Message: "How is Hypatia pronounced when used as a modern name?"

[Facts] How is Hypatia pronounced when used as a modern name?

by nomenphile

1/28/2006, 12:35 PM

Hypatia is a name of ancient greek origin. When used today should it be pronounced hip-AY-sha, hip-AT-ya, hip-AT-ee-uh, or some other way?

This message was edited 1/28/2006, 12:36 PM

- Cleveland Kent Evans (clevelandkentevans) +1

1/28/2006, 12:50 PM

Actually the pronunciation I have most often heard in the USA is "High-PAY-shuh".

- nomenphile

1/28/2006, 1:22 PM

Thanks.

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