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Marcia
Yesterday I met a woman named Marcia, and I would've guessed it'd be pronounced as Marsha would, as Marsh-uh. But, she pronounces it as Mar-cee-uh.I prefer the spelling Marsha and pronounced as Marsh-uh.How would you pronounce Marcia?Edit: Spelling.

-Lissa Hannah-
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I dislike the MARSH-a pron. It is the more common American pron. though, as far as I know. I like Marcia only pr'd MAR-see-a.
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Adding ...... that I like Marcia with the nn Marcy, MAR-see.
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I say Marcia mahr-syah or mahr-see-ah.
~~ Claire ~~
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Marsha is nmsaa because the name Marcia is a feminine form of Marcus, and Marsha completely circumvents the Marcus connection imo by not resembling Marcus at all.That said, today I would usually pronounce Marcia MAHR-sha. However, I prefer mahr-SEE-ah or MAHR-see-ah; and lately I've also been really liking the original Roman pronunciation, mahr-KEE-ah. Finally, there's MAHR-syah, a Spanish pronunciation that I find pretty, but that I'm not really crazy for right now
Miranda
"Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of diseased mind" -- Terry Pratchett
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Roman pron.......would be Mar-cee-ah, not Mar-kee-uh. C is pronounced as ts in Latin before e and i, and as k before a, o, u and consonants.
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It is controversial, and I don't know enough to debate it, but I think your rule is for "Vulgar Latin" and other later forms. Supposedly, the classical pronunciation was hard C in all cases. My Roman History professor pronounced Cicero as "Kikero."- chazda"I don't want to look like a loser for the rest of my life!" ~ Georgia Ford, on needing a signature
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Well, I took my pronunciation from the basic listing at Kate Monk's Onomastikon (a very good site in general, btw): http://snipurl.com/cq6u.
Miranda
"Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of diseased mind" -- Terry Pratchett
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I would definately say Marsh-uh.
Shane & Elizabeth
11/20/04 We are future parents to: Benjamin Luke, Alexander Sara Anneliese, Rachel Sophia
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I don't care for either name at all. I prefer mar-cee-uh, but no one would ever pronounce it that way :-)
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