Baby Name Poll Results

Not a fan of Ursula, reminds me of the little mermaid. Rhea is okay. I also like the spelling Ria.

Ursula Meredith and Rhea Michelle
Ursula Noelle and Rhea Ivy

Nooo, keep Rhea!! It is SO beautiful! At first I dislike Ursula (thanks to Disney) but that aside, I actually think it’s quite exotic and stunning. Amazing sibset, very beautiful!

Ursula Anisa
Ursula Katerina
Ursula Faustina
Ursula Vera
Thea Violet
Thea Jasmine
Thea Jocelyn
Thea Maeve
Thea Lydia
Thea Jessamine
Thea Tzipporah/Zipporah
Thea Kiara

GL! (love your name too btw! )

Rhea is pronounced ray-uh, correct? So Ria would be ree-uh. GORGEOUS name! Love this sibset.

oh I meant Rhea was gorgeous, not Ria.

Rhea Elizabeth
Rhea Sabine
Giselle Rhea
Ursula Elena
Ursula Sabrina
Ursula Persephone

Rhea is pronounced ree-ah. Not a fan of Ursula.

I like Rhea (Ray-uh). I like the sound and it reminds me of A Ray of Hope!

I really dislike Ursula.

How about:

Rhea and Tessa
Rhea and Uma
Rhea and Eden
Rhea and Lila
Rhea and Quinn
Rhea and Claire
Rhea and Nina
Rhea and Elsa/Elsie
Rhea and Elise
Rhea and Celine
Rhea and Celeste
Rhea and Colette
Rhea and Simone
Rhea and Nala
Rhea and Giselle

It’s pronounced like Ray-ah. I like Rhea Michelle, Ursula Elaine, Ursula Noelle, and I also like the suggestion of Thea. Not looking for a substitute for Ursula. Thanks -Athena

Ursula (little she-bear) and Rhea (Greek and Roman myths) and wonderful. Ursula is especially pretty. I’m so glad that one cartoon character hasn’t put you off.

Ursula Margaret / Margot
Ursula Beatrix
Ursula Mabel
Ursula Pauline -- you can’t have too many U’s in a combo
Ursula Eugenie
Ursula Maud
Ursula Penelope
Ursula Gwyneth -- a nod to Ursula K. LeGuin
Ursula Katharine
Ursula Clio / Klio / Cleo -- "great / mighty she-bear"
Ursula Verity
Ursula Diane
Ursula Imogen
Ursula Charlotte
Ursula Mor -- same meaning as above, Gaelic
Ursula Consuelo
Ursula Bridget
Ursula Sabine
Ursula Rhiannon
Ursula Maxine
Ursula Bryony -- ("BRIE-uh-nee") a flower, but could honor a Brian
Ursula Dagmar
Ursula Wren
Ursula Valkyrie -- don’t mess with her
Ursula Rosamund

Back with more in a tick.

Ursula Katherine

Rhea Simone

Rhea Maribel

I LOVE the name URSULA!! Not crazy about Rhea.

Ursula and Rhiannon nn Rhea would be lovely!

Ursula Mabel
Ursula Annabel
Ursula Evangeline
Ursula Elina
Ursula Seraphina
Ursula Josephine
Ursula Susan
Ursula Roxane
Ursula Moxie
Ursula Molly
Ursula Rosamund
Ursula Shelley
Ursula Juniper
Ursula Freya
Ursula Lottie

And

Persephone Rhea
Lavender Rhea
Xiomara Rhea
Juniper Rhea
Theodosia Rhea
Cordelia Rhea
Ophelia Rhea
Jacqueline Rhea
Guinevere Rhea
Marlena Rhea
Marina Rhea
Bellatrix Rhea
Valentia Rhea
Alethea/Alithea/Alethia Rhea
Beatrix Rhea

I’ve always heard Rhea as "REE-uh." But I’m in the U.S. Maybe it’s different elsewhere. If you do keep it as "RAY-uh" just be careful with a middle name that is a noun. Rhea Sunshine, Rhea Violet sound like "ray of sunshine" "ray of violet" (i.e., ultraviolet light). Not a big deal, just something to keep in mind. Also, you might like Mireille / Mireia / Mireya, pronounced "mee-RAY-uh" or "mih-RAY-uh." It means "to admire."

Rhea Juniper
Rhea Vivien / Vivienne
Rhea Gabrielle
Rhea Katharine / Kathryn
Rhea Margot
Rhea Parvati
Rhea Lilith
Rhea Callisto
Rhea Victorine
Rhea Sibyl
Rhea Celeste / Celestine
Rhea Nyx
Rhea Jocelyn
Rhea Stephanie
Rhea Maren
Rhea Athenaïs ("ah-then-ah-EES" or "ah-then-AY-is") -- for poll Mom
Rhea Constance
Rhea Madeleine / Madeline

Ursula Clothilde / Clotilde -- ("clo-TEELD"), = famous battle
Ursula Melody
Ursula Briar
Ursula Rosemary
Ursula Meadow / Meadowlark
Ursula Columbine
Ursula Audrey
Ursula Gwen
Ursula Roxanne
Ursula Bernadette -- two name that mean "bear"
Ursula Plum
Ursula Nightingale
Ursula Hazel
Ursula Guinevere
Ursula Jane / Joan

I tried to find middles for Rhea that go with either pronunciation. Sorry for any repeats. I’m so happy you’re going to use Ursula. Good luck! :0)

http://www.behindthename.com/name/rhea
http://www.behindthename.com/name/mireille

Oops. The first pronunciation on Athenaïs should be, "ah-ten-ah-EES" not "ah-then-ah-EES"

(Too. Much. Time. On. My. Hands.)

Rhea is pronounced ray-uh, not ree-uh. I wish people would look up names before they go correcting people on how to pronounced them.

Love Rhea!

I’m in the U.S and Rhea is extremely rare (a good thing!) and it is no doubt without question pronounced ray-ah. That is inarguable knowledge. Anyone pronouncing it differently clearly has never heard of the name. The spelling alone makes the proper pronunciation fairly obvious.

Amazing sibset. I really hope you stick with both names and I agree that one cartoon character should not put anyone off of a name. I also love the suggestion of Rhiannon nn Rhea, but I also adore Rhea on its own. This pair is astoundingly beautiful though, they both sound like goddess names (and probably are, come to think of it lol) and it is just perfect.

Rhea is a rare name, so it’s understandable for people to be confused about pronunciation. It happens and is no big deal.

Thanks for all of the comments. I like a lot of the middle name suggestions! Will talk to my husband and will post later. Thank you for all of the help! -Athena

Actress Rhea Perlman ("Cheers," "Matilda," "The Mindy Project") will be amazed she’s been mispronouncing her name her entire life.

I prefer "HEL-en-uh" for Helena. But if someone else said it was "hel-AY-nuh" or "hel-EE-nuh" I wouldn’t say they were wrong.
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Thanks for getting back to us, poll Mom. I’m looking forward to how your search progresses.

Check out think baby names and other websites and it has the pronunciation as ree-ah.

Ursula Elizabeth
Ursula Ruby

Violet Rhea
Audrey Rhea
Charlotte Rhea
Grace Rhea