Yesterday’s post on Petal reminded me of Ani DiFranco’s daughter, Petah.
Ani (AH-nee) gave birth to Petah (PEE-ta) in early 2007. In an interview from later that year, Ani explained how she came up with the name:
When I was pregnant, we went to an art show at the Albright Knox Gallery in the modern art gallery in Buffalo, and we saw a show of a sculptor named Petah Coyne. Both me and my partner really dug her work. It was just really beautiful and visceral — alive. We both sort of took note, “Petah, that’s a cool name. Never heard that before.”
She was also drawn to Petah because it’s uncommon, much like her own name.
I thought I’d pass on that particular torture of nobody can say it, nobody can spell it — fun, fun, fun.
Do you like the name Petah? (Or, how about this: Do you like it more or less than Petal?)
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It just sounds like Peter said in certain accents that take the final r off of words. So it kind of sounds like a mistake. Still, I find it marginally better than Petal. It doesn’t sound as frail and helpless as Petal.
I don’t mind the name itself, but why not spell it Pita? Makes much more sense to me.
Petah Coyne is what comes to mind. I had to do a presentation of her work. I am not a huge fan of hers, but the name is quite sweet.
I see P.E.T.A.
I prefer Petal, but don’t really like either name.
YA………….ITS ROCKING N COOL NAME………….i lyk it……..
Peta is a female name. It is said just like the male Peter in many accents.
Petah is just Peta with a superfluous ‘H.’
Peeta is one of the main male characters in The Hunger Games