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Maya/Maia
How do you pronouce Maya/Maia?
I know of a girl called May-a but i have also heard it pronouced
My-a or Me-ah.Which spelling do you prefer? Maya/Maia?Also, do you like these name together?, any MN suggestions?
Isla, Amelia and Maia.What other names make a good sibset with Isla and Amelia?Thanks!
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I pronounce Maya/Maia as "my-a". I've never heard it pronounced as "me-ah" before. I think I have heard it pronounced "may-a" once or twice.I prefer it spelled Maya.Isla, Amelia & Maia are great names on their own, but a bit of a tongue twister if you say them together quickly.
Mn could be:
Maia Charlotte
Isla Marie
Amelia Jane (not very original I know, lol)Other siblings for Isla & Amelia could be:
Olivia, Sophia, Madeleine, Camilla, Sarah, Clara, Gabriella, Lucinda.
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I say MY-uh for both. Prefer the spelling Maya.
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How do you pronouce Maya/Maia? I pronounce Maia & Maya as MIE-a, however I have seen Maya pronounced as MAY-a as well.I personally prefer the spelling Maia and think that it is a beautiful name.I'm not a big fan of Isla, but it is pretty and sounds nice with Amelia, and Amelia sounds nice with Maia, but I think that Isla and Maia may have too similar of a sound.
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1/ In both cases, I say MY-uh.2/ I like Maia and Maya about equally; my spelling of choice would be Mya. And Myah is somewhat of a guilty pleasure.3/ Isla, Amelia and Maia ... Well Amelia stands out as being a little dull, and I find Isla beautiful but overused._____________________________________________________________________Elinor
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Maya is an Indian name meaning illusion and is pronounced "May-a"However I would pronounce Maia like "My-a"The pronounciation depends on how you spell it :-)
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Well, I'm biased, because my mn is Maya :-)
I prefer the spelling Maya, it just looks nicer. But there is also the spelling Maja which is pretty too.
I live in Germany and it is pronounced MA-ya, in Scotland, where the rest of my family lives, it is also pronounced like that.I think Isla, Amelia and Maya would make a nice sibset, if that is what you mean. As mn what about Isla Corinne, Amelia Josephine and Maya Therese.
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I believe the "correct" pronunciation is MYE-ah. MAY-ah just seems too phonetic and kre8tiv imo. I like both of these spellings, but slightly prefer Maia. I detest Mya. :( Isla & Maia/Maya are a little too similar sounding for siblings imo. Isla & Amelia or Amelia & Maia sound fine, though. I'm partial to the name Isla, btw. :b LOL. To go with Isla & Amelia, how about:
Lydia
Maeve
Fiona
Cecily
Georgia
Gemma
Rosalind / Rosalie
Helena
Miranda
~Heather~
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I pronounce it MY-ah and prefer the spelling Maia.Isla, Amelia and Maia sound good together, but I'm afraid that Amelia and Maia look a little close to each other to use for siblings, and Maia and Isla sound a wee bit too close.Maia Isobel
Maya Lilac
Maia Lillian
Maia Corabeth
Maia Lorelei
Maia Pearl
Maia Felicity
Maia Rhoswen
Maia Prudence
Maia Bridget
Maia Susannah
Maia Juliana
Maia Summer
Maia Eleanor
Maia BronwenIsla Catherine
Isla Davina
Isla Rose
Isla Harriet
Isla Josephine
Isla Madeleine
Isla Penelope
Isla Claire
Isla Alexandra
Isla Marguerite
Isla Marisol
Isla Victoria
Isla EmilyAmelia Lilac
Amelia Ruby
Amelia Dawn
Amelia Guinevere
Amelia Helen
Amelia Daphne
Amelia Rosemary
Amelia Charlotte
Amelia Esther
Amelia Mabel
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To me - Maya is MY-a and Maia is MAY-a. I like both names, but prefer Maia. The pronunciations of Maya and Isla are too close for me.Image hosted by Photobucket.com
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I always pronounced Maya M-eye-ah
As for Isla, Amelia and Maya, Maya strikes me as a nn for Amelia (as Mia is a common nn for it), and I think Maya is a little rhymy with Isla, but within acceptability.
sibsets-
maybe Isla, Amelia, and Anna
Isla, Amelia, and Maria
Isla, Amelia, and Adria
Isla, Amelia, and Olivia ?
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I'd pronounce it as MAH-yah (long vowels though)
I prefer spelling MayaIsla Elena
Isla Amélie
Isla ArianaAmelia Carolina
Amelia Imani
Amelia SofiaMaia Rowena
Maia Helena
Maia Veronaother sibs:
Girls:
Amaya
Elena
Sofia
Chloe
Leilani
Mohana
Naomi
Valerie
Sanna
Susanna
Boys: (I think you can combine a lot of boys with them, because they're girls)
Gabriel
David
Finnegan
James
Morgan
Nicholas
Noah
Theron
Roman
Sebastian
To my sweet muse
Every time you rip my heart out
Every time you break it
I pick up the pen I hold in my hands
And write the most beautiful poems
But you know what
If it's alright by you
I'd rather be happy than a poet

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I would only pronounce it "My-ah". The spelling Mya looks ambigious to me; is it pronounced as "my-a" or as Mia (mee-a)?I think the spelling depends on which Maya you want. - Maia: The Roman (or Greek) goddess of spring. The month May was named after her.
- Maya:
1) Name of Native American tribe (Mexico),
2) Jewish, from mayim (water)
3) Sanskrit "illusion"Then there is the Scandinavian name Maja (pronounced as Maya), which was a pet name for Maria but used as a formal name now. I find Isla and Maya a bit rhyming b/c of the same vowel sounds ("eye" and "a").
"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
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I see Maia and Maya as two different names - Maia as in the Roman goddess, and Maya as either an Indian or a Jewish name. However, I pronounce the two the same way, MY-yah. I personally prefer Maya out of the two because the spelling looks nicer, even though I do love the muthological association of Maia. Isla, Amelia, and Maya (this spelling, not the other one) would make a nice sib set.
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m-eye-ah (long i)is how I pronounce it. I really like this name, and prefer the spelling Maia. If you like this, you might be interested to know about Naia, which, according to one source I have, is Hawaiian for dolphin. Naia was one of the rare names on both my and my husband's lists last time - but we had Gideon Brody instead. :)
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Maya/Maia is pronounced My-a
I like both spellings but probably prefer Maia Isla, Amelia and Maia seem a bit too rhymey with either the ia ending or the la endingNames I would put with Isla and Amelia are probably Bridget, Elizabeth, Johanna, Lucinda, Hannah, Meagan, Hazel or Felicity
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