How would you pronounce this?

AmberPie

Our favorite baby name so far for a little girl is:

Maille May Brown

My question is: If you saw the name Maille, how would you think to pronounce it? 

In researching this name, every source says something different about its origin, meaning and even pronunciation.  I know how I want to pronounce it but I'm wondering if I would be condemning my LO to a life of correcting others pronunciation all the time! 

Emiliana7

If I was to just come upon it I would say May-lee.

wife1014

May-lee

really with May???

amandaloren

Emiliana7:

If I was to just come upon it I would say May-lee.

yep

CutieBean79

without looking it up, I would say My-lee.  

krissyh21

Oh my goodness. I would totally pause and have to resay the name 100 times in my head before uttering a guess at May-ill-lee?

So, yeah, you will be condemning your child filled with a life of corerction.

j_luvs_r

CutieBean79:

without looking it up, I would say My-lee.  

This.

nowayimpreggo

I used to know a girl who had a sister with this name. I was always confused by the way she pronounced it. "Moll-ya." They pretty much always called her "Molly." I don't see that from looking at the spelling, but that's how they said it.

How do you want to pronounce it? 

wife1014

CutieBean79:

without looking it up, I would say My-lee.  

where do you get the long i sound from ai...ai is the long a sound!  As in rain, train, trait, Spain

shall923

wife1014:

May-lee

really with May???

This. The names together sound like a bluegrass song, yuck. 

MrsWindyCity

Honestly, it makes me think of Braille, so I would probably pronounce it the same way - male. I probably wouldn't think that was right but I wouldn't be sure how else to say it, really.

PrincessJesci

My French-Canadian side would pronounce it MY. Just like you would say "this is MY cupcake." I would be annoyed if it was supposed to be pronouced MAY-lee.

MrsWindyCity

wife1014:

CutieBean79:

without looking it up, I would say My-lee.  

where do you get the long i sound from ai...ai is the long a sound!  As in rain, train, trait, Spain

I'm guessing because of words like chai, names like Kai, etc. I would honestly never think this immediately, though. 

jiffy-pop

With the "i" in it, it seems that it would be pronounced May-lee or My-lee. Yucky on the spelling.

AmberPie

wife1014:

May-lee

really with May???

Haha yes that would be awful if it was pronounced May-lee!  

Well the way we want to pronounce it is: My-lee 

The middle name has to be May, because it is a family middle name that will be in its 6th generation.

I've also looked at the spelling MAILE, with only one L.  Do you guys think it is more likely to be pronounced My-lee if spelled this way instead of MAILLE with two L's?

 

klaus

MrsWindyCity:

Honestly, it makes me think of Braille, so I would probably pronounce it the same way - male. I probably wouldn't think that was right but I wouldn't be sure how else to say it, really.

 This - I was thinking the exact same thing.

wife1014

MrsWindyCity:

wife1014:

CutieBean79:

without looking it up, I would say My-lee.  

where do you get the long i sound from ai...ai is the long a sound!  As in rain, train, trait, Spain

I'm guessing because of words like chai, names like Kai, etc. I would honestly never think this immediately, though. 

yes, I guess that could be the case. I wasn't even thinking about that...obviously!  This is why a name like this is bad. No one will ever pronounce it correctly.  See, we can't figure it out!

brookelynpaisley

my-lee.

 I'd use a different spelling if you wanted to avoid confusion on pronunciation, no matter how you say it.

wife1014

If you want it pronounced My-lee, spell it Mylie

qtpa2t

AmberPie:

Well the way we want to pronounce it is: My-lee 

The middle name has to be May, because it is a family middle name that will be in its 6th generation.

I've also looked at the spelling MAILE, with only one L.  Do you guys think it is more likely to be pronounced My-lee if spelled this way instead of MAILLE with two L's? 

I would never have gotten My-lee out of Maille.  Nor would I have gotten it from Maile.  Maille = My since it looked French to me.  Maile = Mail.  If you want it to be pronounced My-lee, why not go with Miley?  As in Miley Cyrus whose name is pronounced My-lee? 

klafle3

MrsWindyCity:

Honestly, it makes me think of Braille, so I would probably pronounce it the same way - male. I probably wouldn't think that was right but I wouldn't be sure how else to say it, really.

This exactly

shall923

I think this is one name that needs a y, even though people here hate it. I think Mylie or Mylee would help with the pronunciation.

krissyh21

Sorry, but if you need to use the middle name Mae I would NOT use Mylie or Maylee - it reminds me of the Neil DIamond song "hey lady lay" or whatever it is...

MrsWindyCity

qtpa2t:

  If you want it to be pronounced My-lee, why not go with Miley?  As in Miley Cyrus whose name is pronounced My-lee? 

ditto. 

AmberPie

qtpa2t:

I would never have gotten My-lee out of Maille.  Nor would I have gotten it from Maile.  Maille = My since it looked French to me.  Maile = Mail.  If you want it to be pronounced My-lee, why not go with Miley?  As in Miley Cyrus whose name is pronounced My-lee? 

The reason I liked the name MAILLE in the first place, with that specific spelling, is because my fiance's first name is a very unique Irish name.  So when looking for names for our baby, I wanted to choose an Irish name and I found Maille in a list of Irish baby names.  

