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Variant of Mahala, perhaps? Like that little girl who survived ghastly head injuries and has been working as an activist ever since? Splendid person ... maybe someone wanted to establish the pronunciation they preferred, or just thought that putting in a y made it look more English? Memories of Hayley?

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Makes me think of someone looking for a megaphone: Waur's ma hayla?

I would assume it's a variant of Mihaela. It's fine as such things go.

It's not that bad in general. The problem is that people will always think you are saying Makayla with a sore throat.

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It will be misunderstood so often.

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But in general Mahayla is not a bad name.

I prefer the Mahala spelling.

Don't like it, I like Mahalia or Makayla though