Message: "Lida" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Lida

by Quill (QuillHeart)

3/19/2014, 10:40 AM

I'm reading a book and this was a character's name. How would you pronounce it - LIE-dah or LEE-dah?

I pronounce it LIE-dah, though I'd like the spelling Lyda better. Actually, that appeals to me way more than Lida.

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I know, it's all horrible teenage angst.

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- Anneza, nsi (guest)

3/20/2014, 2:00 AM

Where I live, it's always LEEdah, with the EE a bit shorter than it is in English. It's a shortened form of Alida, which people claim to find long and clunky.

- autumn23

3/19/2014, 7:20 PM

LEE-dah

- Bear

3/19/2014, 11:26 AM

I would pronounce Lida as "LEE-duh." I don't care for the "LIE-duh" pronunciation or the Lyda spelling.

I've loved the name Leda since childhood. I pronounce it "LEE-duh," so perhaps that's affecting my perception of Lida.

This message was edited 3/19/2014, 11:28 AM

- kudriashkajo (jodirae)

3/19/2014, 11:24 AM

I'd pronounce Lida LEE-dah. ANd I prefer than spelling and sound to Lyda and LIE-dah.

- Havilah

3/19/2014, 11:09 AM

I'm not sure of the proper pronunciation, and frankly I'm not a fan of either. LIE-dah makes me think of lidocaine, and the LEE-dah pronunciation makes me think of someone with a particular accent saying leader.

- Caprice

3/19/2014, 10:42 AM

I would pronounce it LEE-dah. It would be unusable in Sweden, though, because lida means "to suffer" in Swedish. Stephen King's Misery is called Lida in Swedish.
Oh, and I forgot to add - Leda and Lyda are no better. Leda means "boredom" (or "to lead") and lyda means "to obey"!

This message was edited 3/19/2014, 12:34 PM

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