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Michaela?
WDYTO Michaela? Today, one of my friends asked me if I knew how to pronounce this name. I said muh-KAY-luh, and then my friend said I was correct.Do you like Michaela pronounced this way, or is the German pronounciation better in your opinion?
For just a side note, I think that any butchered spelling of Michaela (Makayla, Mikaila...) is really, really, bad.
But the spelling Michaela is very nice. :)

This message was edited 12/1/2009, 7:33 PM

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It's kind of boring, plain in my opinion... but it's OK anyway. My fave spelling is Micaela and I prefer the German pronounciation.
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Personally, I love the name Michaela. I despise the altered spellings I see in birth announcements: Mikayla, McKayla, Makalah, UGH!!! I think they're so ugly. The original spelling is so beautiful, and people are just ruining it.I like the German pronunciation-very pretty-but because I'm American, I'd pronounce it the American way. I think that's pretty too, though.
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My cousins name is Michaela, she prn it the German (and Swedish) way. I think Michaela is way better than Makayla etc but my favorite spelling is Mikaela (the swedish spelling)
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I like Michaela, with the English pronunciation, but I think it's been spoiled by continuous 'dumbed-down' respellings.
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I live in Virginia so the name wouldn't be pronounced with the German pronunciation. BTW, I love this spelling (and also Micaela) but have grown tired of Michaela due to its popularity and plethora of Kr8iv spellings.
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i love Michaela, and spelt this way :)
my little cousin whos 3 is called Michaela, but the spelling is Mikaila :( :(
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See, I think Michaela is pretty (I pronounce it the English way like you do). I loathe all the butchered spellings and it sickens me that not only are they all more popular than the correct spelling, but tons of people think those are the correct way to spell that name and would have no idea how to pronounce the correct spelling when they see it. Although if they did pronounce it like Michael + a... that actually sounds kinda cool. Too bad it's wrong. :P
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Agree with you re: spellingThis is the only acceptable spelling in my opinion. The others just make me sad. One of my best friends is named Michaela, and I quite like it. She pronunces it Muh-Kay-Luh but sometimes it sounds a little like muh-Kal-uh, but thats probably just our (Australian) accents. She gets called Kaylie and Kayla by her family, which is quite adorable, and she has quite a few friends who call her Mac.
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I really like Michaela, both the German and American pronounciations. In the US I would prn it Mi-kay-lah though. However, given the popularity of Makayla/Mikayla I don't see us using it. I dont like Makayla either.
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I really like this name. To me the versions spelled with kayla/kaila in them aren't the same as Michaela. They only sound the same.
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I love Michaela! I think it's a beautiful name.Any other spelling, is atrocius.
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I like it spelled this way and no other. There used to be a show called "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" and her name was Michaela. I LOVED IT!! Then it became popular and it lost it's appeal to me.
:-(
But This spelling looks gorgeous and I still do like it even though it's no longer on my lists.....
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I love it. Especially this spelling.
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I'm glad you like it! :)
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