Spelling and pronuciation help

tarener0421

We have talked abut naming our daughter my-ah (phonetic).  To me this name is traditionally spelled Maya (my preference).  DH and his parents completely disagree with me and are telling me that no one will ever pronounce her name correctly.  I am not a fan of crazy alternative spellings, but I am curious to know how others would spell this name or what the traditional spelling would be.  They have told me that this name should be spelled Miya (Mia to me), or Myah (a little to trendy seeming to me).  Let me know your thoughts

MaybeBaby2

I think you're right.

lifesaboutmusic

I have seen it spelled Maya & Mya

catahoulatte

I completely agree with you-Maya is the only way that I would think to spell that name. Miya sounds like me-yah, and Myah looks made up. 

HappyMrsK

I think you are right and your family is crazy! I'd go with Maya.

I agree with you that Miya looks more like a creative spelling of Mia and Myah seems like your trying too hard to be "different" or it could also be a creative spelling of Mia. I think people would have a harder time with those spellings than Maya.

LegallyBlonde217

I'm with you on this. Maya is how I've seen it. What about Mya?

narabug

CatahoulaMom:

I completely agree with you-Maya is the only way that I would think to spell that name. Miya sounds like me-yah, and Myah looks made up. 

I agree with this. I just want to add that my first instinct is to pronounce Myah as one syllable.

SassyLew2

I watch a little girl and she spells here name Maya. I don't think it's hard for others to see how it is pronounced. No one has had trouble with it since she was born.

BeckyInCandyland

I know two people with this name and they both spell it Mya. I think Maya looks more appealing then any other spelling. As far as Miya goes, I would pronounce it like Mia as well.

unamilagra

You are correct...I think Maya is the least confusing way to spell the name.  Another way I have seen is Maia.

andrea922

My best friend is named Maya and she has spent 30+ years with people always saying it correctly. I think Miya or Myah look ridiculous.

BFab11

Your fam is crazy.  Maya or Mya are ok, their spelling suggestions are just dumb.

JaysonandKristin

Maya.  Like the Mayans... tell your family to take a trip through South American history - M A Y A

forensicmama

Maya reminds me too much of the South American people group. I'd go with Maia.

 

https://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?nmd=n&terms=maia

 

MAIA (1) Gender: Feminine Usage: Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology Other Scripts: ?a?a (Ancient Greek) Pronounced: MAY-? (English), MIE-? (English)  [key] Meaning unknown. In Greek and Roman mythology she was the eldest of the Pleiades, the group of seven stars in the constellation Taurus, who were the daughters of Atlas and Pleione. Her son by Zeus was Hermes.

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MAIA (2) Gender: Feminine Usage: Roman Mythology Pronounced: MAY-? (English), MIE-? (English)  [key] Means "great" in Latin. This was the name of a Roman goddess of spring, the wife of Vulcan. The month of May is named for her.

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MAIA (3)

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Basque

Basque form of MARY

 

CactusGirl

I always thought the real spelling was "Maia", but who knows.

sarahbeth27

I think Maya is the correct spelling. Cute name!

ArcadianDreams

I thought the traditional spelling was Maia.

lisa5201

My sisters name is My-Uh spelled MYA

I have also seen Maya

These, to me, are the only acceptable versions 

sweetep15

lifesaboutmusic:

I have seen it spelled Maya & Mya

This. I would always pronounce Maya "my-ah", and I think that is true for most people.

 

Bride7-7-07

How about an easy spelling - Mya

angelynn8411

i'd go with mya

britab

Maya was #62 on the social security baby name list in 2009. I think that makes it obvious almost everyone knows how to say it.

GermanGirl2007

I think Maya will be the most recognizable version of the name. I have also seen Mya, Maia, and Maiya

MelleTX

I woudn't even know the alternative pronunciation of Maya.

May-uh? Um, no. It's Maya - my-uh.

Simple

melody921

I always spelled Maya this way, but I know someone who's naming her DD Myah. I think you're correct.

Cissi64

Maya is the most traditional spelling and I don't think b people would mispronounce it.  I do know a "Miah" but  hers is spelled that way because her dad is "Jeremiah". Not fond of the creative spelling but I get why they did it. Mia is pronounced "Mee-uh"

IU_baby

I would spell it Maya. 

talltalltrees

Maya. Mya looks like mynah bird.

Didnt anyb ody else watch Maya the Bee as a kid?

grace782

I knew someone who named her daughter "Maya" and found that no one pronounced it correctly (apparently, no one else studied the Mayans or something?). They ended up changing the spelling to Mya and have never had a problem since. That being said, I firmly believe that Maya is the appropriate spelling. Your DH and his parents are completely wacky with their spellings.

anna7602

Go with Maya (or Maia, if you really must).

I think Mya could easily be confused with Mia (mee-uh).

jiffy-pop

I think I like Mya best but Maya would be my second choice.

LadyXaverian

lifesaboutmusic:

I have seen it spelled Maya & Mya

This. I like Maya the best. 

BethPSU

Maya Angelou is the most famous person I can think of with this name...and she spells it Maya.  That is the spelling I would go with.

alisonemma

Maya is how I would spell it.  Mya looks monosyllabic to me. 

Nanna

I prefer Maya or Maia.  Even though I "know" Mya is pronounced the same, my brain always wants to stumble and pronounce it mmm-YAH. The alternative spellings your H and his family are suggesting are horrible, IMO.