Name Mavi or Mahvi ! Little help please!

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Quick question.
I reeeeaaaaally would like to know how do you pronounce Mavi?
I like the name Mavi pronnounced as MAH- VEE but I’m really concerned people will mispronounce it. What do you think ?
Thanks for helping me.

EDIT: What if I put a H, Like MAHVI. what do you think?

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I read it as Mah-vee

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I’d also pronounce it like [name_f]May[/name_f]-Vee. Like a nickname for [name_f]Maeve[/name_f].
I could easily be corrected though!

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I’d go for [name_f]May[/name_f]-Vee first too because of [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] but agree with @regionlatbest that it wouldn’t be difficult to start using the right pronunciation after being corrected once!

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I’m going back and forth between mavv-ee and maeve-ee.

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What if I put a h, Mahvi. What do you think ?

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I originally read it as MAH-vee but can totally see why some (or many) would pronounce it MAY-vee. Mahvi is a much more obvious spelling, but I personally prefer the look of Mavi.

Because it’s such an unusual name, I think you can kinda set the standard for whatever you want it to be, spelled as you like it, but just be prepared for some/many corrections along the way.

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I prefer the look of Mavi, and with names like [name_u]Maverick[/name_u], I feel like the pronunciation you want isn’t that hard to get to!

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Thanks a lot

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I think I’d instinctively say [name_f]May[/name_f]-vee, but as others have said, I’d have no trouble switching to Mah-vee if corrected! I prefer the Mavi spelling, although Mahvi would help clarify the pronunciation.

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I’d pronounce it Mah-vee and I think Mavi is the nicer spelling

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A horse I used to own was named [name_u]Maverick[/name_u], and he was Mavi for short. Mavi to me is a short a, as in apple. The addition of the H would make me lengthen the A (like “marv-ee”), although I don’t like the way it looks as much.

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I’d say mah-vee, I don’t think the h is necessary

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I would probably say Mav-ee, because of [name_f]Mavis[/name_f] and [name_u]Maverick[/name_u], but I would definitely change if corrected. Because of that, I like Mavi more.

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I would say Mah-vee but only because I’m reading it the way I would as a Spanish speaking person. I’d probably read it as [name_f]May[/name_f]-vee in an [name_f]English[/name_f] situation

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I would have pronounced Mavi Maa-vee, like the a sound in apple. For that reason, I prefer the Mahvi spelling.

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I pronounce it Mah-vee but I know some Turkish so that’s why

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I’d pronounce it like [name_f]May[/name_f]-vee but if I were to be corrected I wouldn’t mispronounce it again. I like the spelling Mavi better though, Mahvi looks a little awkward IMO. It’s a really cool name!

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