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Interesting sighting
I watch this reality show and last season, one of the contestants on it was named Kaleia. Pronounced (Cole-Laya) WDYT? Personally I think it's interesting. It's unique and it doesn't sound trendy, but I can't say I like it. I don't hate it either.
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I would think her name is often mispronounced.
My best friend's name is Ordale. Pronounced or-DEAL-ya. And while many of us can fall back on a middle name if our first doesn't quite suit us as we wish ... her middle name is Blanch ... and she isn't keen on that. So she goes by Dee.
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I'm not a fan of the pronunciation but other than that it doesn't look like a bad name. I'd prefer it were pronounced ka-LAY-a or ka-LEE-a.
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KaleaI think if I wanted to name a kid Kalea, I might throw the I in there too - it makes the pronunciation more intuitive if you aren't from Hawaii. But then, not sure how many people not in Hawaii would want to use the name. Maybe they did make Kaleia up.Anyway I think it's nice. I prefer Kaia or Kara, but Kaleia / Kalea is more appealing to me than Calla today.
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I'd prefer it if it was pronounced KAH-lay-ah. Otherwise, I like it.
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It sounds tacky and made up imo.
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