Talitha

I'm Talitha and my name is pronounced "Ta-LEE-tha." I get called Tabitha, Teresa, Telisa, and TAL-ah-tha. [noted -ed]

I am Mexican-American, so when I pronounce my name in an English setting, I pronounce it tə-LEE-thə. In a Spanish setting, I pronounce it TAH-lee-ta. Either way it should not rhyme with Tabitha, as it is written in the name's entry.

Growing up in western Canada and attending English-speaking churches and Sunday schools, I've always heard this name pronounced TA-lee-thə or tə-LEE-thə.

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In the 1977 film 'Jesus of Nazareth', the actor portraying Jesus does pronounce it 'TAL-i-thə' as listed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiVEZq8iFEE#t=02m38s

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In this Mormon Channel video, the actor says 'tə-LEE-thə': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGJ0TKRTEFI#t=01m55s

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I don't imagine either film is an accurate indicator of how it would have been pronounced historically, but both do seem to be English pronunciations in somewhat common use.

So my name is Talitha, and I live in Israel and know Hebrew and Aramaic.

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Just to clarify a few things, the meaning "little girl" is correct but it does also mean "little lamb" as it is synonyms. And the true Aramaic pronunciation is TA-LEE-TA. The letter "tav ת - (th)" isn't a soft sound like English speaking people make it to be it's an hard sound like T. This is how Hebrew speaker and Aramaic speaker will recognize the name. TA-LEE-TA טליתא.

It is more commonly pronounced tə-lee-thə.

A Talitha in my class pronounces her name 'TAH-lee-ta', I live in the Netherlands.