Message: "Alaia and Anais" - Behind the Name

Alaia and Anais

by poetic_freedom

4/28/2006, 6:53 PM

I have a 'thing' for A names and two of the latest I have added to my list are Alaia and Anais. I love the meaning of Alaia and it sounds so melodic to me. Anais sounds offbeat and quirky, yet pretty to me so I like it.

WDYT?

#Alaia #Anais

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- Bear (guest) +2

4/28/2006, 8:17 PM

I'm not familiar with Alaia. It looks very pretty and has a sweet meaning. How is it pronounced? "ah-LAY-a?" "ah-lah-EE-a?" Another way?

Anais is irresistable to me. I love names with two distinct vowel sounds together. You might like the name Aelia. I heard / read it first in "I, Claudius." She was a minor character, but her name stuck with me. They (BBC) pronounced it "AY-lia." It is an ancient Roman name. The male conterpart is Aelius.

- poetic_freedom +1

4/28/2006, 9:58 PM

Aelia is beautiful! I like it very much!

I think Alaia is pronounced ah-LAY-a...well thats how I have been saying it!

- shangrila_la

4/29/2006, 9:16 AM

Alaia is actually prn. a-LIE-a like in "lie down". Its a name of a designer as well.

- Silvie (Silversliver)

4/28/2006, 7:01 PM

Both lovely names. I've recently taken quite a liking to Anais, and Alaia is very pretty.

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- MariaNikolaievnaRomanova (MariaNikolaievnaRoma) +3

4/28/2006, 6:58 PM

I love them. Anais is beautiful and yes, off-beat and quirky, and I agree that Alaia has a most beautiful meaning. It's very soft-sounding as well.

Since you happen to like 'A' names, do you like Aglaïa?

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- Bear (guest) +1

4/28/2006, 8:12 PM

Aglaia

Count me as a fan of Aglaia. I first ran across the name in a Russian novel ("The Idiot," I think.) I wasn't ready for it as a teenager, but it has grown on me over the years.

And know I see your Aglaia and raise you an Athenais (with two dots over the "i.") Are you in?

- MariaNikolaievnaRomanova (MariaNikolaievnaRoma)

4/28/2006, 8:17 PM

Bear! Long time, no talk! :)

Count me in: Aglaïa, Alaïa, Anaïs and Athenaïs. :D I think I've found another favourite to add to my ever-growing list.

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- poetic_freedom

4/28/2006, 7:02 PM

Aglaia isn't too bad...I just really don't like the 'GLAY' sound in it. But the meaning is lovely!

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