Re: Aryeh
in reply to a message by Ismene
I would pronounce it AHR-yuh (I live in the U.S.), or maybe ARI-uh. I think it's nice. How do you pronounce it?
I like the nickname Ari, which I guess would work better if you used Arieh (Ary look like it's be pronounced AIRY). I wouldn't personally use Arieh though because it looks like it might be pronounced more like uh-RYE-uh more than Aryeh does. It could also more likely be confused with the girl's name Aria than Aryeh (even though there's the Arya spelling too - Aryeh just looks like a very different name to me).
So I'd go with it! or you could also go with just Ari (I really like Ariel for a boy, but if you live in the west that can be problematic).
I like the nickname Ari, which I guess would work better if you used Arieh (Ary look like it's be pronounced AIRY). I wouldn't personally use Arieh though because it looks like it might be pronounced more like uh-RYE-uh more than Aryeh does. It could also more likely be confused with the girl's name Aria than Aryeh (even though there's the Arya spelling too - Aryeh just looks like a very different name to me).
So I'd go with it! or you could also go with just Ari (I really like Ariel for a boy, but if you live in the west that can be problematic).