Thalia

[Ruththetooth]

Apologies if you've just read my similarly titled thread (Talya, Talia, Tahlia). Just wanted to know what people think of Thalia. DH and I came across it last night and we both think it's nice but not sure if it would be perceived as a bit try-hard or 'chavvy'. Honest opinions please.

[beadycake]

My 16 year old niece is Thalia...half Italian, beautiful, intelligent & talented...

Not ever considered the name 'chavvy' or otherwise tbh

Good luck

[Phineyj]

Unfortunately some people may hear it as 'failure'?

[Phineyj]

It's the name of one of the muses, isn't it though? Hardly chavvy!

[sooperdooper]

I love the name, I've never seen it spelled Thalia, I've normally seen it as Talia but I think it's really pretty - I think it's Jewish, but that doesn't mean to say anyone can't use it

I like it and wouldn't consider it 'chavvy' at all, the Talia I know is very sophisticated and smart :)

[scaevola]

It's conventionally pronounced Tar-lee-ya, which is nothing like "failure" (in my accent at least).

I think it is a beautiful, classical name.

[scaevola]

Thalia is one of the Greek muses, and this spelling is the normal European one.

[HokeyCokeyPigInAPokey]

I know a Tahliah, (Ta-lee-ya)

All variations are lovely.

[Dillydollydaydream]

I'm expecting a girl and Talia is on my shortlist so I don't think it's chavvy

[weegiemum]

I think it's lovely. My dd2s best friend is Talia.

[mollymole]

Really lovely - go for it pref. as Thalia

[5madthings]

Lovely name we would have used but ds1 is theo and i thought it would be a bit much to have a theo and a thalia.

[GaryBuseysTeeth]

I love it (family name!), but wouldn't use it as loads of people do mispronounce it Failure (we were considering using it).

[CheeseStrawWars]

I like it, but bear in mind accents will affect how it's pronounced, e.g. (generalising wildly) southern english is likely to be more "Tarrr-le-arrrr", northern could be more like "Tal-ya".

[Cakethrow]

I love it.
Was on my list if DC3 was a girl. He wasn't!

Cheesestraw is right about pronunciation - I would say 'Tar lee ah' but up here one of DD's nursery teachers was called 'Tal ee ah' with the nn 'tally'.

I like both pronunciations though so wouldn't have bothered me.

[steppemum]

my neice is a Talia, never had anyone mispronounce it I odn't think (failure - really??)

Pretty name, don't think it is try hard. I hadn't heard of another one when neice was born, but I know of quite a few now

[Ruththetooth]

steppemum, how does your niece pronounce it?

[GrimmaTheNome]

My favourite <a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=thalia+narcissus&hl=en&lr=&sa=X&tbo=d&as_qdr=all&biw=1253&bih=727&tbm=isch&tbnid=3lHGaaoOvocNsM:&imgrefurl=beautifulgardens.shootgardening.co.uk/sitePlant.php%3Fplantid%3D4347%26name%3Dnarcissus-thalia&docid=pNuhWAH_krqXxM&imgurl=beautifulgardens.shootgardening.co.uk/uploaded/images/plants/plant_4347/plant_narcissus___thalia___1_23.jpg&w=180&h=180&ei=X7z_UMyCHMnligKaroCwBg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=982&vpy=153&dur=2276&hovh=144&hovw=144&tx=156&ty=108&sig=101384522069111236803&page=1&tbnh=144&tbnw=143&start=0&ndsp=27&ved=1t:429,r:6,s:0,i:100" rel="nofollow noindex" target="_blank">white narcissus is called Thalia so I like it

[beadycake]

Mine is pronounced Talyah (but read it in your mind with a slight Italian flavour - not cockney )

[sooperdooper]

I don't really understand how anyone would misprononce it as 'failure'?

I've always heard it pronounced as Tal - eee - a

[Phineyj]

Because TH in English sounds like F in many words (particularly in a
London accent). But it seems people spell the name without the h anyway. I only mentioned it because there is a character with that name in an Antonia Forrest book who calls herself Tim because she is fed up of people mishearing it as failure. I think classical names are pretty, personally.

[CheeseStrawWars]

If people in London can cope with the Thames, they can probably cope with Thalia...

[lilachair]

I have a 8yo Talia and she is lovely. She does get compliments on her pretty name.

Pronounced Tal-ee-ah by normal people, but TAR-le-ARR by my family >stabby emoticon

[FellatioNels0n]

It's a beautiful classic name (from Greek I think) so hardly 'chavvy'.

But PLEASE make sure you spell it right and pronounce it right. Tar -lee-ah, emphasis on first syllable.

I knew someone who called their daughter Thalia (spelt the traditional way) but pronounced it Te- Lee -ah, with the emphasis on the Lee, which irritated me enormously.

[FellatioNels0n]

Faylia innit.