Nefeli or Maite

[Mum8]

Which baby name do you like most for a girl: Nefeli or Maite ?
And how would you pronounce them?

The first is Greek and the second is Spanish (Basque).
We love both of them, but unsure how they will be pronounced here in the UK.
My partner is Spanish and I am Greek and we thought it will be nice to give our little one a name from our own cultures.

Thanks very much for any input you may have on pronunciation and if you like the names :-)

Nefeli but I am biased.

Beautiful name

Thanks Bubblebell, is Nefeli your name? Is that why you are biased? :)

I prefer Nefeli.
Maite, or should it be Maïté, feels a bit "old" to me.

Thanks Pasiphae, will you prefer Nefeli over Lara/Laoura as well?

mum it's my cousins name :-)

Lovely name ;-)

Nefeli is beautiful!

Yes Nefeli over Lara/Laoura. I find a lot more charming.

I think Nefeli's gorgeous, much prefer it to Lara.

Thanks everyone, I think we have decided! Now the little one has to arrive, hopefully soon :)

I have a basque friend called Maite and it took me a while to learn to pronounce it as she does - sort of MA-ee-teh (shortish ee/i sound and short e at the end) - the closest English pronunciation is My-Ta or My-Ter, which she doesn't like at all! I think it's a hard name for English tongues.

Really don't like either but if had to pick one it would be Nefeli

Nefeli is beautiful. Lara is okay, but easily confused with Laura and Cara.

Maite reminds me of bubble bath, love Nefeli and Lara