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5601615 tn?1383450616

How would you pronounce this name

I want to name our Daughter Maya (this spelling) does it sound like May-ah or My-ah we want it to be pronounced as My-ah.
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4983320 tn?1378402268
When I see it I think my-ah
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One of my students has that name. Maya and they pronounces it My-uh but I always look at it and want to say May uh
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My daughter is three weeks old tomorrow and I named her Maya (my-ah)
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5601615 tn?1383450616
Thanks Mommy's!! That's why I asked I want it to be My-ah but I can see people mispronouncing it. I just like the spelling Maya because I was born in May and thought it would be different.
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when I looked at it I heard my-ah in my head.....but after looking again I can see people mispronouncing it.......I think MYA is a direct spelling so no one willmispronounce her name
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5627474 tn?1374148775
My-ah
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3360193 tn?1365871889
May-ah x
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5149794 tn?1374087979
I have a 3 yr old daughter named Mariah but called her Maya since day one. Awesome name :)
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4850939 tn?1370543309
My ah
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My-uh
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5650943 tn?1374112808
Sounds like my ah to me just worded diff
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Sounds like MY-UH to me
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To me it looks like May-ah
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