I’m not taking it personally, Queer. I just don’t think that having only one consonant in a name is such a big deal. Apart from names…the English language contains many words that are propped on a single consonant.
I didn’t suggest the name Aryana…I suggested Ayana (minus the r)…,which is the female variant of the male name, Ayaan. Yes, names can evoke certain images and stereotypes. I don’t have anything against Blacks…I only said that the name sounds African American…and if the poster likes it…she should go for it.
The ratio of consonants to vowels is harder to control…you’re going to spell the name how it sounds phonetically. One can spell it as Alaya if that makes it easier to pronounce and makes it look better. Y is still a vowel. I saw the name spelled this way on a website…thought it was interesting…and copy and pasted it in my post. And English is a phonetic language. Phonics and phonemic awareness are two of the 5 components of reading.