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by noel (glaucous)

9/11/2019, 9:44 PM

Alta?

Do you say, AHL, as in alternate?
Or do you say AL, as in Alfie?

#pronunciation

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- Wisteria (Tawnee)

9/13/2019, 4:42 PM

AHL as in alternate

- Belphoebe

9/12/2019, 9:59 AM

AL, as in Alfie

- gigibee (guest)

9/12/2019, 9:16 AM

AL as in Alfie. This was the name of a distant cousin of my grandpa. She and her husband stole a bunch of stuff from my grandpa after he had a stroke and wasn't thinking quite right. Somehow I still like Alta though.

Of course Alta was a distant cousin of mine too but I'm not claiming her.

- Marie Anne

9/12/2019, 7:28 AM

Al-tuh. Your welcome.

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- ari.

9/12/2019, 1:06 AM

AL-ta, like cat or rat.

- Anneza

9/12/2019, 12:11 AM

It's only used by Afrikaans speakers where I live, and so it's always AHLtah.

- Felie

9/11/2019, 11:30 PM

Hi !!!

Alta? It means "high, tall" in Italian!

I pronounce it with an AH sound I suppose even if the the Italian "a" is in a middle step between AH and A.

This name surprised me but I can't see it used here, it is a too common word.

I much prefer Altea (Althea).

- Higuma Kanora

9/11/2019, 11:22 PM

AHL, the Spanish way

- Kerilyntaryn

9/11/2019, 10:12 PM

- Dracotorix

9/11/2019, 9:45 PM

Like alternate. Or like tall in Spanish.

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