Well obviously if the spelling "Inaaya" makes you "cringe", you're hardly going to use that spelling for your daughter's name!! I don't think you're going to want to "cringe" everytime you have to spell your daughter's name!!! You don't need anyone here telling you how to spell your daughter's name or for them to give you the "go ahead" to use a variation in spelling Inaaya....
Just for the record, yes, it depends on the pronunciation of a word to change it's meaning ....but there are always exceptions. for example: Inaaya means gift from God BUT Inaya or Inayah means concern / solicitude. Wonder what replacing "I" with an "E" will do??!! HOWEVER, entirely your decision... you are the mother afterall... why argue on the meaning of the name if you've already decided to go with the more "innovative" way of spelling the name??? ....and, when all's said and done.... does the spelling even MATTER??!!!!! Obviously not judging by this thread!!!!
Good Lord.....!!! y r u takin this soooo personally. CALM DOWN!!!!!! just cus ur name is inaaya dusnt mean i m offendin YOU. jeez... so mch for freedom of speech!
i like enaya but that dusnt mean i shouldnt b open to different ideas/thots too. its just my feelin that inaaya is v common spellin thaz all. replacin I with E is no issue, i feel the E sound is more than the I sound in the name thaz all. I didnt understand the difference between inaaya or inayah that u said. they look and sound same to me i guess. is it the h in inayah makin any difference in the meanin?? :S