a friend is having a baby girl and loves this name. to me, this spelling- malaika- just makes me want to say ma-lay-ka. but then ma-ly-ka could be pronounced ma-lee-ka, no? help! what would be the best spelling for a baby girl with this name in north america so it doesn’t get butchered?
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That spelling looks fine to me.
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most desi people will read as malika...it's NOT same as malaa'ika...i would spell as **"MALAAYEKA"**** :)**
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i named my baby malaika.....
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^^^ you're back nadz!!! congrats....nice name...how is everything? and the baby??
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We thought hard and chose a spelling for our daughter's name thinking it will be pronounced the right way with this spelling but still half the time people read it wrong. I just correct them and the next time they say it right.
I guess tell her just choose the spelling that she thinks is the right pronunciation.
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looks good the way you spelt it.
used to like the name, but now it makes me think of Malaika Arora Khan :P
an indian colleague named his dog Malaika and that also turned me off from the name as well.
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^ aahhh! stop! too late... its ruined for me too :p
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lol.