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kayjones15 · April 2015

I really like the name maya but I can't decide on the spelling. Some people spell it mya, maya, miyah. Any suggestions?

tpete12 · April 2015

I prefer Mya or Mia. The extra letters in the other spellings make me second guess how they are supposed to be pronounced.

Sematti · April 2015

I've seen it spelled Maya the most often so that's how I prefer it.

jescielynn · April 2015

I like Mya. I think Mia is pronounced "me-a" not "my-a". So it depends on what you're going for pronunciation wise. But I agree that the simpler spellings are nicer.

verveine407 · April 2015

I am not sure from Maya if it is pronounced "May-ya" or "My-ya." Some people don't mind always correcting people and some do. I always feel bad when I mispronounce someone's name and am grateful when the named is gracious about it.

kayjones15 · April 2015

Yea it should be pronounced My-ya. Maybe I should stick with Mya

str13 · April 2015

I think the popularity of Mia may make people choose that pronunciation a lot. I personally like Maya best, but that's just me. I would say it the way you intend, but again, that's just me.
As a person with a name that I have to correct people on, I really don't mind telling people!
I love the name, however you pick to spell it!!

rachelkawesome · April 2015

This is a bit random, but all the Mayas I know personally are Jewish or Israeli (or both), and they all spell it Maya, which leads me to believe it's the more traditional spelling, at least in the Jewish community.

But, many people spell it Mya too (like the singer - although I just looked her up and her name has a tilde (the squiggly thing over an n in Spanish) over it, so not sure what that's about haha).

Anyway, just wanted to throw that out there, if you wanted to steer either towards or away from what might be a culturally-based spelling.

Growingapepper · April 2015

I like Maya and Mya. Definitely not Mia, that's pronounced Me-ah.

baker1jm2 · April 2015

I work with young kids and from my experience mia has always been pronounced mee-ah and mya is mi-ya. So just depends on how you want it pronounced. Maya is confusing to me i wouldn't know how to pronounce it... my guess would be may-ya

seg6394 · April 2015

Mya

jmacd22 · April 2015

I prefer Maya. On my list of names. Haven't chosen one yet

AsYouWishButtercup · April 2015

Only ever seen it spelled Maya. All the other spellings look wrong to me

FinalyFound · April 2015

I've only seen it spelt Mia or Mya

WDDCH · April 2015

I like Maya. I agree Mia is mee-uh.

tpete12 · April 2015

I suggested Mia because a friend of mine named her daughter that and it is pronunced My-ya. It all depends on personal preferance I think

BabyHildebrandt · April 2015

Maya looks like May-a and Mia looks like Me-a. I would go with Mya.

kathleennoel · April 2015

I like Maya! I think most people will know how to pronounce it spelled that way

KellyT22 · April 2015

I like Maya. Reminds me of the Riviera Maya in Mexico which is beautiful.

jbettles · April 2015

I had a student who spelled it Maia. Since she's the only student I've ever had with the name, I suppose I just figured it was the common spelling

but I never struggled with whether it was "May-ya," "Mee-ya," or "My-a," either!

mpache06 · April 2015

I like Mya. That's what I'm naming my baby girl and how I'm spelling it!

MzJackson32 · April 2015

Miyah.. It is different.. Pronounced Mi-yah... I hate common names.. But my sons are juniors.. :-q

adtaylor2015 · April 2015

Mya

sherbear82 · April 2015

Maya is what I've seen the most. I think I'd still pronounce Mya as Meeah. I like Maia too.

Growingapepper · April 2015

@jbettles I like the spelling you mentioned! Maia!

ianthony06 · April 2015

I like the spelling Miah or Miya

LouLouLove · April 2015

The traditional / common spelling is Maya. Mia is an entirely different name. My general thought is that if people have a problem pronouncing the traditional spelling of a name, that is their personal issue. I wouldn't come up with a weird spelling to try to avoid it. Then it just makes it look like you didn't know how to spell the name.

LoveLee85 · April 2015

BabyHildebrandt said:
Maya looks like May-a and Mia looks like Me-a. I would go with Mya.

I second this!

sugarmagn0lia · April 2015

I also think of Mia as Mee-ah. I've actually never seen "Mya" or "Miyah" before, and honestly I think that they're both really strange, but it may be a matter of location! I like Maya (I've never found it confusing, but I've also never met someone who says it May-a. Think Maya Angelou or Maya Rudolph.) I do also like Maia, but I'm not sure where that falls on the whole "correct spelling" issue. Plus Gaia is our number one girl's name, so maybe it's a bias

winwins · April 2015

I like Mya spelled Myah ! I chose Nya for my sisters baby girl she loved it I told her u could spell it Nya or Nyah ! No confusion there ! I love my nieces name it's a little more unique than mya !

Achang727 · April 2015

Maia is another way of spelling it

freedomirish · April 2015

I like the spelling of it as Maya or Mya

amyandpeanut · April 2015

I see this a bit different...maybe us Canucks pronounce things differently, but Maya I would pronounce "My-ah" whereas when I see Mya I read it as one syllable "M-ya" (kind of like a karate chop sound said fast, if that makes sense). If it was me I might go with Myah, I'd pronounce that right. Or the standard Maya, I feel like most ppl would get that right, or learn quick

lovesgummies · April 2015

LouLouLove said:
The traditional / common spelling is Maya. Mia is an entirely different name. My general thought is that if people have a problem pronouncing the traditional spelling of a name, that is their personal issue. I wouldn't come up with a weird spelling to try to avoid it. Then it just makes it look like you didn't know how to spell the name.

All of this. I've never known any other spelling for Maya. Very pretty name by the way.

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