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Re: Tabitha
by Anneza
12/21/2013, 1:10 AM
in reply to a message by Sara Ruth
I like Tabitha; I've never known one either; and I prefer the lighter-sounding Talitha. The associations are good (women's education!) and it's more popular and so more familiar where I live. Also, lacks the cat connection, which might or might not be a good thing. I have a dark fantasy about sisters, Katharine and Tabitha, known as Kitty and Tabby.
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- Sara Ruth (guest)   +2
12/21/2013, 6:25 PM
I like the name Talitha too. I knew one little girl with this name - in Papua New Guinea. Her family pronounced the name tuh-LEE-thuh, with the emphasis on the middle syllable. BtN shows the emphasis on the 1st syllable - how would you pronounce it?
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- Anneza   +1
12/22/2013, 8:27 AM
I'd say TAlitha in English, but taLEEta - emphasis on the middle, t instead of th - in Afrikaans! I'd expect to hear it like Tabitha but with an l.
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- Sara Ruth
12/22/2013, 5:26 PM
Thanks! It's interesting that the Afrikaans and Papua New Guinea pronunciations seem to be very similar. Just a coincidence I'm sure but interesting nonetheless.
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