Spelling help needed!

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DD is nearly 3 weeks old. We've decided on a name for her but can't make a decision about spelling.

She's called Maia/Maya - pronounced My-a.

Originally we'd gone with Maia (my preference -i prefer the history of it and I think Maya could end up May-a) but people seem confused by the spelling.

Which would you go for?

I have never heard of anyone with the name pronounciation May-a. Only My-a or Mee-a. Go for whichever spelling you prefer op, it seems like people find both confusing.

I have a Maya pronounced May-ah. Actually I think my spelling is wrong. Maya is most commonly pronounced My-ah and Maia is the goddess of spring pronounced May-a. My daughter is 10 and it always leads to a bit of confusion when starting classes etc but once told it’s been fine. It is a bit of a confusing spelling situation but a beautiful name and I have no regrets!

I know 4 Maya’s, 3 are My-a one is May-a. It gets confusing!

Maia. I would pronounce that My-a. Lovely name.

Mya.

I'd go Maia as it looks so pretty... I'd pronounce both as Mya because that's how you pronounce all but one of the Mayas I know

I would say Maya for both of those. may-a.

If you want to call her Mya, spell it Mya.

I’d pronounce both as My-a on first guess, though May-a is possible with Maya. I only know Maia as My-a. May-a would not occur to me. Mya is only one syllable and very odd. It looks illiterate. Myah look odd but would get a My-a sound.

I’d go with Maia. But would pronounce both May-a.

Maia.

Or you could really confuse people and go all eastern European with Maja

Maia

I'd pronounce them both May-ah on first glance, until someone told me otherwise. Sorry!

The child I know with this name spells is Mia

Maia. I always pronounce it as My-ah.
Maya for me can be pronounced either way.
Plus why should you change your preferred spelling for ignorant people. Most people will hear it before they spell it so will pronounce it correctly.

That's a different name though. It's like saying Laura is the same name as Lara

I know a Mia pronounced Mya - constantly having to correct people.

I'd go Maya.

It's not remotely yoonique. It's the accepted and historically correct spelling.

Yoonique is when parents faff about with spelling to get it as far away from the original as they can. Maia IS the original.

Mya, then there is less room for pronouncation mistakes. Maya (that spelling) is one of the most frequent names I come across for young children, but it certainly causes some confusion.

I would spell it Mya.

Whichever way you spell it, it will permanently be mispronounced. I'm a teacher and in one year I had the following to try and remember:

Mia (pronounced mee-ahh)
Mia (pronounced my-ahh)
Maya (pronounced my-ahh)
Maya (pronounced (may-ahh)

It was impossible.

Love the name Maia and the spelling.

No, it's pronounced the same way as the OP is saying.

Mya! Unless you want to be having the same conversation every time she meets someone new for the next 59493992 years

I stand corrected. I've never heard of a Mia pronounced Mya. For me it's an Italian name and therefore pronounced Mee-ah.

I'd also say Maia for your pronunciation.

Depending on relationships, you could try what my brother-in-law did with their eldest. They told all four grandparents (separately) what his name was, and asked them to write it down. As it turned out all 4 wrote down the same spelling so that was the one they went with.

I'm the one who has frequently got it wrong ... (one ie/ei choice, and the other vowel can vary too).