Message: "Spelling and pronounciation?"

Spelling and pronounciation?

by thumper

1/27/2006, 1:39 PM

In my many hours of browsing baby name sites, I came across the name Maliya and I am quite liking it right now. I am pronouncing it Ma-LEE-uh or Ma-LEE-a, depending on how fast I say it.

My question is which spelling do you prefer?

Maliya
Maliyah
Malia
Maliah
Maleah
- or a different suggestion?

And also how do you pronounce it?

Thanks in advance :-)

#pronunciation

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- Jacks (Schuyler)

1/28/2006, 10:34 AM

Maleah gmv

Jacks

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- nomenphile

1/27/2006, 7:51 PM

Mollia, Molliya, Molleah (I think the 'a' with get you a as in bat rather than a as in ball)

- Ellamay (guest) +1

1/27/2006, 5:06 PM

Malia. Ma-LEE-uh

- thumper

1/27/2006, 9:04 PM

Thanks for your opinion.

- bas +1

1/27/2006, 2:42 PM

i like Maleah
Hey and maybe for mn Jane
Maleah Jane

- thumper

1/27/2006, 8:58 PM

I was tossing Maliya Janae around :-)

But was getting the opinions on Malia/Maleah...first.

Thanks!

- JillyBean (guest) +2

1/27/2006, 2:11 PM

I think its a very pretty and I love Hawaiian names! Hawaii is a very beautiful place and when I hear a Hawaiian name it sends me back there. I pronounce it Ma-LEE-ah I also like.....
MAILE (My-LEE)
IOLANA
KALANI
KEONI
LEILANI
NALANI

- thumper +1

1/27/2006, 9:00 PM

Thanks JillyBean for the other suggestions!

Which spelling/version do you prefer for Maleah?

- JillyBean (guest)

1/28/2006, 7:44 AM

I like Maleah. Do you have ideas for a mn yet?

- renny +1

1/27/2006, 2:09 PM

I hate them all

- thumper

1/27/2006, 9:03 PM

At least you are to the point :)

- Siri (guest) +2

1/27/2006, 1:47 PM

I really dislike it.

And I don't think spelling it in random ways makes it better. Malia is the only spelling I can stand - its simple and an actual name.

- thumper

1/27/2006, 9:03 PM

Maleah is listed as a version on Malia on this website. I just came across Maliya and liked the way it sounded. Came here and found Malia and Maleah versions.

Thanks for your opinion.

- Julia (guest)

1/27/2006, 4:11 PM

Ditto...leave it alone!

- Array (WeloveyouJesseLacey) +1

1/27/2006, 1:43 PM

I'm not a big fan of the name, but I would spell it Malia or Maliya. Those spellings look cleanest to me. The H in Maliyah is superfluous, and Maleah looks like "Ma Leah" or "my Leah" rather than like a name.

I pronunce it the same way you do, and I knew a very nice girl named Maliya, if that adds to the name in any way for you.

Array

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- thumper

1/27/2006, 9:01 PM

Thank you for your opinion.

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