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In ancient Greek

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http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=35796&board=gen, and click on Devonelisa's post.

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Today, I would tend to say e-LIE-see-ah.

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Miranda

I say eh-LIZZ-ee-a, like Elysium with the -um swapped for -a :-)

I don't think it looks like it would be pronounced E-lee-shah. I would think it would be E-lee-see-ah. E-li-see-ah makes sense too.

I would say Elysia like you do (or e-li-zyah), but I'm French. :)

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Claire

Probably because at least in English your pronunciation seems to correspond more to the spelling Elissia--vowels tend to be said long when surrounded by single consonants, short with doubles (hater, hatter for example.)

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Or there could be the fact that Elysian as in "Elysian Fields" is pronounced E-lee-zhun.