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[Facts] Swedish pronunciation of Maia
I have a Swedish ancestor born in 1829 in southern Sweden named Maia Lisa. I always assumed the pronunciation was MIE-ah. Is this correct? Might it have been MAY-ah? Thanks!
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Yup, it's pronounced MIE-ah. But it's an unusual spelling, it's usually spelled Maja in Sweden.
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it may have been Maja, and Maia was a transcription error, I don't know. Thanks!
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