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I have a little girl called Maia at work, and accidently prn her name My-luh. I thought it was actually pretty cute, but I wouldn't know how to spell it.
Myla looks a little...off? But then I don't think Mila would be prn correctly.
And ideas? Or general opinions of the name?

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[mia-verita.livejournal.com]

Hmm not sure.. but I know a little girl named Myleigh, pronounced like Miley as in Miley Cyrus. Not a fan myself, but Maybe Mailah? Or Mylah?

[http://users.livejournal.com/-----citylight/]

Ugh, yeh I hadn't thought of this connotation. Ew I don't want people to think of her when they hear baby's name.

[girlsteve.livejournal.com]

I'd pronounce Milah that way, or Miela maybe?

[arbus.livejournal.com]

i know a woman named myra, so i would lean toward myla because the pronunciation would be the same.

but my first thought was maila, but i think that would be mistaken for malia a lot.

[pythianlegume7.livejournal.com]

How does Mila Kunis pronounce it?

[chocklit-frog.livejournal.com]

MEE-la, it's pronounced this was in eastern Europe and she's...Ukrainian perhaps, if i'm not mistaken?

[aimeewins.livejournal.com]

in her case, Mila is short for Milena, prn. Mee-LEY-na.

[morningapproach.livejournal.com]

I worked with a girl named Maja (pronounced like Maia) last year, she was the niced girl, the prettiest name :)

[hoochiehoops.livejournal.com]

I have an aunt Mila its peonounced Mee-luh.

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

I've actually seen Myla as a real name.

[chirpygirly.livejournal.com]

I don't think it's bad, my only thing is it kind of sounds like a mispronunciation of "my love".

As far as spelling and pronunciation goes, I think Mylah would be the best. Myla is fine, if not seemingly too short.
With Maila/Mailah, I think more times than not, it would get pronounced "May-lah".
With Meila/Meila, I think it would more times than not get pronounced "Mye-lah", and/or "May-lah".
With Milah, I think more times than not it would get pronounced "Mill-uh", or "Mee-lah", since alot of people see "Mila" as "Mee-luh".

[chirpygirly.livejournal.com]

Ug me and my not proof-reading.

Meant to say:
With Meila/Meilah, I think it would more times than not get pronounced "Mee-lah", and/or "May-lah".

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I actually thought about it sounding a bit like "my love" and tbh i think it's kind of cute, lol, maybe a little cheesy though.

[aquilinum.livejournal.com]

Yay for mylar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon)!