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Re: Three female names - WDYT?

by Sara Ruth (nsi) (guest)

4/17/2014, 8:43 AM

I'm not a big fan of Alethea, partly because of the ambiguous pronunciation and partly because of a personal association with an Alethea. She pronounced it as "al-THEE-uh" (middle syllable rhymes with 'flea') which doesn't seem to fit the spelling to me. Thea appeals to me more (and maybe even Dorothea?).

I do like Rhoda and think it would suit a little girl or grown lady. I agree with you that I don't like Rhonda, and Rhona falls into the same category for me - I think its because I don't like the "Ron" sound.

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- Caprice +1

4/17/2014, 11:14 AM

But Rhoda, Rhona and Rhonda don't have the same Ro-sound, do they? At least I would pronounce them ROW-da, ROW-na and RON-da.

- Havilah

4/17/2014, 5:55 PM

I pronounce them the same way as you..

- Ora (hufflepuffer) (Ora)

4/17/2014, 10:14 AM

I don't like the 'ron' sound normally either, Rhona doesn't have that sound I think. At least, that's not how actress Rhona Mitra says it (which is the only way I've ever heard it): http://youtu.be/h6ONlbWrKC0

She says it like ROW-nah, which I like.

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