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I like all those names.

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Andrea is pretty, with a nice meaning, but is a bit dated to the 80's.
Josephine is elegant, and you don't hear it often.
Maya is lovely, but very trendy. I prefer Maia because of the Mayans.

Andrea - I like it. It's one of those names that's pleasantly dated, and it has an athletic feel, too.
Josephine - Pretty. It's cute but still sophisticated. I like the French pronunciation a little better.
Maya - Don't like this spelling. It looks weird to me, I guess because I've never seen it spelled that way.

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Andria - I actually went to high school with an Andria. I don't like spelling things differently.
Maia - The only Maia I've known spelled it this way, so to me this makes the most sense and looks best. I think it's kind of pretty. It's smart but has a bit of an exotic/artsy feel.

Maya's my pref here both for name and spelling. Maia's also ok, but Andria just doesn't look right... It looks like someone accidentally deleted "lexa" from the middle of it.

They're all pretty names. I couldn't imagine using Josephine, but it's fine for someone else's child.

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I prefer Andrea to Andria, but I think that Maia is pretty.

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Maya is my favorite out of Andrea, Josephine, and Maya.

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These are all names of close friends of mine (born 1978)!
I like the names Josephine and Maya the best. Josephine is classic and Maya is more modern/trendy.

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I don't like the alternate spellings, sorry!

I like Andrea and Maya, spelled as you said.

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There's a Portuguese variation of Andrea, which is Andreia (ann-DRAY-a), but I far prefer Andrea (which here is pronounced as ann-DRAY-a too.
Maya is beautiful. I think you might also like Inês (ee-NAYS, a Portuguese derivation of Agnes).
Don't like Josephine.