How would you spell it??

crazycourtny · February 2013

DH and I have decided on the name Mia (pronounced Me-ah) for DD but I dont want her to have the life long confusion of people pronouncing it MY-AH...how would you spell it to make her life easier??

Ideas we have so far

Meah

Mhea

Mea...

CelticWife · February 2013

Mia

Juicy71 · February 2013

I would just spell it Mia. The other spellings just look weird.

The other pronunciation is more commonly spelled Maya or maybe Mya.

dressandtie · February 2013

Mia! MIIAAAA! For the love of God please spell it Mia.

I know a couple of Mias and their names have always been pronounced correctly!

PS...WTH is Mhea?

MayDayGirl · February 2013

I have the name Nea on my list, like the actress from my big fat Greek wedding. So I don't see why you couldn't go with Mea

WashingtonQueen · February 2013

Mia.

LovesMM · February 2013

Mia

kendra223 · February 2013

No. Please spell it Mia and people will pronounce it Meah because that IS how its spelled. Myah is spelt Mya.

Using the other spellings would just confuse people and she will have to put up with that forever. Not fair to her.

smithm24 · February 2013

Seriously just spell it Mia. MY-AH is spelled Maya and I don't see people confusing the two. With your alternate spellings people are going to ask constantly how to pronounce them.

crazycourtny · February 2013

Perfect

Thanks Ladies...That is how I like it spelled but I just didnt know if it was confusing to the rest of the world or not!! Pretty sure MIA it will be

g8trkim · February 2013

Mia. My-uh is spelled Mya or Maya. If people pronounce it wrong that's their issue. The other spellings look wrong and will lead to more mispronunciations.

moonfaerie · February 2013

mj.reilly:
Really? If you want to avoid confusion, then spell it CORRECTLY!
Changing the spelling to one of the you-neek creations you listed is what will cause confusion to everyone (including your child).

Mia is a nice name. No need to butcher it.

My thoughts exactly.

piperjayne · February 2013

My husband is a video game playing dork, and when he talks to his friends in game I hear them yelling "Mia!" which they use as shorthand for missing in action. They pronounce it how you do.

Kind of a dumb story, but my point is if my husband and his geeky friends can figure it out, then I wouldn't worry too much about the rest of the world. Go with Mia.

JLGY · February 2013

The only way to spell it would be Mia if you don't want a lot of confusion on pronunciation.

CaraLynn91 · February 2013

mj.reilly:
Really? If you want to avoid confusion, then spell it CORRECTLY!

Changing the spelling to one of the you-neek creations you listed is what will cause confusion to everyone (including your child).

Mia is a nice name. No need to butcher it.

Exactly this.

Mochadoodle · February 2013

Mia

FakeFinn · February 2013

MayDayGirl:
I have the name Nea on my list, like the actress from my big fat Greek wedding. So I don't see why you couldn't go with Mea

She spells it Nia. In her case it's short for Antonia.

OP, like everyone else has said, I'd go with Mia.

trudibell · February 2013

Whenever I've seen Mia I've always assumed it was pronounced meee-ahh and not my-ah. My-ah is Mya. I think the alternate spellings would be more confusing.

kmh1203 · February 2013

When I see the name Mia, I say Me-ah.

I think that's how that spelling is typically pronounced.

Court0026 · February 2013

It frustrates me that Mia seems spelled incorrectly, but that is just the way it is spelled! I have had a few people ask me about pronunciation, but they are few and far between.

blaa27 · February 2013

If you were to absolutely insist on deviating from the original spelling, I'd say Miah. I know it doesn't help point out the 'ME' sound like you want it to.
I get what you're trying to do, it just looks silly the way you're doing it. I don't suggest carrying on this idea, but if you insist, I'd say use double e's to get what you're trying for, because it's a tiny bit less absurd...

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