Ok I have chosen my 3 names I am going to go to hospital with and my little girl will be one of these depending on which names suits her most when I see her. Her middle name will be May. I am very excited.

Ok Amalia is on of the 3 names I love and thanks to you girls I am game enough to use if she looks like an Amalia. I just don't know how to spell it. Many in another forum would say I am "bogan" and don't care about "proper" spelling since I spelt Zacks name a non traditional way (Zackarie)

So
Amalia (which is the "traditional" way but I don't want A- mal-ia or A- may- lia pronunciation)
Amarlia ( which emphasises the ar of the name)
Amahlia
OR another way? (suggest please)

To be honest I like the look of Amalia the best BUT originally before I knew it was spelt this way I spelt it Amarlia and before I knew the proper pronounciation I would have pronouced Amalia A-mal-ia not A-mar-lia. Does that all make sense?

So your thoughts please.

Amahlia
I think goes best esp becuse your son is Zackarie

for what it's worth, I like Amalia - and that's exactly how i read it to be (Am-ar-lia)

Amalia
It's such a pretty name, and becoming quite popular. I don't think different spelling would cause anyone to pronounce it differently.

for what it's worth, I like Amalia - and that's exactly how i read it to be (Am-ar-lia)

^^Same^^

thanks for your imput girls