Pronunciation/spelling advice needed on the name!

[JamesMama]

We have our name picked out for the most part, but we're unsure about how to spell/say it.

Okay, choices are

Aldrea pronounced All-Dray-Ah

or

Aldria pronounced All-Dree-Ah

Opinions???

[wwisdomskr]

I think I like the "dray" sound better than the "dree" sound. But, both are pretty!

[gamitzer]

I like Aldria (All-dree-ah) better. I think the spelling Aldrea is too close to Andrea, so she may get called Andrea more often than not. Aldria is different and I can't think of any way it could be mixed up with another name.

[crunchywannabe]

I like the pronounciation with DRAY better. I think it is prettier!

[crunchywannabe]

what about spelling it Aldraya?

[Undercover Hippie]

I like Aldria (All-dree-ah). I think it is the least likely option for people to mispronounce. But then again I've learned that people will always find a way to mispronounce any name LOL!

Aldrea is a lot like Andrea--I never know whether to pronounce with an 'ee' or 'ay' sound and even when people tell me I get mixed up later in my mind. See, obviously I am one of those people who can mispronounce any name!

We watched a show last year with an Adria (Ah'-dree-ah) on it and I thought it was so pretty. Whichever way you go, I think Aldria/Aldrea is very pretty too!

[Tiny_Dancer]

Originally Posted by crunchywannabe

what about spelling it Aldraya?

This is very pretty both pronounced and spelled. It seems easy to pronounce it when spelled this way too. (I also like "y"s in the middle of a name!)

Either way, it's a BEAUTIFUL name.:

[GinaRae]

I like the DREE-ah sound because DRAY-ah tends to sound snooty to me. Sorry!

What's really funny is that I accidentally voted for the last version which is the sound I didn't want to vote for. duh...

[JamesMama]

James says Aldreea...lol, who knows...we're still deciding, it's tough! Probably won't know 100% for sure till she pops out. LOL

[Lexi_029]

I think I like Aldrea best with the DRAY pronunciation.