means "blonde" so if that's not DD I would immediately rule that out. Like naming a red headed white girl Ebony. Andrea is the most flexible on this list.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How about Heather, Sarah or Jennifer?

Don’t set OP’s child up like that. Heather is awful. It’s not the 70s/80s anymore.

[Anonymous]

Nayeli is very pretty. It’s pronounced nigh-yell-ee.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How about Heather, Sarah or Jennifer?

As a Jennifer myself, all of these are outdated and plain.

[Anonymous]

The only one I would rule out is Flavia. (For previously mentioned reasons. Very easy to make fun of.)

Nayeli is really pretty. Are you Latina? It would seem a little weird if you weren't.

And how would you be pronouncing Andrea? I think this is a nice name with lots of comeback potential. My only caveat is that if you're hoping people will pronounce it Ahhn-DRAY-uh, you should be prepared that most people won't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I prefer Olivia or Livia to Flavia.

Also Julia. Julia is very nice.

[Anonymous]

I suggest Freya

But our taste is very different

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How about Heather, Sarah or Jennifer?

+1
It's very important to sound as White as possible

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only one I would rule out is Flavia. (For previously mentioned reasons. Very easy to make fun of.)

Nayeli is really pretty. Are you Latina? It would seem a little weird if you weren't.

And how would you be pronouncing Andrea? I think this is a nice name with lots of comeback potential. My only caveat is that if you're hoping people will pronounce it Ahhn-DRAY-uh, you should be prepared that most people won't.

Thank you!

I’m Mexican-American. Husband is German-American.

We would pronounce it anne-dree-ah. We just prefer that pronunciation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about Heather, Sarah or Jennifer?

+1
It's very important to sound as White as possible

You may be putting it mildly. DH and I are among the whitest of whites (like 100% European ancestry) and even we wouldn’t name our kid Heather, Sarah, or Jennifer (or any other name of that variety). I’m glad we seem to be moving away from boring names that hundreds of thousands of people in a generation share. We do need to stay away from tragedeighs as the same time, though.