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Help[Opinions] Re: Alicia
in reply to a message by Violet
I only like it pronounced ah-LEE-see-ah. I think it's very pretty that way. I hate ah-LISH-a and al-ISH-a.
It's a bit 70s dated but still beautiful. But I guess people would never pronounce it the way I'd want them to and as I can't stand the -isha pronunciations I wouldn't use it. I also hate how there are so many spellings: Alecia, Alisha (I'd actually fear people would spell it that way more than Alicia if you used the -isha pronunciation), Alysha etc Also the nickname Al is unattractive. I knew an Alicia who went by Al, she was a tomboy. I don't like Allie either, but I do like Lecie (LEE-see) for ah-LEE-see-ah.
I also really like Elissa and Alice.
It's a bit 70s dated but still beautiful. But I guess people would never pronounce it the way I'd want them to and as I can't stand the -isha pronunciations I wouldn't use it. I also hate how there are so many spellings: Alecia, Alisha (I'd actually fear people would spell it that way more than Alicia if you used the -isha pronunciation), Alysha etc Also the nickname Al is unattractive. I knew an Alicia who went by Al, she was a tomboy. I don't like Allie either, but I do like Lecie (LEE-see) for ah-LEE-see-ah.
I also really like Elissa and Alice.
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More 80s than 70s... Don't recall meeting any Alicias my age, but lots younger.
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I like it spelled Alesia, but in that case I'd feel more inclined to pronounce it more ah-LAY-zee-uh, like Alésia, an ancient city in Gaul. Do you think Ah-LEE-see-ah would work for Alesia? I really love the sound, but, as you said, I imagine the poor girl would only get called Ah-LEE-shuh the whole time if I spelled it Alecia or Alicia. .
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I like how it's a city and has a different origin. But most people will mistake it for a really trendy misspelling unless you do Alésia, but then as you said, they will say ah-LAY-see-ah or ah-LAY-zee-ah which is not bad, but not what you want.
I'd just go with the classic Alicia and do the explaining :/ I mean Alicia Silverstone pronounces hers ah-LEE-see-a and she gets by. It's not a weird pronunciation and the name isn't common nowadays so it would work.
I also like Alissia, Alyssia and Elysia, Elissia, but I guess they're too trendy looking and sound a bit different from ah-LEE-see-ah. Elysia has a different origin and a cool meaning as does Elissa which I also like but wouldn't use because people would think it was Alyssa.
Argh complicated :P
I'd just go with the classic Alicia and do the explaining :/ I mean Alicia Silverstone pronounces hers ah-LEE-see-a and she gets by. It's not a weird pronunciation and the name isn't common nowadays so it would work.
I also like Alissia, Alyssia and Elysia, Elissia, but I guess they're too trendy looking and sound a bit different from ah-LEE-see-ah. Elysia has a different origin and a cool meaning as does Elissa which I also like but wouldn't use because people would think it was Alyssa.
Argh complicated :P
This message was edited 9/13/2011, 6:47 PM
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