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What do you all think about...
by Caprice
2/18/2015, 11:52 AM
...Laelia? Or Lelia? I think it's sweet.
How would you pronounce it? I pronounce it LE-li-a.Does the sea exist
Because of our longing?My PNL
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/3258/61573
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- CruelPumps
2/19/2015, 12:31 AM
It's a bit too cutesy for me. But it isn't terrible.
I'd pronounce it LAY-lee-a.
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- Tiggs   +3
2/18/2015, 6:44 PM
If I understand the pronunciation you want, I think the Laelia spelling best conveys it. Lelia might rhyme with Celia. Sound-wise, my brain related it to Eulalia, so tongue and speech came to mind.
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- Caprice   +2
2/19/2015, 9:29 AM
In Sweden the pronounciation of Lelia would be LE-li-a.
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- Tiggs   +1
2/19/2015, 9:49 PM
Sorry, forgot you were focusing on use in Sweden and answered as to how an English-speaker in the U.S. might read the names.
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- Caprice
2/22/2015, 6:22 AM
Oh, never mind :)nm
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- Ninor (Frozten)
2/18/2015, 1:42 PM
I pronounce it the same way you do. I don't really like it - but I like Layla / Leyla. Lelia looks a bit weird to me and I can't make up my mind about the Laelia spelling.

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- Joiya
2/18/2015, 11:56 AM
Lelia makes me cross my eyes less. I have trouble with the "ae" spellings on things unless the name is uber-simple, like Mae or Fae, or even Rae. It's quite pretty once said aloud though. It actually sounds a lot like Lilliah to me (I am not sure if that is a legit variation on Lily, but I know one).
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