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I like them both, but prefer Rhiannon. It reminds me of the Fleetwood Mac song.

I definitely prefer Rhiannon because of the meaning and history behind it, Rhianna just isn't the same

My personal favorite is Rhiannon because it seems more complete than Rhianna.

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I tend to love girls names ending on 'a', the most, so Rhianna (a name I love so much) is the most beautiful in my opinion.

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I could live with Rhiannon, but it's not the same as Rhianna.

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Just my two cents on this matter.

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This message was edited 2/7/2006, 5:03 AM

I love Rhianna but dislike Rhiannon. I find Rhiannon too heavy, and Rhianna is a softened, prettier version to me.

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I prefer Rhiannon over Rhianna

I'm not head over heals for either name, but they are both all right. Rhianna seems more modern to be for some reason. I don't especially care for it. Rhiannon I like a lot better because it has a cool Fleetwood Mac song attatched to it, and it seems more grown up. Rhianna seems childish to me, like she will never exist past junior high. Rhiannon seems more grounded to me.

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I would advocate either of these over names like Madison or Sophia.

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I see them as pretty much the same name too. They are so close. I don't know which one I like more, because both are very pretty.

Rhiannon is a lovely Welsh name with much history and mythology behind it. Rhianna seems like a recent corruption of Rhiannon that takes the first syllable 'Rhi' and pairs it with a random '-anna' ending. They're not really similar to me.

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So, my vote goes to Rhiannon.

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This message was edited 2/6/2006, 10:20 PM

Rhianna reminds me of Brianna, Savannah, Brenna, and other very frilly, somewhat trendy feminine names.
Rhiannon seems a bit more solid, yet still feminine. It's just more subtle. It also seems more timeless.

Rhianna used to be a favorite of mine, and I don't care for Rhiannon as much due to personal association. I do pronounce them differently though, I pronounce Rhianna as ree-AWN-ah and Rhiannon as ree-AN-un. I don't think that I would ever use either name though : )

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No, they are not very different. I like Rhiannon but not Rhianna. I don't like most names that end in A.

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There are names that I hate. It's just an individual reaction.

The only thing that I hate about either name is how popular it is on this board! I love both names a lot and I thought it was a very rare name, then I got on here and it was popping up all over the place. I still intend to use it one day (I'm just not sure which one either) and I am comforted that around here where I live I doubt that many people have heard this name before; I've certainly never met anyone with either name in my life nor have I seen it listed in any of my school yearbooks. I think I am leaning more towards Rhianna (pro. ree-ahn-ah), I think it sounds better coming out of my mouth than Rhiannon. But either name is beautiful to me.

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I don't like Rhiannon or Rhianna and I never even heard of this name until it started to pop up all over this board. If I had to pick one I would go with Rhiannon and ONLY because of the meaning- Moon Goddess.

You're right to wonder. But I think it has to do (for me anyway) with the "a" ending vs. the "on" ending. I like Rhiannon much better than Rhianna. The "a" is too feminine and I just don't like it as much.

I like Rhiannon, it feels whole and it has historical associations. Rhianna (ree-AN-uh) feels trendier and doesn't have the same history. But both are pretty.

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I like Rhiannon more because if there's an alternative to ending a name with an "ah" sound, I'll usually take it. (Even though I like a lot of "ah" names, I can get picky about it.)

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I don't like either very much at all, though, because Rhiannon has turned into that token Welsh name that people use when they think they're being all creative and... well, Welsh. :-/ Kind of like how Aidan is "sooooooo Irish" and whatnot.

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I like Rhiannon better I'm not sure why though, I pronounce Rhiannon as ree-an-an and Rhianna and ree-ar-nah. I like both but Rhiannon a little more. :)

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I strongly dislike both. Reminds me of that hip-hop artist, can't remember her name though. If I has to choose one though it would be Rhianna, Rhiannon looks over done, so that could be why most loved Rhianna and hated Rhiannon.

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This message was edited 2/6/2006, 7:58 PM

I think I may like Rhianna a little bit more than I like Rhiannon. I'm not sure on this, because neither of these names are on my "like" list. They're just okay to me.

I love them both. The meaning for Rhiannon is wonderful...I think for me, using one or the other would depend on the middle name chosen.
Sadly, although this is one of my top girls names, I will never be able to use it. One of my cousins beat me to the punch. And spelled it Reanna. Which is ok, I guess, but not nearly as nice as Rhianna or Rhiannon.
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I agree with you - they're both beautiful!

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Rhianna seems more modern to me, though, while Rhiannon is more old fashioned (but in a good way).

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