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How would you pronounce my baby name

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Ashb123 · 20/10/2019 09:52

My little girl is called Mia but people are saying it differently and it’s really annoying me! I pronounce it Mia as in mee-ah but she keeps getting calling mya, she’s only 10 days old and it’s putting me off it to the point of changing it.

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MustardScreams · 20/10/2019 16:26

Do people ever RTFT?!

Op will he not listen to you at all? I’m so sorry this is such a nightmare for you days after giving birth.

GeorgianaDovesHouse · 20/10/2019 16:30

Mee-a

LittleNightmare · 20/10/2019 16:34

It’s not too late to change her name. She’s not even officially ‘named’ yet. friends & family won’t care either, they’ll just just want you to be happy.

Don’t register her as Mia, because you’ll regret it. Her whole life it’ll be said differently by different people and besides she’s Evie to You.

You can register her without him. Do that if he won’t discuss her name properly.

He bullied you into it in hospital & he’s bullying you now. Get properly angry because he’s being fucking horrible. Is he normally like this about stuff? Just because you’ve had a baby doesn’t me mean you have stay with him.

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TeacupDrama · 20/10/2019 16:37

I reckon both parents get to veto names you liked Evie he doesn't anymore while disappointing he doesn't have to like it and he can change his mind however you are not obliged to like Mia either ( I would say mee-a) but that's beside the point,

if you no longer want to call her Mia just say so no point in crying just say you no longer like it and want something else I believe in England you have 6 weeks to register birth so you have plenty of time to discuss it
there are thousands of names you need to find a new one you both like

MikeUniformMike · 20/10/2019 18:04

Hadn't RTFT when I previously commented.
Change her name to Evie. Both names are nice but you (and I) prefer Evie.
She has all her life ahead of her, and she should have the name you love.

Popandcrackle · 20/10/2019 18:06

Yeah my daughter was Mia for about three hours until I realised My partner and I were pronouncing it differently.. so we changed it.

Fstar · 20/10/2019 18:07

Meeah for sure, wouldnt Mya just be spelt that way (like the singer)

Littlechocola · 20/10/2019 18:08

It’s a beautiful name, classy and elegant.
Don’t change it.

Sewrainbow · 20/10/2019 18:09

Same as you

mrssoap · 20/10/2019 18:11

I'd pronounce it how I was told it was pronounced. If I saw it on appear I'd say meeya

RolytheRhino · 20/10/2019 18:17

Meeah for sure, wouldnt Mya just be spelt that way (like the singer)

I'd spell it Maia.

Benjispruce · 20/10/2019 18:19

Mee-a

PancakeAndKeith · 20/10/2019 18:20

A friend of mine was railroaded into a name for her dd that she didn’t like. It was a name from the father’s culture. She is no longer with the father.
She never uses her dds name and always refers to her by a nickname.

Andahelterskelterroundmylittle · 20/10/2019 18:20

Working in 3 Nurseries where I am corrected by 3 girls on their correct version .Mee-ah and My-ah... I'm so anxiously about which version they are I overthink and panic now 🤣🤣with a resigned sigh and patience they correct me. Maybe a,life,long thing for your girl ??
Use it as a middle name?

Benjispruce · 20/10/2019 18:20

I know a Mia pronounced Mee-a and 2 others named Maya and Maia, both pronounced My-a.

SoupDragon · 20/10/2019 18:27

Change her name to Evie. Both names are nice but you (and I) prefer Evie.

She has all her life ahead of her, and she should have the name you love.

No, she should have a name both her parents love.

SoupDragon · 20/10/2019 18:29

You can register her without him. Do that if he won’t discuss her name properly.

Equally he can register her without the OP.

eternallybaffled · 20/10/2019 18:36

My Mia is my-ah! Everyone pronounces it Mee-ah the first time. Quickly corrected by her straight talking big brother

ToodlesnOOdleSAR · 20/10/2019 18:40

I would pronounce it Mee-ah too...
I got excited when naming DD and after we told people I wished I'd changed it...
I registered the name purely because I'd told family and friends and received gifts...
A year or so later and I wish I had the guts to just tell them I'd change it.
Have you decided yet OP 💐

RolytheRhino · 20/10/2019 18:44

Just change it to Evie Mia. And each of you can call her the name you prefer.

RolytheRhino · 20/10/2019 18:47

No, she should have a name both her parents love.

But he's refusing to discuss it any further or pick a different name, bullied her into Mia at the hospital and is now refusing to countenance changing to anything else. If he's not willing to compromise he shouldn't get a say IMO.

C0untDucku1a · 20/10/2019 18:48

Im with you it is mee a

C0untDucku1a · 20/10/2019 18:57

Just read the thread. Happened to my
Mum. Name picked out the entire pregnancy for my sister and told people, dad made no negative comment. When she was born he came into the hospital room one day (my mum was in there two weeks) and changed it on her wrist band and cot card. No discussion. It was to his mothers name.

My mum has never said it, and always calls her by her first and middle name, like it is hyphened.

This was 40 years ago. She hasnt stopped mentioning it.

ShinyGiratina · 20/10/2019 18:58

When DS1 was born, I wanted an extra middle name in memory of a close relative who died a few years earlier with no decendants. DH wasn't mad on the name, or an extra name anyway, but when I was weak and vulnerable from days of labour and major surgery and about to be transferred to HDU, he agreed to it (we happily agreed on the first two names).

Taking advantage of the mother's weakened state after birth to railroad your own opinion is pretty low. A mother has carried the baby for 9 months, she's highly likely to be doing more care for baby on maternity leave and beyond. Motherhood and fatherhood are not identical states. That doesn't mean the father has no say, but there should be compromise, and he shouldn't be taking advantage of the physical and emotional toll of bringing a baby into the world.

There is 6 weeks to register a baby's name and a year when the birth certificate can be amended. Many babies aren't decisively named at this point. Don't be stuck with using a name that you dislike, you'll be using it a lot for the rest of your life. You can offer a compromise of including it as a middle name where you'll rarely have to use it and hear other people mangling it.

PlasticPatty · 20/10/2019 19:01

Mee-ah.

Maya would be my-ah.