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The name pronounced my-ah? I'm torn between Maya (as in Angelou) and Maia (Greek goddess).

Maia because Mai is 'my' sound

Maya some will prounounce 'may-ah'

There's one at my ds's school spelt Maja. I would have spelt it Maya.

Maia. Maja is the polish spelling.

Mya or Maya.

A lot of people spell 'may' mai as in Gracie-Mai/Lucie-Mai etc. so Maia maybe end up as 'may-uh'. Maya could end up that way as well obviously, but I think more people know that 'Maya' is 'My-uh'. Plus Maya looks better.

Mair - as in Welsh for Mary

Either one is totally acceptably. I prefer Maya.

I know of two, spelt mya and Miya

May-a

I think Maya. I also think Maya Angelou is a good inspiration for a name.

I would read Maya as May-ah and Maia as My-ah.

Maya - May-ah
Maia - my-ah

The only one I know spells if Maya.

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Another vote for Maia - I would assume Maya was pronounced May-a

I always assumed Maya was after the Mayan people in S America, so pronounced that way. I do know someone with a DD called Maya and it is pronounced My-a

I think Maia looks prettier.

My friend is Maiya, which some might consider overkill (my-ya) but I think is really pretty.

It does depend if you want the may-a or my-a or my-ya pronunciation...

Maya. Looks much prettier too

Maia is prettier, I think.

Thank you, I think we'll go for Maya. It was the one we were leaning towards anyway and I love the Angelou connection, I was just worried about pronunciation/spelling confusion. But as Outraged pointed out, both could end up as May-ah, so may as well go for the one we like best! Both my maiden name and DH's first name are almost always spelt incorrectly and it doesn't bother us, so hopefully DD will be as relaxed about it!

My friend is Maiya, which some might consider overkill (my-ya) but I think is really pretty.

That's funny because I know someone with the same spelling and she pronounces it may-a. Confusing!

I think Maya is a great choice, I think Maia looks more princessy whereas Maya looks more grown-up and classic, in my mind anyway. For what it's worth, I would pronounce both as my-a unless told otherwise.

Maya or Mya but I've only seen it spelt Mya once.

Mya