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I say THAL-ee-a, but I'm pretty sure most people say TAL-ee-a. "ee-a" could also be "ya", I think, especially if you are talking fast.

TAH-lee-a

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I don't think I'd ever use it, but Thalia has a nice, musical quality to it. It seems like quite a girly name to me.

I like it pronounced /THAIL ya/, but the only one I know is Thalia Zedek, who pronounces it /TALL ya/... or at least everyone who knows her pronounces it that way!

tah-LEE-ah

I'd guess out loud: THAL-ya. Wouldn't be surprised if it were THAHL-ee-a rhyme Dahlia.
I'd probably wait to find out if it was TAL-ia or TAHL-ia, though, before attempting it.
I'd cringe if it was THAYL-ia. Ick.

I say THAY-lee-uh. It sounds similar to the Greek pronunciation.

This message was edited 10/12/2012, 2:25 PM

I would say either THAHL-ya or TAHL-ya.

I say THAHL-yah. I personally find this name absolutely gorgeous, don't know why it hasn't been more on my radar. Is now!

Thalia is one of my favorite names! I've always pronounced it THAL-ee-ah ("thal" rhymes with Al and pal). I do pronounce the "th" as it is more intuitive to me - I'd spell TAL-ee-ah as Talia.

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I also like the THAY-lee-ah pronunciation, though.

I'd say "Talia", but I don't think I've ever actually said it aloud.

This message was edited 10/12/2012, 6:50 PM

"THAY-lee-uh" is how I grew up hearing it. They used it as a character name on a 1950's sit-com (re-runs).

TAHL-ee-ah

TAH-lee-uh. Although, if I say it written, I'd probably ask before assuming everything, becaus this spelling confuses me. As does Taliah.

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I love Natalia, nn Talia and even Talia on it's own. But I don't like Thalia or Taliah.

If I had just heard of the name or knew I was to meet someone named Thalia and was unsure of the pronunciation, I'd assume the th was pronounced. If I saw it paired with a surname that indicated a culture that didn't pronounce the th, I'd know it was pronounced the same as Talia (which, btw, I prefer).

I do pronounce "TAH-lee-a". I'm not an English native speaker.

I always just said it like Talia but apparently it's THAYlia.

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I think Talia is pretty and Thalia is sort of histrionic, but that could be the context I first heard it in.

Tal-ee-a
or sometimes Thal-ee-a.

THAYleea, where Thay rhymes with day, say and a load of hay. I speak British English, especially sometimes, and this seems to fit in better than any attempt at authenticity would.

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It sounds good, if uncomfortably upper-crust. I'd expect to see Thalia at a polo game rather than a bus stop. But, I could also see a punk Goth Thalia, glossy black manicure, designer tatters in her revealing clothes, raving till dawn and beyond ...

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It would be cruel to keep Thalia in an office.

This message was edited 10/12/2012, 6:07 AM

My first inclination is to pronounce it TAHL-ya. I have heard it pronounced THAY-lee-a before, which I think is lovely, but TAHL-ya and TAH-lee-a come to mind first.

tah-lee-uh. Same way as Talia and Tahlia.

TAH-lee-a. It's very pretty, but to avoid confusion, I prefer the spelling Talia.

I like Thalia but I'd never use it because there are so many different ways to pronounce it. I'm pretty sure the original Greek pronunciation is tha-LY-a, but I don't like it much at all, especially because the LY-a part reminds me a little of the word 'liar'.

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I pronounce it tah-LEE-ah. It's my favorite pronunciation and I think it rolls off the tongue easily. I like it with the nickname Tali (TAH-lee). My second favorite would be TAH-lee-ah, also with the nickname Tali.

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I wouldn't use a TH pronunciation, only the pronunciations in which the TH is pronounced like a T.