Comments (Pronunciation Only)
I've only ever heard this name pronounced in historical circles and in relation to the ancient female philosopher as hih-PAY-shuh. I like that so much better than hih-POT-tee-uh, even though the latter looks to be more phonetically correct.
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In response to the comment left yesterday: I think your guess at phonetically accurate pronunciation (hih-POT-tee-uh) is very good EXCEPT for the placement of the stress. I'm no expert on Greek, ancient or otherwise, but looking at the spelling (Ὑπατία), I think the stress would be hih-pa-TEE-ah, because of the mark on the iota. I'm not sure, but I THINK that's a stress mark.
But Greek and Latin names have been undergoing anglicization for centuries, so I think hih-PAY-shuh is a fair and valid alternate pronunciation for English.
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But Greek and Latin names have been undergoing anglicization for centuries, so I think hih-PAY-shuh is a fair and valid alternate pronunciation for English.
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In English this name is pronounced hy-PAY-sha.
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