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Help[Opinions] Thalia
Okay I bet this has been asked a million times before but I really need your help. How do you pronounce Thalia ?
I am pretty sure this is supposed to be pronounced with three syllables at least in Greek. Not that I know much about the Greek language. But does the th sound even exist in Greek ? I mean the English th as in "that" or "then" ? Just wondering because that sound doesn't exist in any other language I speak (I speak 5 of them) so I am just wondering whether the th should be pronounced with a th or a t sound. then i wonder whether the emphasis is on the first or second syllable. a guy who used to teach greek said it is on the second syllable. but now i don't know whether the i should be pronounced ee or eye.
Okay the prounuciations that make sense to me are:
tah-LEE-ah (this makes the most sense to me followed by:)
TAH-lee-ah
also making sense are
THA-lee-ah
tha-LEE-ah
tah-LYE-ah
tha-LYE-ah
the ones that don't make much sense to me are
TALL-ya
TAHL-ya
TAYL-ya
THAYL-ya
and anything else with two syllables.
this is just my opinion of course.
1. How do you pronounce it ? Which pronunciation do you like best ?
2. do you happen to know what the Greek pronunciation is ?
3. do you spell it Thalia, Talia, Thalya, Talya, Tahlia ?
4. Do you know any ? how do they pronounce and spell it ?
5. do you think the spelling/pronunciation issue should keep me from using it ?
6. what do you think of the name ?
I am pretty sure this is supposed to be pronounced with three syllables at least in Greek. Not that I know much about the Greek language. But does the th sound even exist in Greek ? I mean the English th as in "that" or "then" ? Just wondering because that sound doesn't exist in any other language I speak (I speak 5 of them) so I am just wondering whether the th should be pronounced with a th or a t sound. then i wonder whether the emphasis is on the first or second syllable. a guy who used to teach greek said it is on the second syllable. but now i don't know whether the i should be pronounced ee or eye.
Okay the prounuciations that make sense to me are:
tah-LEE-ah (this makes the most sense to me followed by:)
TAH-lee-ah
also making sense are
THA-lee-ah
tha-LEE-ah
tah-LYE-ah
tha-LYE-ah
the ones that don't make much sense to me are
TALL-ya
TAHL-ya
TAYL-ya
THAYL-ya
and anything else with two syllables.
this is just my opinion of course.
1. How do you pronounce it ? Which pronunciation do you like best ?
2. do you happen to know what the Greek pronunciation is ?
3. do you spell it Thalia, Talia, Thalya, Talya, Tahlia ?
4. Do you know any ? how do they pronounce and spell it ?
5. do you think the spelling/pronunciation issue should keep me from using it ?
6. what do you think of the name ?
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