https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:55:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-pronounce-this-arabic-name#post-770356 Thu, 09 May 2013 13:41:12 +0000 regberadaisy 770356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Han (think like the Han people OR hand but with a silent d) - ya (like yah). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-pronounce-this-arabic-name#post-770337 Thu, 09 May 2013 13:34:47 +0000 loveisstrange 770337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with the others, Hahn-yah like Tanya </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-pronounce-this-arabic-name#post-770244 Thu, 09 May 2013 13:10:25 +0000 Mrs. J 770244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DigAPony: I am with you! HAHN-yuh </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-pronounce-this-arabic-name#post-770136 Thu, 09 May 2013 12:42:46 +0000 Anagram 770136@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TurtleDoves: Layla used to be my favorite name for an LO, too...but it IS super common. Heh. You can tell I had a muslim boyfriend for 7 years. ;-)</p> <p>DH and Id ecided to go with Maya! It's a name that pops up in almost every culture--it's common in both English and Tamil (our languages) and has meanings for buddhists, hindus, jews, muslims, and mayans! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-pronounce-this-arabic-name#post-769989 Thu, 09 May 2013 11:51:25 +0000 Mrs. Pen 769989@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with others - Hahn-yah, rhymes with Tanya. </p> <p>It's pretty and goes well with E's name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-pronounce-this-arabic-name#post-769983 Thu, 09 May 2013 11:49:11 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 769983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hawn-ya </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-pronounce-this-arabic-name#post-769968 Thu, 09 May 2013 11:41:27 +0000 shopaholic 769968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same as @DigAPony: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-pronounce-this-arabic-name#post-769962 Thu, 09 May 2013 11:37:46 +0000 sorrycharlie 769962@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ooh that name is so pretty and unique! I love it! For the record, I also immediately thought Han-yuh (han solo, and ya know?). :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-pronounce-this-arabic-name#post-769957 Thu, 09 May 2013 11:36:10 +0000 Running Elley 769957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love love love that name and I think it would go great with E's name! And I would pronounce it like hahn-yah too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-pronounce-this-arabic-name#post-769947 Thu, 09 May 2013 11:32:45 +0000 MrsTiz 769947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hon-ya </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-pronounce-this-arabic-name#post-769924 Thu, 09 May 2013 11:23:31 +0000 CottonCandy 769924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you like Aisha? I lovvvve that name! Not that I dont like Hanya :) that is very pretty as well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-pronounce-this-arabic-name#post-769913 Thu, 09 May 2013 11:18:18 +0000 NovBaby1112 769913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hahn-ya </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-pronounce-this-arabic-name#post-769872 Thu, 09 May 2013 11:02:44 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 769872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: Layla is my husband's fave! I vetoed it because we know like 20. Literally. But, I too like those "a" endings in names:) are you and DH doing an indian name by chance? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-pronounce-this-arabic-name#post-769863 Thu, 09 May 2013 11:00:15 +0000 Anagram 769863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TurtleDoves: I like Hanya. I've also always loved Salma, Nasreen, Layla or Laila, Amina, Maira, and Zara. A lot of ending-in-a names, lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-pronounce-this-arabic-name#post-769846 Thu, 09 May 2013 10:55:53 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 769846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really like it! I read it as Tanya with an H too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-pronounce-this-arabic-name#post-769844 Thu, 09 May 2013 10:55:32 +0000 mrskc 769844@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love the name! Sounds so pretty and I love the meaning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-pronounce-this-arabic-name#post-769840 Thu, 09 May 2013 10:53:50 +0000 mrsjazz 769840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TurtleDoves: I can see why Hanniah would be butchered, I would pronounce that Hahn-ny-ah, which is funny because one of DHs students spells her name that way and it is pronounced the way I would pronounce it. He wanted to name our LO that and I nixed it :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-pronounce-this-arabic-name#post-769836 Thu, 09 May 2013 10:52:23 +0000 photojane 769836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TurtleDoves: I think I would be more prone to pronounce Hanniah, with han sounding like hand minus d. So like "Han-e-uh" -- I think because it looks like Hannah. I love the sound and meaning of Hanya though -- it's very pretty! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-pronounce-this-arabic-name#post-769834 Thu, 09 May 2013 10:52:14 +0000 hilsy85 769834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TurtleDoves: same with L! It's the only thing I don't like about his name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-pronounce-this-arabic-name#post-769832 Thu, 09 May 2013 10:50:56 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 769832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: I'm all about nicknames:)) that's the sad part about E. he has no nickname that is relative to his actually name. We call him all sorts if things but nothing that came from his first name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-pronounce-this-arabic-name#post-769827 Thu, 09 May 2013 10:49:58 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 769827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: that's actually good news. I love sticking with our middle eastern roots, but I don't my kids names to scream: "I'm an Arab-Muslim"!!! Because, you know....just 'cause :p </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-pronounce-this-arabic-name#post-769824 Thu, 09 May 2013 10:49:03 +0000 hilsy85 769824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TurtleDoves: I loveeeee the meaning!! And (not sure how you feel about this but) it's conducive to nicknames! Which I love :) I also think it goes well with E's name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-pronounce-this-arabic-name#post-769822 Thu, 09 May 2013 10:48:37 +0000 mrsjazz 769822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TurtleDoves: Neither! She's Puerto Rican. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-pronounce-this-arabic-name#post-769798 Thu, 09 May 2013 10:44:10 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 769798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: @mrsjazz: thanks guys! I feel better about it now. @jazz: is your friend Arab? Or Jewish? Or neither? Because the name comes from both places and I just wonder where it's more prevalent. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-pronounce-this-arabic-name#post-769795 Thu, 09 May 2013 10:42:49 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 769795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladyfingers: @DigAPony: @mrskc: @photojane: @Mrs. Champagne: @hilsy85: @Mrs. Lemon-Lime: wahoo!!!!<br /> Thanks guys!<br /> I'm sooo glad that the spelling is correct on that. The only other Hanya I know, spells hers like:<br /> hanniah and it gets butchered! So DH was like "only if we can spell it in a way that does it justice". So, I think we have a front runner:)<br /> Do you guys even like it though? It means to be at inner-peace or to be calm...they often call still waters: Hani which is the root word of Hanya.<br /> Our son's name is Esom so it would have to sit decently with that name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-pronounce-this-arabic-name#post-769787 Thu, 09 May 2013 10:40:52 +0000 mrsjazz 769787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: Yes, I would pronounce it that way, too. I have a friend named Hannia who pronounces it the way I would pronounce Hanya. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-pronounce-this-arabic-name#post-769784 Thu, 09 May 2013 10:40:27 +0000 Mrsbells 769784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Like Tayna as well </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-pronounce-this-arabic-name#post-769782 Thu, 09 May 2013 10:39:30 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 769782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Han-ya...not ye like Kanye. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-pronounce-this-arabic-name#post-769781 Thu, 09 May 2013 10:39:20 +0000 hilsy85 769781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>hahn-yuh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-pronounce-this-arabic-name#post-769779 Thu, 09 May 2013 10:38:43 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 769779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>han as in hand without the d and yuh </p>