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by melanie (guest)
6/16/2002, 9:01 AM
How do you correctly pronounce the name Kaia? I'm pretty sure its of Greek origin meaning "earth".
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- Anneza (guest)   +2
6/18/2002, 1:28 AM
Greek origin maybe, but then it's a kreativ spelling. Here in South (and southern) Africa it is pronounced Kigh-a all right, but it means a little house - specifically an outhouse on a farm or up a mountain trail, with a lavatory in it. One to avoid, I think. (Slang for any lavatory used to be PK, which was short for Picannini Kaia = tiny little house and was used exactly like the more ubiquitous loo.
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- Pavlos (guest)   +1
6/18/2002, 3:08 AM
LOL, Anneza :)
Picannini Kaia is a name I will be henceforth recommending to spamming mothers-to-be :)
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- Anneza (guest)
6/19/2002, 7:50 AM
Yeah, go for it! Used to get shortened quite neatly too - Excuse me, I'm just off to the PK! Nice for those who call their sweet offspring by their initials ...
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- Phyllis (guest)
6/16/2002, 2:54 PM
I believe it's pronounced similarly to the Greek goddess/mother earth GAIA (Pavlos would be more familiar with the Greek word for earth, but I believe it's Gaia, not KAIA, but I'm sure he'd correct me if I am.) The way I explain the pronunciation of Gaia is by splitting it into its syllables (GUY-ah) so Kaia I'm sure is just a different beginning consonant sound.Phyllis (aka Sidhe Uaine or Gaia Euphoria)
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- Phyllis (guest)   +1
6/16/2002, 2:54 PM
I believe it's pronounced similarly to the Greek goddess/mother earth GAIA (Pavlos would be more familiar with the Greek word for earth, but I believe it's Gaia, not KAIA, but I'm sure he'd correct me if I am.) The way I explain the pronunciation of Gaia is by splitting it into its syllables (GUY-ah) so Kaia I'm sure is just a different beginning consonant sound.Phyllis (aka Sidhe Uaine or Gaia Euphoria)
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- Pavlos (guest)
6/17/2002, 3:25 AM
The letter "gamma" (Greek G) has a much softer more vowelish pronounciation than G ; Gaia is actually pronounced "Yeah" :)
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- Ara-Maeve (guest)
6/16/2002, 11:41 AM
I would pronounce it KIGH-yah
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- Agata (guest)
6/16/2002, 10:25 AM
Kaya?
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