How would you pronounce the name 'Maelie'?

[San1991]

How would you pronounce Maelie?

My Lee.

It’s a Breton name?

"May lee"

Sounds like someone who wanted a Mila/Mia/Lia/Ellie type name and has tried and failed to make it more interesting.

May Lee

I wouldn’t
I’d avoid saying it due to the ambiguity - until I’d heard one of the parents or the child say it.

May-eh-lee

This. Exactly like the Scottish Eilidh (ale-y) with an added M.

I’ve never come across this name before May lee would be my first guess. but I’d certainly change if it is wrong.

if that pronunciation is correct my first guess at a spelling would be May Lee. (Depending on actual surname that might end up thinking first name May/Mae and a double barrel surname.)

May-Lee. I know a Mailli, pronounced like that. It's a Cornish name according to her parents.

No idea. I’d ask the parent or child how they say it!

You'll always get people who will pronounce it

Mar-elly.

😬

Male-ee

Close to may-lee, but with emphasis on the male part

nope , I hope the kid changes their name as soon as able

Exactly this

Maëlie - Mah-el-lee, there is nothing to give a My-uh-lee sound
Maelie - Maily

May-Lee (to rhyme with Hayley), except I'd do it with a question mark in my voice, to ask if I'd got it right.

As previous poster says, it should have a diaresis (two dots above adjoinng vowels) and a 'y' ending (Maelys)). It's a fairly popular French name of Breton origins. Pronounced approx Mah-ul-lees.

I can see how it could be either, but I think I'd assume May-Lee

Maëlys. Pronounced approx Mah-el-lees (not Mah-uh-lees)

With no diacritic, I’d assume Mae-lie, so would (unless instructed otherwise ) say may-lee. I think may-lie is also possible but that sounds like a warning in truthfulness and would hope no one would saddle a child with that. I wouldn’t pronounce Mae as anything other than may

If with diacritic Maëlie, then I’s assume something like may-ullie (where the middle syllable is swallowed a bit and the ‘e’ (like ellie) becomes a schwa (or near schwa))

Barbara

Ma-eh-lee.

I'd pronounce it like the vacuum cleaner,...

Maley

I'm surprised at all the suggestions! It's a French name, Ma-eh-lee

Me too. it's not random letters, it's just not an English name.