Name Spellings

Jhartle12

We have decided on a name for our little girl but cant decide on the spelling. Her name will be Malia or Malea pronounced (mah-lee-ah)

We also need a middle name that flows with it, any suggestions??

jkfranklin

I like Malia. Do you have any family members that have nice names or mns that flow well?

AshleyC0117

I'd go with Malia like Malia Obama

craftymom3

Malea Is what I like best but more because I think it looks more like what it sounds like.

 I am a huge fan of Elizabeth as a middle name or grace.

Luvmy2sons

I like Malia. Malea looks like it should be ma-lee.

pensparade

I like Malia better.

I feel like I pronounce it the same either way. When I see Malea I think it makes sense but I just like the other spelling better. It looks prettier, IMO.

Do you have any family names you might consider for the mn? 

NayNaysPlayPen

Personally I like the look of Malea better. But then you would have to be prepared for everyone to try to pronounce it "ma-lay-a" so that might be a bad idea.

Either way, beautiful name. I am bad with middle names sorry haha. I typically dont like what people choose for girls lol

Kdrake8

Love Malia. So pretty!

spifazing

I like either way. When I first saw "Malia," I read it as "mal-ee-ah." It's just a slightly different pronunciation that doesn't really affect anything.

The first mn that I thought of was Renee. Renee is a pretty popular middle name for my generation but I don't know many younger children with it.

mamamegan09

spifazing:

I like either way. When I first saw "Malia," I read it as "mal-ee-ah." It's just a slightly different pronunciation that doesn't really affect anything.

The first mn that I thought of was Renee. Renee is a pretty popular middle name for my generation but I don't know many younger children with it.

This was the first thing I thought of too.

devious1031

First thought that came to mind was Skye, has a nice ring to it. GL.

Jhartle12

No family memebers with names i want to use, Druzella, Margaret, Gayle...

pensparade

Malia June was the first thing that came to my mind. 

sweetdreams2000

I like the Malia spelling - I would say Malea like "ma-lay-a".

For middle names... I think a name that isn't starting with a vowel would be best. .
Malia Mae
Malia Breanne
Malia Kathleen
Malia Leigh

I also like PPs suggestion of Malia Renee. 

katcarls

I think Malia looks best and is more likely to be pronounced correctly.  When I see Malea, I think Ma-lay-ah.  I think short middle names sound good with Malia, Malia Jane for example.

DragonflyBelle

My BFF as a small kid was Maleah.

ericah023

This is my cousins name, she spells it Melia...

JaimeG183

I like Malia better... with the -ea I would say it Ma-lay-a