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Just like Ottilie, Ottilia has two pronunciations depending on how quickly or clearly it is pronounced. Both o-TEEL-yah and o-TEE-lee-ah are correct pronunciations of Ottilia. However, you really have to watch the final letter here because in German there is a pretty big difference between a final E and a final A. While the final E of Ottilie is pronounced as the neutral vowel 'ə', the final A of Ottilia is pronounced as a clear 'ah' sound which kind of resembles the way a person with a strong British accent pronounces the letter A in the word "dancing". So yes, If you'd like it pronounced o-TEEL-yah or o-TEE-lee-ah you would have to spell it Ottilia.
Now I hope I didn't confuse you...

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This message was edited 10/15/2009, 2:38 PM