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I say High-PAY-shuh. One of the few girls names with a sh sound that I actually like, though it's mostly due to association.

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high PAY sha
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This.

This message was edited 1/13/2015, 3:03 AM

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I usually say hi-PAH-tee-ah.
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I say hip-PAY-shuh.
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The Greek in me wants to say eee-pah-TEE-ah, but in English that sounds dumb. I say it like "high-pay-teeah".
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I pronounce it 'HEE-pah-tee-yah', but that’s because the Greek figure is named Hipatija in Croatian and that’s how we pronounce her name. I’m aware that it’s different in English, but I dislike that pronunciation.
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Like this
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HIE-pay-sha
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I pronounce it hy-PAHT-see-uh. At least that's the way it would be pronounced in Swedish.

This message was edited 1/12/2015, 12:27 PM

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high-PAY-shuh
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It's hie-PAY-shə.Here is the pronunciation key for clarification of the sounds used: http://www.behindthename.com/pronunciation.php
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I never have uttered the name aloud, and taking a run at it, I'd say Hi-pat-ee-ah, which is likely wrong.
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high-pay-shuhalternatively, Hi! Paysha
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I pronounce it hi-PASH-e-a, with a long E on the emphasized syllable.
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Darn itI meant a long A sound on the emphasized syllable.
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Since emphasis is relative concept, it's more specific to say "the tonic syllable" to refer to the syllable that is most emphasized, since in names with many syllables, there are many levels of emphasis.
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Hi, Pay-sha.
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hih - PAY - shuh
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