Mya vs Maya CP

STADT2B · June 2012

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melody921 · June 2012

I would pronounce them both the same, but I prefer Maya

paceyjoe · June 2012

If I saw Maya, I would always be confused on whether it was may-uh or my-uh. mya clears it up for me!

kelnyc · June 2012

I've never in my life heard someone say "MAY-uh" for that name.

BLPL101 · June 2012

When I first saw Maya a couple years ago, I thought it was May-uh. I knew Mya was My-uh. So I agree with you.

ames71 · June 2012

kelnyc:
I've never in my life heard someone say "MAY-uh" for that name.

This.

OP: If anything, I would understand Mya being pronounced as Mia. Also, Maya has more history (etymology-wise) than Mya. I think it also just looks more pleasing.

Aligator28 · June 2012

Maya = my-ah

Mya looks like it's spelled wrong.

plunderb · June 2012

I think your H wins this one. Mya will be pronounced Mia (MEE-uh) much, much more often than Maya will be mispronounced MAY-uh. Mia is a top-10 name (#9 in Ohio!). MAY-uh is . . . not a name. Or, at least, not one that I have ever heard or read. Horses, not zebras.

BethPSU · June 2012

I love the name Maya. I am not a fan of the Mya spelling. I think most people are familiar with the more common spelling "Maya" especially if they have ever heard of possibly the most famous living poet of our time Maya Angelou.

NerdyMama2 · June 2012

I love Mya!

LovesMM · June 2012

MandJS:
My niece is Mya (pronounced My-ah), but everytime DH sees it, he grumbles that it looks like Mee-ah. I've NEVER seen anyone pronounce Maya other than as My-ah.

Yes

MommaG123 · June 2012

I pronounce them the same and prefer Maya.

elisabethb29 · June 2012

Have only ever heard Maya be pronounced my-uh. Mya doesn't look right to me.

KittyMarie219 · June 2012

Your husband is right. Mya is actually a variant of Mia --

https://www.behindthename.com/name/mya

If you want a more unique spelling of Maya, go with Maia.

pianofanatic · June 2012

kelnyc:
I've never in my life heard someone say "MAY-uh" for that name.

This.

Maya is the only way I have ever seen what you're trying to pronounce.

[Deleted User] · June 2012

melody921:
I would pronounce them both the same, but I prefer Maya

Same for me.

jupiterthecat · June 2012

ames17:
OP: If anything, I would understand Mya being pronounced as Mia. Also, Maya has more history (etymology-wise) than Mya. I think it also just looks more pleasing.

This.Mya seems like a bastardization of Maya.

Actually, my real favorite spelling (which I actually considered) is Maja, the Scandinavian spelling. But I'm probably alone here on that one.

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