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[user1906]

If you read the name Maia, how would you say it?

May-a or Mi-ya

I've taught two girls with that name. One was May-a and the other was My-a. Unfortunately in each class there was also a Mia (Mee-ah) and a Mya (My-a). Hellishly confusing.

Maia was my favourite girls name for years, I think it's beautiful and the only reason we took it off our list was because I thought it should be spelt and pronounced the same way you prefer, and DH said the only way to guarantee people would pronounce it correctly was to spell it Mya (which I don't like the look of).

I would pronounce that may-a. If you’re wanting Mya then spell it like that.

Spelled that way I would pronounce My-a

DS's friend with the same pronunciation is spelled Maya

@AtticaRose eh? My-schwa???

I'd pronounce it My-a. Prefer spelling Maya though.

I'd say May-ah