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Anya or Maya - cast your votes please ladies :)

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scoobysu · 04/02/2014 09:10

So I think we are down to two names for our DD due in May. Would love to know which you prefer - Anya (nn Annie) or Maya?

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CheckpointCharlie · 04/02/2014 18:16

Maya but said like Migh-ya.

Smugfearnleyshittingstool · 04/02/2014 18:16

Maia nicer spelling I think

FinallyMrsFC · 04/02/2014 18:14

Maya. Pronounced May-ya.

WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes · 04/02/2014 18:10

I've only ever heard Maya pronounced My-a. Lots of different spellings.

Mitchell2 · 04/02/2014 18:09

Anya - although I prefer the spelling Anja

MrsSchadenfreude · 04/02/2014 18:07

Anya - the world doesn't need any more Mayas, even though it's a lovely name.

marjolaine · 04/02/2014 16:58

Anya, definitely. Also like Anja spelling but that would probably confuse people as it's a forrin spelling and people seem unable cope with that. (

NadiaWadia · 04/02/2014 15:16

Maya is lovely pronounced properly rhyming with 'fire'. As Maya Angelou does.

Anya is nice too, though.

HeadFullofSteam · 04/02/2014 14:56

Prefer Maya of the two, but much prefer Anna/Annie.

AnnieLobeseder · 04/02/2014 14:54

And it's My-a. Not May-a. Anyone who says May-a is wrong!

Like people who spell Deborah as Debra.

Grin
Em1503 · 04/02/2014 14:45

I love Maya!

WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes · 04/02/2014 14:41

Anya, much stronger name than Maya, which I find a bit drippy. Also more unusual.

AnnabelleDarling · 04/02/2014 14:37

Anya

2snugglets · 04/02/2014 14:36

Love Anya, it's unusual unlike Maya. Would have another baby just to use this name Smile

satintaupe · 04/02/2014 14:34

Anya.

susiedaisy · 04/02/2014 14:32

Maya

ThatBloodyWoman · 04/02/2014 14:31

Maya

hydeyhi91 · 04/02/2014 14:30

Maya. My dd was very nearly a Maya but doesn't sound right with her last name!

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AGoodPirate · 04/02/2014 14:02

Anya.
Maya is nice but there are soooo many.

moogalicious · 04/02/2014 14:00

Maya is pronounced My-a as in Maya Angelou. Not many here in the UK but lots of Mia's and May-a's.

Ihatepeas · 04/02/2014 13:57

Anya is gorgeous. It's currently top of my list for imaginary dd2.
Not keen on Maya. sorry.

YouGrateMyCheese · 04/02/2014 13:56

If she or you ever move to the U.S. people will pronounce it My-uh, not May-uh. Of course a simple "we call her may-uh" would clear it up, but you would have to say that probably a half-dozen times per day. I've only ever heard it pronounced May-uh in the UK and Australia, even though like most names it's obviously a regional/personal thing.

I'd pick Anya, out of deference to Buffy the Vampire Slayer Grin

Spookey80 · 04/02/2014 13:43

Anya. I am trying to convince dh that we should use this for dc3 due in march. Really like it.