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Maya or Myah?

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JessieDoops · 06/09/2017 21:26

So here's a bit of a back story, myself and DP cannot agree on a name (we don't know the sex) however I have ALWAYS liked the name Maya, DP wasn't keen on it but is now coming around to the idea BUT he thinks it should be spelt Mya or Myah.

I really like it spelt Maya but should I just shut up and be thankful he's agreed on the name and let him choose the spelling?

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MySecretToTell · 06/09/2017 21:59

MikeUniformMike Your response surprised me Shock My friend who moved to Wales (literally just over the English border) and embraced everything Welsh made a fuss of how she chose the Welsh variant of Mia for her daughters name as she felt that as her daughter was Welsh she should have a Welsh name Grin I don't think I'll have the heart to tell her what you said or what I discovered when I just googled the name...Welsh wasn't mentioned at all!

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JessieDoops · 06/09/2017 21:52

Thank you all for your lovely and informative comments.

I think I'll work on him about the spelling

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PattyPenguin · 06/09/2017 21:51

Most people would think Mya or Myah was an attempt to spell Mia a bit differently.

Mia is a Northern European diminutive of Maria.

If you want the name pronounced like my = belonging to me + a, spell it Maia and tell everyone that's how it's pronounced, not may = the month + a.

What's more, Maia is a proper ancient Greek name, mother of Hermes.

Glitterskull · 06/09/2017 21:47

I have a Maia, we preferred that spelling to Maya because we didn't want it pronounced May-a.

Squidgling · 06/09/2017 21:45

I would pronounce Maya may-a so if you want it pronounced my-a I would spell it Mya I think.

AdalindSchade · 06/09/2017 21:43

Maya can be pronounced like mya and looks so much better than either of your other options.

MikeUniformMike · 06/09/2017 21:43

Myah is NOT a Welsh name. Welsh is phonetic and Myah would be hard to say. It would be pronounced MUH-Aargh.

The Welsh for Mary, Mair is sometimes mispronounced as My-ah, but Mair is one syllable, a bit like My with an r on the end. (Think Myra without the a).

Myah is awful sorry.

DramaAlpaca · 06/09/2017 21:41

I'd pronounce them both the same.

Maya is the nicer spelling IMO.

JWrecks · 06/09/2017 21:40

I'd pronounce Myah like a comic book villain... mmmmyaaaaaah!

Maya makes much more sense IMO and is a lovely name.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 06/09/2017 21:35

Depends on how you want to pronounciation you're wanting to use
If it's May-a then spell it Maya.
If its Mya spell it Myah.

MySecretToTell · 06/09/2017 21:35

To me those are two different names.
Myah I'd pronounce my-ah and Maya I'd pronounce May-a. I know a Myah and I believe it's a Welsh name but I could be wrong.

Both lovely names though Smile

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