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in reply to a message by Kat
I would only pronounce it "My-ah". The spelling Mya looks ambigious to me; is it pronounced as "my-a" or as Mia (mee-a)?
I think the spelling depends on which Maya you want.
- Maia: The Roman (or Greek) goddess of spring. The month May was named after her.
- Maya:
1) Name of Native American tribe (Mexico),
2) Jewish, from mayim (water)
3) Sanskrit "illusion"
Then there is the Scandinavian name Maja (pronounced as Maya), which was a pet name for Maria but used as a formal name now.
I find Isla and Maya a bit rhyming b/c of the same vowel sounds ("eye" and "a").
"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, GardenParty
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
I think the spelling depends on which Maya you want.
- Maia: The Roman (or Greek) goddess of spring. The month May was named after her.
- Maya:
1) Name of Native American tribe (Mexico),
2) Jewish, from mayim (water)
3) Sanskrit "illusion"
Then there is the Scandinavian name Maja (pronounced as Maya), which was a pet name for Maria but used as a formal name now.
I find Isla and Maya a bit rhyming b/c of the same vowel sounds ("eye" and "a").
"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, GardenParty
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
This message was edited 3/13/2006, 4:15 AM
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