Comments (Pronunciation Only)
You can pronounce it as LYE-ma or Lime-ah.
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Latvian: [lāī.ma]
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/laime#Latvian
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/laima#Latvian
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Laima --- "First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of the 19th century."
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https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/laime#Latvian
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/laima#Latvian
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Laima --- "First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of the 19th century."
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Pronounced LIE-ma.
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Can some Latvian or Lithuanian confirm whether or not this should be pronounced "La-EE-mah"?
Because not all the world is English speaking, you know, or follow English phonetic rules.
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Because not all the world is English speaking, you know, or follow English phonetic rules.
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The Laima I know pronounces it LYE-ma / Lime-ah.
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Actually, it is not pronounced LAME-uh, it is pronounced LYE-ma.
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