Hello, which spelling do you prefer? I slightly prefer [name_f]Michaela[/name_f]. And any mn suggestions are welcomed as well.
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[name_f]Mikayla[/name_f], but I’m biased as it’s my sister’s name 
also want to pronounce [name_f]Michaela[/name_f] as [name_u]Michael[/name_u]-ah instead of Mi-[name_u]Kay[/name_u]-lah.
Also like the [name_f]Makayla[/name_f] spelling
My sister’s middle is Nic0le, but I’ve also seen Grace, Lucy, Sophie and Anne as middles!
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I prefer [name_f]Michaela[/name_f] because it’s the original and I’m a sucker for -ae in names. It’s a name that will likely always have to be spelled though. I think I’ve known more girls named [name_f]Michaela[/name_f] than any other spelling too.
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[name_f]Mikayla[/name_f] feels more phonetic to me, whilst [name_f]Michaela[/name_f] feels more like the female version of [name_u]Michael[/name_u] - it depends what you’re after in the name. If it’s to honour a [name_u]Michael[/name_u], I’d go [name_f]Michaela[/name_f] all day long, or if you want to keep the classic/traditional spelling. But if you’re worried about how people will pronounce it, [name_f]Mikayla[/name_f] may be better.
As for nicknames, I hear Kayla a lot but Mickie/etc, Mimi or Mika could all work as something a little bit different.
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I pronounce [name_f]Michaela[/name_f] as [name_f]Michelle[/name_f]-a and [name_f]Mikayla[/name_f] as [name_m]Mick[/name_m]-ay-lah.
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This is the first I’m hearing of people mispronouncing [name_f]Michaela[/name_f], which is interesting.
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[name_f]Michaela[/name_f]. It is just more classic, which I personally find more appealing. Oh, and I agree with @SparkleNinja18 about the -ae! There’s something I like about that, too, now that she mentions it.
Please don’t! All the Michaelas I have known hate when people mispronounce their name this way! 
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I prefer [name_f]Michaela[/name_f].
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I strongly prefer [name_f]Michaela[/name_f] - it looks more elegant imo
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I prefer [name_f]Michaela[/name_f] to [name_f]Mikayla[/name_f] and [name_f]Makayla[/name_f] to [name_f]Mikayla[/name_f] and [name_f]Makayla[/name_f] to [name_f]Michaela[/name_f] 
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I prefer [name_f]Michaela[/name_f]
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I prefer [name_f]Michaela[/name_f] for sure. I think [name_f]Mikayla[/name_f] I would pronounce Mih-[name_u]Kay[/name_u]-Luh whereas [name_f]Michaela[/name_f] is more Mih-[name_m]Kale[/name_m]-Uh (but obviously whatever the person with the name wants is what I’d say to them).
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I’m not really a fan of either, [name_f]Mikayla[/name_f] is cute but controversial and [name_f]Michaela[/name_f] is dainty and darling but feels dated.
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I have always heard both being pronounced Mih-kay-luh, so in that regard it wouldn’t matter which for me. Personally, I prefer [name_f]Michaela[/name_f], but I could never use it 
. As for NNs, [name_f]Miki[/name_f] could work. As for MNs, I have heard of both [name_u]Lee[/name_u] or [name_u]Leigh[/name_u] being used. [name_f]Rose[/name_f] could also work.
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I prefer the look of [name_f]Michaela[/name_f]
Michaela [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f] [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f] [name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f] [name_f]Annabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f] [name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f] [name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f] [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
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Honestly I prefer [name_f]Mikayla[/name_f]. [name_f]Michaela[/name_f] looks like [name_u]Michael[/name_u]-a to me…
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I prefer [name_f]Michaela[/name_f]
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I pronounce them differently. [name_u]Micah[/name_u]-ella vs Mi-kay-la. First one is more interesting
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Out of those two, maybe [name_f]Mikayla[/name_f]? [name_f]My[/name_f] favorite spelling is my friend’s, which is [name_f]Michayla[/name_f].
Middle names: [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_u]Shay[/name_u], [name_f]Clover[/name_f], [name_u]Juniper[/name_u], [name_f]Fern[/name_f], [name_u]June[/name_u], [name_u]Rain[/name_u], [name_f]Esme[/name_f], [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
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Michaela definitely. The [name_f]Mikayla[/name_f] types of spellings drive me nuts.
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