[Opinions] m-eye-ah (long i)
in reply to a message by Kat
is how I pronounce it. I really like this name, and prefer the spelling Maia. If you like this, you might be interested to know about Naia, which, according to one source I have, is Hawaiian for dolphin. Naia was one of the rare names on both my and my husband's lists last time - but we had Gideon Brody instead. :)