Pronunciation help & Name Poll

romil

 

How would you pronounce these names?

1) Liana

a) Lee ANN ah

b) Lee ON ah

2) Maya

a) MAY ah

b) MY ah

 

Vote on my girl names:

[Poll] 

 

SnoopyLuv

romil:

 

How would you pronounce these names?

1) Liana

a) Lee ANNE ah

b) Lee ON ah

2) Maya

a) MAY ah

b) MY ah

 

Vote on my girl names:

Even though technically Liana should be the second pronunciation I think that because most are familiar with the name Leanna they'll pronounce it that way first. I probably would. I think the only way to get around it is to spell it Leona so the O denotes the long a/o sound.

BrandiGreen

For both 1 and 2 I pick pronunciation B.

ToBeMrsT

b for both

magsugar13

B for Both

rubyjem00

I would actually pronounce Liana as Lee-On-uh. I would pronounce Maya as My-uh.

I really like the name Liana!

CluckyEV

Liana = Lee ANN ah

Maya = MY ah  -Like Mayan

Aviva reminds me of Viva paper towels

LOVE Maya

 

lelekay

B pronunciation for both.

Aviva isn't normally my style, but the more I say it, the more I like it.   

mnmgirl078

SnoopyLuv:

romil:

 

How would you pronounce these names?

1) Liana

a) Lee ANNE ah

b) Lee ON ah

2) Maya

a) MAY ah

b) MY ah

 

Vote on my girl names:

Even though technically Liana should be the second pronunciation I think that because most are familiar with the name Leanna they'll pronounce it that way first. I probably would. I think the only way to get around it is to spell it Leona so the O denotes the long a/o sound.

The 3 people I know with the name pronounce it Lee-ON-ah.  And the one girl I know who pronounces it Lee-ANNE-ah actually spells it Leanna.  I pick b for both.

frenziedmomma

I voted for Maya and think it is usually pronounced My-a.

Emiliana7

1) Liana

b) Lee ON ah

2) Maya

b) MY ah

 

 

 

romil

Thanks! I wanted the B pronunciation for both...but wasn't sure how popular the alternate pronunciation was.

mdsjch

Maya, and I pronounce it My-a.  I love this name, and it's so funny, but it's our family's dog's name (but wed didn't name her and it fits her, LOL.)

jlhook0

I would pronounce them Lee-ON-ah and MY-ah.

kacelle

lee-AH-nah

MY-uh 

plunderb

lee-ANN-uh and MY-uh

I love Aviva! If I were Jewish, it would definitely be on my short list. 

Cassian

B for both! My daughter is Maya

KellyAnn911

Lee-ON-uh because it has only 1 N.  If it were 2 N's it would be Lee-ANN-uh.

My-uh

hilwithonelary

B for both.

I've always liked the name Alaina, so I voted for that one.  I think Maya is pretty too. Liana is okay.

Just FYI (and it might not matter to you), I don't like Aviva because it's the name of a brand of diabetes test strips. 

romil

hilwithonelary:

B for both.

I've always liked the name Alaina, so I voted for that one.  I think Maya is pretty too. Liana is okay.

Just FYI (and it might not matter to you), I don't like Aviva because it's the name of a brand of diabetes test strips. 

Yeah I know about the diabetes strips and it's also the name of an insurance company. But Aviva is actually a Hebrew name and means Spring or springtime (and I was born in Tel Aviv).

morganaday

B for both!  Pretty names!

october010bride

Option a for 1 and option b for 2... and I LOVE Aviva. Such an under used Jiewhs girls name.

Missy1206

1) Liana

a) Lee ANN ah

2) Maya

b) MY ah

jkolber10

1b and 2b

WifeofaMarine

1) Liana

b) Lee ON ah

2) Maya

b) MY ah

blu-eyedwife

kacelle:

lee-AH-nah

MY-uh 

This

Sari323

B on both options!

MissBHaven1024

Lee-AH-na and MY-uh.

rainlily

B choice pronunciation for both names.  All of the names on your list are great! 

romil

Thanks everyone! Maya and Liana are my 2 current front-runners. 

I'm glad to know that most people pronounce Maya as My-ah or My-uh.

The majority of you would pronounce Liana the way I want (Lee-on-ah)...but the other pronunciation isn't as uncommon as I'd hoped. I guess it's because it's not as common of a name (# 526 on 2010 SSA list)...whereas Maya has been in the top 100 for the past 10 years (#67 in 2010).