if it's difficult to pronounce, perhaps it's not a good idea. could be confusing for a kid.
although i think My-uh (I would spell it Mya or Maya) is very pretty.
I'm not sure. I'd wait to hear her say her name. I'd definitely say Maya as My-uh (like the Mayans) but I'm not sure how to spell it if you want it pronounced May-uh. Maia could really go either way for me.
Re: How would you pronounce...
My first instinct is My-uh.
However, Maia is a goddess, the eldest of the Pleiades. In this fashion it is prounounced May-uh.
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