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Help[Opinions] Re: Thalia
in reply to a message by elysa
I like it a lot but I still haven't really figured out what the original Greek pronunciation is. It's pronounced with three syllables in Greek for sure and I think it was tha-LY-ah, even though I'm not a 100% sure anymore.
The thing is, I don't like using this name and changing the pronunciation. Same with Charis, I love it, but the English pronunciation only and not the Greek pronunciation. On the one hand I think it's fine to use an English pronunciation as people have done it with Phoebe and Zoe as well, on the other hand I find it disrespectful. Not with Phoebe and Zoe, probably because I'm used to them, but with Thalia and Charis. I don't know why.
But Thalia pr. tahl-ya is just wrong to me. And I think people will always mispronounce it as they will use the Th-sound at the beginning.
Would you like Talia or Talya? They're Hebrew and I think they're pronounced the way you want them to be pronounced.
I wouldn't use Thalia for the same reason why I wouldn't use Alicia. Too many spellings, too many pronunciations. Also depending on where you live it's common (Australia).
I like Blythe but I don't like Thalia paired with it.
The thing is, I don't like using this name and changing the pronunciation. Same with Charis, I love it, but the English pronunciation only and not the Greek pronunciation. On the one hand I think it's fine to use an English pronunciation as people have done it with Phoebe and Zoe as well, on the other hand I find it disrespectful. Not with Phoebe and Zoe, probably because I'm used to them, but with Thalia and Charis. I don't know why.
But Thalia pr. tahl-ya is just wrong to me. And I think people will always mispronounce it as they will use the Th-sound at the beginning.
Would you like Talia or Talya? They're Hebrew and I think they're pronounced the way you want them to be pronounced.
I wouldn't use Thalia for the same reason why I wouldn't use Alicia. Too many spellings, too many pronunciations. Also depending on where you live it's common (Australia).
I like Blythe but I don't like Thalia paired with it.
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