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Help[Opinions] Re: Thalia
in reply to a message by Lily8
1. The way I pronounce it depends on the person with the name. I prefer THA-lee-ah
2. The stress is on the first syllable, so THA-lee-ah is the easiest way to probably explain the Modern Greek pronunciation. This site doesn't have the stress marks that exist in Greek. Wikipedia is a good place find the names with those so you at least know where the stress falls (they list the pronunciation of Thalia anyway). If you have any doubts about it, you can try the Greek translation of the page. It's a good place to start. I fill in the gaps with a Berlitz pocket Greek dictionary (yes, I am that big of a name nerd) and my Greek-American friend.
3. I like Thalia the best from those. I also like Thaleia (the other Greek form).
4. No
5. People learn pronunciations. I don't think it is a big issue, especially when the name is not that unusual or intimidating in length.
6. The name is pretty and I think it is unusual, but still classy and simple.
2. The stress is on the first syllable, so THA-lee-ah is the easiest way to probably explain the Modern Greek pronunciation. This site doesn't have the stress marks that exist in Greek. Wikipedia is a good place find the names with those so you at least know where the stress falls (they list the pronunciation of Thalia anyway). If you have any doubts about it, you can try the Greek translation of the page. It's a good place to start. I fill in the gaps with a Berlitz pocket Greek dictionary (yes, I am that big of a name nerd) and my Greek-American friend.
3. I like Thalia the best from those. I also like Thaleia (the other Greek form).
4. No
5. People learn pronunciations. I don't think it is a big issue, especially when the name is not that unusual or intimidating in length.
6. The name is pretty and I think it is unusual, but still classy and simple.
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i think your pronunciation might be wrong. everybody can just add information to wikipedia, it only takes one second, you don't even have to be registered. The Oxford dictionary (I just checked) listed it as tha-LYE-ah so this might be right. but sometimes I think they mean the original form Thaleia (ei is pronouced eye in several languages) and Thalia might be tha-LEE-ah. not sure, though. i need to ask someone from greece :P
i think your pronunciation might be wrong. everybody can just add information to wikipedia, it only takes one second, you don't even have to be registered. The Oxford dictionary (I just checked) listed it as tha-LYE-ah so this might be right. but sometimes I think they mean the original form Thaleia (ei is pronouced eye in several languages) and Thalia might be tha-LEE-ah. not sure, though. i need to ask someone from greece :P
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tha-LYE-ah would be the English pronunication. The "ei" diphthong in Modern Greek makes a long E sound like in the word seek.
This question was already answered for you once before by a Greek:
http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3344271&board=gen
He made this website:
http://www.etymologica.com/page9.htm
Here is another pretty good site that explains the differences between Modern Greek and Classic Greek that includes pronunciations:
http://www.foundalis.com/lan/grkalpha.htm
tha-LYE-ah would be the English pronunication. The "ei" diphthong in Modern Greek makes a long E sound like in the word seek.
This question was already answered for you once before by a Greek:
http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3344271&board=gen
He made this website:
http://www.etymologica.com/page9.htm
Here is another pretty good site that explains the differences between Modern Greek and Classic Greek that includes pronunciations:
http://www.foundalis.com/lan/grkalpha.htm
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