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Re: Leah
by guru (BBH)
7/2/2011, 7:05 PM
in reply to a message by Isis
I think even in English-speaking countries, adding the accent aigu and dropping the h--spelling it Léa--would cause people to pronounce the name as LAY-uh.

This message was edited 7/2/2011, 7:06 PM

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- Caralena Estelle (GiovannaDevorah)
7/4/2011, 3:02 AM
I agree, EXCEPT, most legal documents in the US don't allow for the accent mark. So she would just be Lea and I think people would say LEE or LEE-ah more often then Lay-uh....
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- Kate
7/3/2011, 3:51 PM
I agreeSpell it Léa and you will get the pronunciation you want.
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- Alcyone
7/3/2011, 8:23 AM
I completely agree. I think most people would know to pronounce the first part LAY rather than LEE because of the accent aigu. If most people in English-speaking countries can handle Renée, they can handle Léa too.
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- Opalescence (JHK)
7/3/2011, 7:57 AM
I agree and I think Léa looks very pretty, I'd use it.
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