Message: "Maya" - Behind the Name

Maya

by rooster

5/2/2011, 2:58 AM

what do you think of Maya? I would want it pronounced may-ah, is this your automatic pronunciation of Maya?

It has been on my mind lately and I am thinking of adding it to my list.

Can you think of any longish middle names that flow well with it?

Do you prefer it over Mia (mee-ah) and Maia (my-ah)?

Thanks in advance for any help, ideas or suggestions :)

#Maya

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- Pink Princess

5/4/2011, 1:03 AM

I really like the name and I also prefer this spelling pronounced May-ah. Most people will pronounce it as MY-ah though. As for combos I like:

Maya Josephine
Maya Elizabeth
Maya Estelle
Maya Rhiannon
Maya Isabelle
Maya Katherine
Maya Phoebe
Maya Sophie
Maya Felicity
Maya Guinevere
Maya Gwendolyn
Maya Lucille
Maya Charlotte
Maya Violet
Maya Bethany

- Anneza

5/2/2011, 11:32 PM

I'd never pronounce it your way! Sounds like the boss of a city. I prefer the Maya spelling, then Maia, and I pronounce them the same: my-ah. I don't like Mia at all.

Maya Antoinette? Maya Vivien? Maya Eleanor?

- Alix (Solunastra)

5/2/2011, 5:55 PM

I like Maya -- pronounced my-ah, which is my automatic pronunciation, same as Maia and Mya. I like that name better than Mia or your pronunciation ("may-ah"). I would not think to pronounce it may-ah. I think if you wanted that pronunciation you should choose a different spelling - Maea? Meia? Meya?

- kudriashkajo (jodirae)

5/2/2011, 12:59 PM

I would pronounce Maya my-ah...the same as Maia. I don't really like the may-ah pronunciation, it feels awkward and forced to me.

What about Maelle? I'm not sure if it's my-elle or may-elle, but I like that one either way.

- faelivrin

5/2/2011, 10:40 AM

Maya is pronounced MY-uh to me, and I cannot imagine it any other way. As MY-uh, I like it; as MAY-uh, not so much.

I prefer Maya to Mia (I think the sound is too week) and Maia (the spelling seems insubstantial to me).

- sambchop

5/2/2011, 8:19 AM

Pronounced MY-ah, I love it. Pronounced MAY-ah, I don't like it at all. I would automatically pronounce it MY-ah.

I greatly prefer Maya over the Mia and Maia spellings.

Maya Charlotte
Maya Catherine
Maya Renée
Maya Béatrice
Maya Gabrielle
Maya Geneviève
Maya Noëlle

- Dracotorix

5/2/2011, 7:42 AM

I like it. I think MEYE-ah is more common for Maya though. Maybe Meia?

Maya Gabrielle
Maya Guinevere
Maya Terpsichore
Maya Penelope
Maya Persephone
Maya Ophelie
Maya Hermione
Maya Louise
Maya Eloise
Maya Leonie
Maya Lorelei
Maya Leilani
Maya Wilhelmina
Maya Winona
Maya Oneida
Maya Petunia
Maya Liliana
Maya Catarina
Maya Catriona

- Schone

5/2/2011, 6:44 AM

I love the name of Maya , I had a girlfriend called Somaya , but we call her Maya since she was little also I know many girls called Maya as their name.it's beautiful.
About Mia , it's also beautiful.In Spanish means Mine and it pronounced mee-ah.I prefer Mia to Maia.

Maya Noor

Maya Dim

Maya Ferdinand

Maya Marisol (maybe)

- insane romantic

5/2/2011, 6:41 AM

I think Maya is really pretty, it is the name of my second cousin who is about 9, and she is lovely. I would pronounce it may-uh.

I definitely prefer it to Mia, but I pronounce Maia the same way as Maya and like it equally.

Maya Persephone
Maya Juliet
Maya Elisheva
Maya Josephine
Maya Grace
Maya Isabel
Maya Christine

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