I've only ever heard it as a-MIE-a, or uh-MYE-uh if that makes more sense to you. Sounds like the name Maia with an A in front. It was the surname of my 3rd & 4th grade art teacher.
CIARDA
“In the real dark night of the soul it is always three o’clock in the morning.”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald –This message was edited 7/24/2005, 8:11 PM