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I would choose Ariana. It sounds prettiest to me, and I like Ari and Ana as nicknames.

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I would rank them, from best to worst: Ariana, Selena, Rihanna, Taylor.

1. Ariana, NN Ari is pretty nice
2. Taylor
3. Rihanna
4. Selena

Selena
Rihana
Ariana
Taylor

Yes, Taylor is on the bottom. It hasn't ever been a good name. Trendy surname names never are. Not even the few that I like, unfortunately.

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Selena is a nice name but just doesn't appeal to me sound-wise. So Selena gets #3.

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I like the name Rayhana more, in the abstract, than Ariana. Pronounced rye-HAH-na, not ree-ANN-a like the singer... and spelling it Rihanna is interesting, I like it.
If it's Rihanna pronounced ree-ANN-a, that's cool, but not as appealing. I personally like Ariana more - if it's pronounced ah-ree-ah-na.
If Ariana is airy-anna, that changes everything

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So

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Rayhana / rye hah na
Ariana / ah ree ah na
Rihanna / ree anna
Selena / seh leh na
Ariana / airy anna
Selena / s'leena
Taylor

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for a baby of mine
Ariana - - - Selena - Rihanna - - - - Taylor

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according to how they appeal to me as names
Rihanna - Ariana - Selena - - Taylor.

This message was edited 5/16/2021, 12:09 PM

I almost like Selena well enough to use in real life.
Never liked taylor because it's so ambisexual. Arianna is okay but the multiple ways it's pronounced are a dealbreaker. Rihanna likewise; apparently it's Ree-ANN-a and not Ree-AH-Na. I don't like the look of it.

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So from best to worst:

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Selena

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Arianna

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Rihanna

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Taylor

Ariana (Although hate the singer)
Taylor
Selena
Rihanna

I'd choose Selena, I think that's a pretty name.

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Ranked:

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Selena
Taylor
Ariana
Rihanna

You're right, I don't like Taylor. I've thought it was whiny since I was preschool age.

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Ariana, Rhianna, Selena are all just -not bad- to me in a generic way. I'll pick Rihanna because I've been liking Rhea lately.

This message was edited 5/16/2021, 10:42 AM

1. Selena (can't pass up a good moon name)
2. Ariana (but if it's too popular I'd demote it to 3)
3. Rihanna (I like this name in general but it's too associated with the singer)
4. Taylor (boring)

Selena would be my top choice. It's pretty, international, and recognisable.

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Selena
Taylor
Ariana
Rihanna

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Taylor is more friendly sounding than fluffy pretentious sounding Ariana. I also quite like the nickname Tay. But I have put Rihanna at the bottom for three reasons:

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1. Rhiannon is a common name here so it might be confusing.
2. Rihanna is a one person name IMO. It would be like using Cher. Ariana, Selena and Taylor aren't immediately obviously associated with the singer.
3. Her real name is Robyn, Rihanna is a stage name.

This message was edited 5/16/2021, 10:03 AM

If I were naming a child from that lot, I'd name them Ariana. I don't like any of them though.

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Ranked:
Ariana
Taylor
Selena
Rihanna