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[Opinions] Leto- pronunciation and thoughts
The female name Leto from Greek mythology doesn't have a pronunciation on the site.
Comments are conflicting. I posted asking for the pronunciation on the facts board, but so far, no reply. So... If you just saw it on a roll call list or something, how would you pronounce it?LET-oh like Jared Leto?
Or LEE-toh similar to the word "lido"?

Also, thoughts on it in general?Thanks!
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I would pronounce it as Leto:
http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/american_english/LetoLeto (Λητώ) in Modern Greek would be pronounced as lee-Toh.
See:
http://www.foundalis.com/lan/grkalpha.htm
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I love Leto, which I find simultaneously zippy and grave, and I pronounce it "LEE-doh" (like "lido").
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I really like the name Leto, and always imagined it pronounced LET-oh. I don't like it as much the other way.
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Leto is pronounced LEH-to in Croatian, and I believe the Greek pronunciation would be similar.
However, it's quite possible that it's lee-TO or lay-TO in in English (since many Greek names don't retain their original pronunciation in English). ETA: I found this http://www.forvo.com/search/leto/en/ which seems to indicate that it's lee-eh-to in English.

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I can see how it would most likely be similar to the Croation pronunciation. That is how I've been pronouncing it. Thanks!
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Hm, well, in Swedish it would sound like LÉ-toh (maybe LAY-to is the closest I can get in English).
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I would probably pronounce it Leto, only because I've only come into contact with it in terms of Jared Leto.However, I would constantly associate the name with him. The possible meaning listed on BtN is very interesting though, and I like the Greek myth association.
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I needed a Greek myth name for a character of mine. When I saw Leto, I got pretty excited because one of my favourite films is Alexander which stars Jared Leto (and, of course, they're Greek in the movie!). I saw the name and my heart got really happy. I had already planned to use it no matter which pronunciation was decided upon. :)
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