Baby girl name opinion please!?

[Cleo100]

Hi Girlies,

 

[LisaJ1986]

I really like it. Not too unusual. It's lovely.

 

[chickadee1976]

Is it said May ah

 

[Cleo100]

Hi Chickadee,

Yes it's pronounced maya.......

Also the friend who used the name Mia is a friend of my OH's sister who's close to his family, so it being similar is not too bad as we don't see each other that often.....

 

[fran_23]

I really like it- its a lovely soft name!

 

[kalia]

It's just my name is Cliodhna and I have struggled all my life with folks not knowing how to spell it or pronounce it and just called myself Cleo or Cli, I don't want bubs to suffer the same annoying thing......

If that's the case I don't think this is the name for you. I would have spelt it Maya if I heard it. I had to think about how it would be pronounced and I'm still not 100% certain that I've got it right.

I wanted to give my girl a name that everyone could spell and pronounce and that wasn't too long. She's called Gabrielle which is a very long name (I have 9 letters and often on name badges and things I start to run out of space and I didn't want her to have that but there's 9 letters in her name ), lots of people call her Gabriella (which irritates me intensely - there's an e not an a!!!!) or Gabriel and the health visitor mis-spelt it. I wish I'd gone with an easier name (Jessica). I imagine it would be the same or worse with Maiya.

 

[debecca]

I think "Maya" would be fine as that's the more conventional spelling.

TBH if you don't see your friend that often, I'd be tempted to go with Mia - but check it with her first. If that's the name you love best you should go for it regardless.

 

[dannii87]

When I first read this I thought you said Maisy (I absolutely adore that name!) but, I really like Maia too! x

 

[JamieIsabella]

Maya or Maia.

Beautiful name

 

[Ani]

Mia and Maya (or Maia) are by FAR my favourite names in the whole world.

Good taste.

Oh and I agree with the whole spelling of the name thing; my name is Áine (Irish for Anne or Anna) and it is pronounced "Anya". Most non-Irish call me "AIN" and people here in Spain call me "AY-NAY". Its frustrating to say the least. Just FYI.

 

[dannii87]

Mia and Maya (or Maia) are by FAR my favourite names in the whole world.

Good taste.

Oh and I agree with the whole spelling of the name thing; my name is Áine (Irish for Anne or Anna) and it is pronounced "Anya". Most non-Irish call me "AIN" and people here in Spain call me "AY-NAY". Its frustrating to say the least. Just FYI.

FWIW, I've always thought it as Anya x

 

[lea m]

My dads wifes grandaughter is called Mya! Shes so cute! My dad and his wife bring her up! I always loved that name!

 

[Charlie:-)]

Beautiful name but then again I would say that

We pronounce Maia as My-ah, rather than May-ah

I thought about Maiya also but chose Maia as the meaning was more suited to my girl as she was born in May so it fitted perfectly.

http://www.thinkbabynames.com/search.php?g=0&t=1&s=maiya

 

[Noor~ul~Usman]

If you spell it Maiya and I read it somewhere I would also pronounce it may-ah
I had a work colleague who's daughter was Me-ah and she spelt it Mia which is farily easy to get your head around after the first time you're told if it's meant to be an 'a' or an 'e' I don't know what the difference is with the first spelling....I think it's the extra 'ya' that makes me want to say it differently

 

[Steelgoddess]

This name was on my girly name list so its a deffo yes from me