What to do, what to do....

hmmm, I did find this!:   

https://inogolo.com/pronunciation/Maile

 

maltwin1

I was gonna say mail-ee. Like "I'm going to get the mail, with an E". Either that or Mal-ee.

juniper19

There's a mom on the Parenting board whose dd has this name.  Maybe ask over there.  I forget who it is, but if you put in the subject I bet she'll see it.

mommy1010

Even pronounced My-lee it still sounds funny with May as the mn, IMO.

wife1014

AmberPie:

qtpa2t:

I would never have gotten My-lee out of Maille.  Nor would I have gotten it from Maile.  Maille = My since it looked French to me.  Maile = Mail.  If you want it to be pronounced My-lee, why not go with Miley?  As in Miley Cyrus whose name is pronounced My-lee? 

The reason I liked the name MAILLE in the first place, with that specific spelling, is because my fiance's first name is a very unique Irish name.  So when looking for names for our baby, I wanted to choose an Irish name and I found Maille in a list of Irish baby names.  

What to do, what to do....

hmmm, I did find this!:   

https://inogolo.com/pronunciation/Maile

 

what to do...if you want it pronounced correctly, and not have your child have to correct everyone who reads her name, spell it differently or choose another pretty Irish name.  How about Fallon, Reagan, Brigit, Dierdre, Kaitlin, Taryn?

serwin08

AmberPie:

wife1014:

May-lee

really with May???

Haha yes that would be awful if it was pronounced May-lee!  

Well the way we want to pronounce it is: My-lee 

The middle name has to be May, because it is a family middle name that will be in its 6th generation.

I've also looked at the spelling MAILE, with only one L.  Do you guys think it is more likely to be pronounced My-lee if spelled this way instead of MAILLE with two L's?

 

If you want it pronounced My-lee then why dont you just spell it Miley or Mylee? IMO your making the name too confusing because automatically you have all these ladies thinking it is pronounced different ways. Too me it says May-lee. Trust me i know from experience, my mother named me Sharayah and it is pronounced SHA-RAY-UH. People use the Y and call me SHA-RYE-UH. It was not fun correcting it, please dont make it confusing for her.

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At first glance I would pronounce it My-Lee.. Like Miley Cyrus.

It will be mispronounced over and over.  Your call!

sunnyday016

Looks like Braille. So I'd probably said it MALE.

jennicg27

I am with most of the other posters.  If you are using Mae, I just don't think Maille goes good with it.  And it makes me think of Braille, and even with the "fancy" spelling, it still sounds a little hickish.  I do love Mae for a middle name though, just not with that fn.

krystal1892

on one of the first seasons of america's next top model there was a girl named maile (pronounced my-lee) and i fell in love with the name!  i always thought i'd use it until hannah montana came around...now everytime i hear the name i think of miley cyrus. 

nycitylove

AmberPie:

qtpa2t:

I would never have gotten My-lee out of Maille.  Nor would I have gotten it from Maile.  Maille = My since it looked French to me.  Maile = Mail.  If you want it to be pronounced My-lee, why not go with Miley?  As in Miley Cyrus whose name is pronounced My-lee? 

The reason I liked the name MAILLE in the first place, with that specific spelling, is because my fiance's first name is a very unique Irish name.  So when looking for names for our baby, I wanted to choose an Irish name and I found Maille in a list of Irish baby names.  

What to do, what to do....

hmmm, I did find this!:   

https://inogolo.com/pronunciation/Maile

 

I could be wrong, but I think the Irish pronunciation of the name Maille/Maile is MOLLY.

If you want an Irish name I would pick a different name.

andrea922

FYI -

Prounounced "MAY-lee," Maille has the same old-fashioned Irish charm as Molly but with a more complex spelling. 

CutieBean79

Oh boy, with all these answers I would find another name.  The girl would have to pronounce/spell it her whole life.  There are plenty of beautiful Irish names that are more commonly known.

bride2be.austin

i honestly spent a long time looking at this name to figure out how i would say it.  i settled on "MAY-lee".  but with that i didn't even feel like it was "right".

to be honest...i wouldnt not even think "MY-lee".  yep for that i think you need Mylie - for lack of confusion.

bunnybean

Horrible.

In English, nothing about that name says "Miley."

It says possibly Mail, May-lee, or Mallie, because frankly it's hard to see that there is an I before the L.

Really, it's a very, very poor choice of name.

And the middle name May or Mae is so fuucked out. 

MelCfromMN

AmberPie:

wife1014:

May-lee

really with May???

Haha yes that would be awful if it was pronounced May-lee!  

Well the way we want to pronounce it is: My-lee 

The middle name has to be May, because it is a family middle name that will be in its 6th generation.

I've also looked at the spelling MAILE, with only one L.  Do you guys think it is more likely to be pronounced My-lee if spelled this way instead of MAILLE with two L's?

 

No. Also agree w/ others, don't use Miley w/ May, sounds very redneck.

vanceandlori

Re: the spelling of Maile (w/one L)... it depends. Since I am from Hawaii, I would instantly pronounce it My-Lee because it is a type of lei that is VERY common here.

It would be cool to name your daughter that if you were honoring something Hawaiian (a honeymoon, a wedding, etc).

If you are looking for Irish origins, then I think you would need to find another spelling or what have you.

https://www.aloha-hawaii.com/hawaii/maile/