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[Opinions] Re: Maya
It's funny that you should post this. Just yesterday I was wondering why I don't suggest it more, or use in in my series of polls ("Ready-made combination(s) for a girl.") So I corrected that error this morning with the combo Maya Kateri. :-) [Please vote in my polls.]I tend to prefer Maia, which I pronounce exactly the same way, with a long "i" sound. It has the bonus attraction of ancient Rome, for me. (My stock combos: Maia Celeste and Ingrid Maia.) Perhaps what has turned me slightly off of Maya is the way parents here in the U.S. are beginning to muddy the waters with the spelling: Mya. Which is it supposed to be? Maya (long "i") or Mia (long "e")? Pet peeve of mine.Bottom line: Maya is a beautiful name. I must remember to not forget her as much. :-)

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Kateri is neat, but when I say the combo all I hear is My Cattery (spelling?)And then I picture a building filled with cats!
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Maya Kateri is GORGEOUS. I adore it.
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Thank you. :-)
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Ugh, I like Maya but I can't stand Mya. It looks like a trendy, celebrity-inspired shootoff of Mya.I pronounce Maya and Mya the same way -- I've never seen Mya pronounced like Mia.
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Thanks for the input. I've actually met a Mya whose mother pronounced it "MEE-uh." But it's helpful to know how the majority is pronouncing it.
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Makes sense. Mia is popular and common. Lets make it more yunneeque and change the I to a Y. Isn't that how we do it these days?*shurgs* I'd say it the same as Maya/Maia/Maja, but I can see how people get there from Mia. And thatsa big reason why I hate the Mya spelling.
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