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Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood
I first thought Thalia was pronounce like it rhymed with Dahlia and started with a "th" noise. I still like that, but I like its actual pronunciation too. I remember when I thought Sorcha was pronounced SORE-sha (It reminded me of Sacha when I looked at it). I like of like that.I like Barclay pronounced axactly how it looks "bar-clay," but not like "Barkley."I like Sian pronounced like "Sharn" as if it almost rhymes with "yarn" or "barn" (This is how it's said on Forvo and that's how I say it). A lot of people here say that they say it differently. Still haven't decided what the truth is or if it really is a dialect thing.I once pronounce Gillespie as JIL-ess-pee. I like GIH-less-pee better.Ivaylo / Ivayla was once EYE-vay-lo/a to me.I used to pronounce Zephyr as ZEE-fer and I was sad when it was said ZEH-fer, but actually, I like that more now.

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Yeah, I still say Thalia as THAH-lee-uh.
And I hate those "-ay" names that are pronounced "-ee". Like Lindsay? Least intuitive name ever. Just spell it with an "ey" already. Barcley looks sort of weird, but Barkley = bar-klee and Barclay = bar-clay makes a lot more sense.
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My name is Lindsey. I hate it. I don't even go by it.Thalia is, I'm told, correctly pronounced tah-LYE-ah.
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Siân is shaan in all parts of Wales - in non-rhotic accents it does pretty much rhyme with barn. Don't know where these other people are getting their pronunciation from, but they're wrong! :D
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But which pronunciation of Thalia is considered the correct one? I've always said it the way you did, but there's also TAL-ee-ah, ta-LEE-ah, tha-LYE-ah, and THAY-lee-ah.
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I'm told it's correctly said tah-LYE-ah by a family of Greek descent. *shrug*
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