In India Riya is only ever pronounced as Ree-ah, never as Rye-ah.
― Anonymous User 10/19/2016
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Said as both Ree-uh & Ry-uh. Personally, I much prefer Ry-uh. Not only does it sound better, Ree-uh will just make people think of Diarrhea. Awful!The spelling of Rhea wouldn't be used much often for obvious reasons.
― Anonymous User 1/11/2016
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This is just a really lovely name. I think it's gorgeous, and that it fits well with the "ia" sound names. Most people I know are named and spelled "Riya", but other people spell it "Rhea", "Ria", and "Riyah". The annoying thing about this name is that people pronounce it "rye-ya" instead of just Riya (rhymes with Mia).