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[Opinions] Re: First babies of 2025
by TMyers
1/2/2025, 9:38 AM
in reply to a message by peregrine
I like...Ophelia
Alexander
Gabriel
Thomas
Ivan- middle name
Caleb Mariya is a strange spelling. Aghoghozino is quite a mouthful. I've never heard of Raiael. Not sure how to pronounce that.

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- Anya Mel’nik or Mel’nyk (Tovaryshka_Anya)   +2
1/2/2025, 11:19 AM
Mariya is Ukrainian or Russian spelling of Maria. I suppose it could also be a modern kre8tiv English spelling, though.
- peregrine   +1
1/2/2025, 1:04 PM
Mariya’s parents’ names and surnames were Arabic :)
- Anya Mel’nik or Mel’nyk (Tovaryshka_Anya)
1/2/2025, 1:18 PM
Then maybe she is named after an Islamic figure with a name similar to Maria (like Māriyyah al-Qibṭiyyah) or they wanted to name her an anglophone name and spelled it with a y because it made more sense to them (or just because they wanted to).