Looking through baby name websites, (yes I am hopeless, only 4.5 weeks and looking at names already ) and noticed the name Ava (which I know is very popular) and was wondering how do YOU pronounce it.
A lot of websites say it has the 2 different pronunciations, so which one do you use/like? Which one do you think is the more common pronunciation?

A-va (saying the a, as in the letter 'A')

or

Ah-va/Ar-va (where the A sound is more drawn out)

Just wondering!

I personally say Ay-vah (the first one), but I've never heard it prn any other way.

I really love it btw

Love the name.
Have only ever heard it pronounced the first way.
Ava as in A-va (the letter A).

Ay-vah, never heard it any other way.

It's a very nice name .

There's two Ava's in my PG and I am guessing Ay-Vah because they both have nn's: Ava the Misbehaver.

Definitely Ay - va...I love this name...but unfort can't use it. So So pretty.

I pronounce it Ay-va. Beautiful name by the way.

I don't like Ah-va though and have never heard of anyone who has used that name.

I am with the others have only heard it pronounced Ay-vah.

Very pretty I like it.

My DD is Ava

Pronounced as Ay-vah ('the Misbehaver' )

Im with the other girls

Think its a pretty name Ay - Vah

Ava Ripley ( i like this name)

Donna

My niece is named AVA, and we pronounce it like Ay-Vah

It's a beautiful name..

Ay-vah

Sums up my DD!

Defiantely Ay-va pn

I love it pronounced Ay-vah.

I say Ay-va..never heard anybody pronounce it any other way.

thanks girls, I love it pronounced Ay-va, but pronounced Ah-va it sounds like someone with a speech impediment trying to say Arthur! Maybe its an American pronunciation?

Okay, will put that one on my list, only 36 weeks to go LMAO

I love the name Ava - pronounced Ay-vah. In fact, we have chosen Ava Rose for this baby if it is a girl. I haven't heard it pronounced any other way.

Having said that, I hadn't thought of the nick-name "Ava the Misbehaver", until I read one of the previous posts

Cheers,
Deanne.

yeah I pronounce it a-vah...

very pretty, it is common though.. just like ella and isabella is also!
although im going with isabella, i have had it picked out since i was 15yrs old! before it was popular!!

My good friend has a DD named Ava. Pronounced Ay-vah.

Very Cute...

It is a lovely name. I would pronounce it Ay-vah too

I pronounce it as Ay-vah. Only once has someone gotten it wrong and pronounced it Ar-vah.