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HEllo. I named my daughter Miyah. I wanted to take her name back to times when names meant something. I joined the poetic form of the Creator's Name (Yahweh/YHWH). I've been doing name research lately to dig at things. I see much for defining the pronumciation of mee-ah but nothing for how I pronounce my daughter's name of mI-yah

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JLUV, Welcome to mi.yodeya, and thanks for bringing your question here! We'd love to have you as a fully-registered member, which you can accomplish by clicking login/register above. – Isaac Moses♦ Feb 23 '11 at 23:29
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If I understand correctly, your intention was for your daughter's name to mean "from G-d"?

Traditional Jewish practice is in fact not to pronounce the four-letter name above. It's considered too holy for us to say. When it appears in Torah reading or prayer books, it is instead pronounced "Adonoi", meaning "master of me and all."

So I'm afraid you'll find little help here on how your daughter's name should be pronounced.

If you'd like to ask which traditional Hebrew names mean something similar (for instance, "Samuel" means "asked from God", or the girl's name Netanya means "God gave"), we'd be happy to try and help you.

Good luck!

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Shalom, Netanya is a boy's name in every single occurrence of it in Tanach! – Yahu Feb 23 '11 at 23:22
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If I read the question correctly, it's asking for the meaning of Mi-yah, which I think you've correctly identified as "From God." – Isaac Moses♦ Feb 23 '11 at 23:30
@Yahu: so? Yonah is indubitably a male name in Tanach too, but it's used nowadays for both genders. – Alex Feb 24 '11 at 7:19
There are many nice Jewish names for girls. Miriam starts with an "m" sound. Actually, "maya" or "mIya" as the questioner asked means "water". But she wants it to mean something else I guess. – Ellie K Oct 12 '11 at 22:29
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If I understand the question correctly, you're seeking a meaning of the name Miyah, pronounced maj.a (essentially like the Indian tribe's name, so as to rhyme with the greeting hiya), in Hebrew.

I can't think of any in Hebrew, but מיא is pronounced roughly like that and means "water" in Aramaic.

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JLUV, there is no rule on how precise names need to be in their expressions. Take the name cited by Shalom- "Shmuel". The word is partially acronymized-the Sh comes from the word she'iltihu- I requested him; the M comes from the contracted prefix meaning from; E-l means G-d. The vowel U following the M has no place in the meaning.

In your case, if you meant to express a relationship between your Daughter and G-d, Miyah is a fine name.

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