Maya

[rezzle]

Would you pronounce this name as my-a or may-a?

If you pronounce in may-a, how would you spell the my-a one?

[scentednappyhag]

I'd pronounce it May-a.
And spell the other Mya.

[MamaMary]

My-a. A really nice well to spell it. Maya Angelou - an inspirational woman.

Or Maia. Or Mya.

[Narked]

My-a

[Gwennan]

My-a.

[MolotovBomb]

My-a.

Someone I'm vaguely associated with has a Maia and the pronunciation is 'May-a' not 'My-a'.

I'm emboldening the 'not' because she nearly snapped my head off when I once said "Oooooh, 'My-a' what a gorgeous name!"

I think that your DD might have this confusion over her name presented to her quite a bit. I wouldn't let that put me off, but it is a factor, I think.

[Yama]

I would pronounce it My-a. I love it. Considered it for dd and would've used it for ds if he'd been a dd. Love, love, love it.

[Binkybix]

my-a. My friend's called Maya and she hates being called May-a. Makes her cross.

[messtins]

My-a, only becaue it's my niece's name and that's how they pronounce it.

But really if you spell your name Maya and someone pronounces it May-a, you have no right to be cross.

[bringbacksideburns]

My - a. This was one of the choices i had for my daughter. Lovely name!

[123caughtaflea]

Never known Maya be anything other than May-a. Maia on the other hand can be (in my experience only obviously) My-a or May-a. Ameya/Amaya also interesting to pin down!

[Alisvolatpropiis]

May-a.

Mya would be My-a.

[Dramajustfollowsme]

My friend has a Maya. Her birth was announced by text and we weren't sure how to pronounce it. She is a My-a.

[debdee]

My-a. We have a Maya :). Yes we do get people calling her May-a, which I didn't realise would happen seeing I've always read it as My-a, but it doesn't annoy me &hopefully won't annoy DD too much

[dementedma]

Friend has a Mia, pronounced My-ah. Confusing or what?

[MoelFammau]

Maya was in our final two. We both LOVED it. We couldn't use it because we both work in animation and Maya is the name of the most famous computer animation software - it's sort of equal to a dressmaker calling their child Singer. Still regret it - it's a beautiful name.

[rezzle]

I'm glad the majority seem to be going for My-a. I think if it was more 50/50 I would be a bit worried, but I can deal with a few people needing correcting. Anyway, I doubt anyone would persistently get it wrong after being corrected!

[janey68]

I would pronounce it My-a , because probably the best known one is Maya Angelou.

[Littlefish]

I have two in my nursery, both called May-a.

[dysfunctionalme]

My-a but everyone gets Mia and Maya mixed up and there are quite a lot of little ones (of both) around

[Celestialcloud]

Ooh, perfectly timed thread! I'd pronounce it my-a like maya Rudolph (from bridesmaids). I love it, plus I'm due in may so like the spelling maya.

[TiggerWearsATriteSmile]

My DD is Mya.

I prefer Maya spelling but was concerned for the pronunciation.
Another alternative is Miya.

Still prefer Maya myself though

[rezzle]

I like the Mya spelling, actually. Less fond of Miya or Maia. Thanks for all of your help!

[jumpingjane]

As far as I know, the Mya spelling is a made up one, a variant of Maya which has origins in several languages.

I would pn Maya as My-ah.
I think the May-ah pronunciation is also made up. The Sanskrit Maya and the Greek Maia were both pn My-ah.

[SomersetONeil]

I would pronouce it My-ah. As in Maya. I would assume the majority of people would.

DD has a name which has three accepted pronunciations. If it's something that you think will bother you, then don't go for the name.

To be honest, it's not that big a deal. Sure - people mispronounce it, but usually only the first time, and to get hot and bothered about it is a waste of energy. We'll try to instill this way of thinking into DD so that she does't turn into one of those annoying, 'NO, it's MY-ah' [catsbum mouth] type people.