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HelpRe: Maya, Maia and Maja
in reply to a message by elsie
I greatly prefer Maia because of its roots in Roman and Greek mythology. It seems the most classic to me and that's the strongest selling point as far as I'm concerned. Also, I just prefer 'aia' to 'aya.'
Maya is fine if the surname has an Indian or Hebrew background but the spelling doesn't appeal to me nearly as much.
Maja is a diminutive of Maria and I'm usually pretty anal when it comes to not using nns or pet names as full names because it leaves the individual without options.
It's funny how people view things differently. I would think Maia or Maya would be most often pronounced correctly while Maja would be butchered on a regular basis. Then again, I live in the Southeast US. Also, I pronounce all three spellings MY-ah and have never heard MAY-ah for Maia or Maya.
ETA that while I realize Maja can be a variant of Maia, because it's also a diminutive of Maria, that's primarily the way I see it.
Maya is fine if the surname has an Indian or Hebrew background but the spelling doesn't appeal to me nearly as much.
Maja is a diminutive of Maria and I'm usually pretty anal when it comes to not using nns or pet names as full names because it leaves the individual without options.
It's funny how people view things differently. I would think Maia or Maya would be most often pronounced correctly while Maja would be butchered on a regular basis. Then again, I live in the Southeast US. Also, I pronounce all three spellings MY-ah and have never heard MAY-ah for Maia or Maya.
ETA that while I realize Maja can be a variant of Maia, because it's also a diminutive of Maria, that's primarily the way I see it.
This message was edited 6/5/2010, 12:50 PM
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