I really like [name_f]Maya[/name_f]/[name_f]Mya[/name_f], but, [name_f]Maya[/name_f] seems to have two pronunciations, from what I’ve seen, and while I love some names that have to be corrected from time to time, it does get tiresome after a while. The [name_f]Maia[/name_f] spelling doesn’t really appeal to me at all for some reason. I have no clue why, but I just dislike it, which leaves me with [name_f]Mya[/name_f].
I like [name_f]Mya[/name_f], and it’s definitely the most straight forward pronunciation, but;
a) Is it likely to be misspelled all the time?
b) Is it less aesthetically pleasing than [name_f]Maya[/name_f]?
and c) Should I just drop [name_f]Maya[/name_f]/[name_f]Mya[/name_f] and stick with [name_f]Mia[/name_f] instead?
I prefer [name_f]Mya[/name_f]/[name_f]Maya[/name_f] to [name_f]Mia[/name_f]. I like the way [name_f]Mya[/name_f] feels better when I say it. It has a more melodic, easily flowing, open sound. [name_f]Mia[/name_f] is a little sharper and takes slightly more effort to say. [name_f]Mya[/name_f] is also a lot less popular than [name_f]Mia[/name_f] which I like. I also think [name_f]Mya[/name_f] sounds intelligent because of literary associations.
[name_f]Mya[/name_f] vs [name_f]Maya[/name_f] that’s hard I like both. [name_f]Mya[/name_f] is spelt more phonetically so when you see it there’s no doubt how to say it. [name_f]Maya[/name_f] however I think is a little more aesthetically pleasing. I didn’t know [name_f]Maya[/name_f] had two pronounciations. I would say them both the same. I think either choice is beautiful though.
My cousins named is [name_f]Mya[/name_f] and it is spelled [name_f]Mya[/name_f]. I like this spelling personally. [name_f]Every[/name_f] once in a while someone will spell it [name_f]Maya[/name_f], but once they see how it is spelled they remember it isn’t a biggie. I think [name_f]Mya[/name_f] is far more asethetically pleasing than [name_f]Maya[/name_f]. [name_f]Maya[/name_f] makes me think ancient cultural history (which is fine) but not really sweet on a little girl.
I prefer the spelling [name_f]Maya[/name_f]; I also like [name_f]Maia[/name_f] but fair enough if you don’t. [name_f]Mya[/name_f] looks a little kre8iv to me to be honest.
I can see what you mean about [name_f]Mia[/name_f] vs [name_f]Maya[/name_f]/[name_f]Mya[/name_f]. I like both names to be honest, but for separate reasons. In my area, I know [name_f]Maya[/name_f] sometimes becomes [name_f]May[/name_f]-ah, or My-ah, and you never know which one it really is at first. Thank you!
I know that in my area, [name_f]Mya[/name_f] seems more popular than [name_f]Maya[/name_f], so I may not have too much of a problem, but I’m not sure. I sort of feel the same on [name_f]Maya[/name_f] too. It seems too tied to ancient history that I know little about in a way. Thank you!
I can see why [name_f]Mya[/name_f] looks a little made up, I just wasn’t sure if it cleared up the pronunciation issue or not.
I wouldn’t have known whether [name_f]Mya[/name_f] was pronounced like [name_f]Mia[/name_f] or [name_f]Maya[/name_f] (I say my-uh) tbh, so I wouldn’t consider it the most straightforward spelling. I have never heard [name_f]Maya[/name_f] pronounced a way other than my-uh (i’m in the states and I’ve known a few), and only recently learned thru NB that ppl say may-uh as well.
