Which spelling do you prefer?

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Registered: 07-23-2005
Which spelling do you prefer?
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Fri, 01-27-2006 - 3:49pm

Which spelling do you prefer?



  • Maliya
  • Maliyah
  • Malia
  • Maliah
  • Maleah


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Registered: 09-29-2005
Fri, 01-27-2006 - 7:00pm

Maybe just me, but these could be pronounced at least three different ways depending on the spelling -- Ma-lee-uh, Ma-lie-uh or Mal-yuh (and probably quite a few more I have thought of LOL). So really, it depends on which pronunciation you're going for. I promise I won't vote until I know. ;)

~Kelli


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Registered: 07-23-2005
Fri, 01-27-2006 - 11:45pm

This was my first post (poll) on this board. I wanted to mention the pronounciation thing but ran out of room in the subject line. :-)

I am looking at the best spelling for Ma-LEE-uh or Ma-LEE-a. Said fast they come out the same.

The exact same poll on the baby trend side has two people commenting that they prefer Melia or Meleah but to me that is the short version of Amelia and pronounced ME-lee-ya.

Hope I made sense. And thanks for taking the time to get confirmation on what I was after.

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Registered: 09-29-2005
Sat, 01-28-2006 - 12:02am

Hmm ... in that case I think I'd avoid Malia (although it looks nice), because I think a lot of people will try to pronounce it Mal-yuh. The extra Y added to the Maliya spelling could help that though, and I think this looks nice. I'd take Maliah out, because for some reason it makes me want to say ma-lie-uh, if that makes sense. HTH! :)

~Kelli


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Registered: 12-28-2005
Sat, 01-28-2006 - 10:54am
My dh recently said he liked this name, and we both agree on the spelling of Malia! My second two choices of the spelling I didn't see on your list, Malea and Melia.
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Registered: 01-20-2006
Sat, 01-28-2006 - 11:46am
Depends whether you want the pronounciation to be mah-lee-yah, or mah-li-yah. If you want the e sound in the middle, I would say Maleah. If you want the i sound in the middle, then Maliyah. I like the pron. with the e sound better.
Good Luck
Wendy
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Registered: 01-20-2006
Sat, 01-28-2006 - 11:52am
Just thought of this - if you like the Y in the spelling, you could do Maleyah.
Wendy
PS I just went through the message pages and saw that you already clarified the pronounciation, so ignore that last reply from me where I asked about it. :)
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Registered: 03-27-2003
Mon, 01-30-2006 - 10:36am
There was no question for me here -- Maleah (or Malea). I like the option for the nn Leah/Lea or even Mali/Molly, too. I love the name Maleah, but DH won't have any of it. "Like the disease (malaria)?", he says. Ugh!

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Registered: 01-31-2006
Tue, 01-31-2006 - 7:02pm
Good Luck