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ArchivesRe: Dalya/Dalia pronunciation
in reply to a message by holly
Two names are liable to be confused.
The Hebrew Dalia/Daliah/Dalya is dah-lee-ah
Dahlia, as in the flower, can be dah-lee-uh or day-lee-uh (the latter is the usual Brit pronunciation of the flower)
"The practice of romantic names has become a very general evil ... many unfortunate beauties, of the names of Clarissa and Eloisa, might have escaped under the less dangerous ... Elizabeth or Deborah" - Isaac D’Israeli
The Hebrew Dalia/Daliah/Dalya is dah-lee-ah
Dahlia, as in the flower, can be dah-lee-uh or day-lee-uh (the latter is the usual Brit pronunciation of the flower)
"The practice of romantic names has become a very general evil ... many unfortunate beauties, of the names of Clarissa and Eloisa, might have escaped under the less dangerous ... Elizabeth or Deborah" - Isaac D’Israeli
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