Message: "Makaya" - Behind the Name

Makaya

by Ali Hassan

9/29/2014, 1:59 PM

Today, I met a cute little African girl who was the daughter of the janitor. Her name was "Makaya" (NOT Mikayla) and pronounced "mick-kie-ah". I thought it was a beautiful name, but at first thought it was made up, but then I learnt it was a variant of Micaiah. What are your opinions?

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- kudriashkajo (jodirae)

9/30/2014, 5:38 AM

I love the sound so much! I really wanted a boy named Makaio. Since Micaiah seems too Old Testament prophet to me, I might spell it Makaia. To me, that gets the Kai pronunciation across better than Makaya.
Cool name, though.

- Fictionlover94 (ThatMazerunnerfan)

9/29/2014, 5:29 PM

I really like it (:

- Rachel Shaina (Evil)

9/29/2014, 4:19 PM

I misread it as Makayla.

I really do like Micaiah though (but I prefer it for a boy).

- RoxStar

9/29/2014, 2:19 PM

There is a pair of twins in my daughter's school, white American twins, called Makaya and Mikayla. I know for a fact that's how Mikayla is spelled but not 100% sure about Makaya.

Not crazy about it, it really does look like a typo of Makayla.

- Julia (JuliaF)

9/29/2014, 2:05 PM

The sound is inoffensive enough but like you said, it seems made-up and tryndee. I'd have assumed it was a new take on Makayla.

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