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Dahlia - how would you pronounce it?

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goofygoober · 02/05/2014 21:05

We like this name for a girl - but do you say Dah-lee ya or Day-lee ya?

Thanks?

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ophiotaurus · 02/05/2014 21:06

Dah lee ah

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spottydolphin · 02/05/2014 21:06

i would say day-lee-ya

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ThatBloodyWoman · 02/05/2014 21:06

Day-lee-a.

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alita7 · 02/05/2014 21:08

the plant is day Lee ah but I like the name pronounced Dar Lee ah.

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TheAbominableWoman · 02/05/2014 21:09

Dale-ee-ah

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AuntieStella · 02/05/2014 21:10

Day-li-a, same as the flower.

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fisherpricephone · 02/05/2014 21:13

Day-lee-ya. Americans say Dah-lee-ya from what I've seen on youtube.

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OverAndAbove · 02/05/2014 21:15

Day-lee-a, with the emphasis on Day.

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Quangle · 02/05/2014 21:21

I would have said Day lee a except I know one irl - a grown up one - and she's dah lee a

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Kleptronic · 02/05/2014 21:26

Day-li-ah

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Martorana · 02/05/2014 21:28

How can you like it if you don't know how to say it??

It's Day-lee-ah in English.

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HenI5 · 02/05/2014 21:33

English was as per the flower.

Dar lee ah sounds affected to me.

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goofygoober · 02/05/2014 21:34

I actually like it pronounced either way. I asked the question to see how others would expect it to sound, should we decide to use it. That's if we end up with a DD and not a DS!

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BuggedByJake · 02/05/2014 21:35

Dar-lee-ah

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BurdenedWithGloriousPurpose · 02/05/2014 21:40

OMG IVE ONLY JUST GOT THAT BLOODY SONG OUT OF MY HEAD AND NOW YOUVE PUT IT BACK IN.

I'm a goofy goober...

I say Dah-lee-a.

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Treaclepot · 02/05/2014 21:43

We had a girl at school called Dahlia said Dah-lee-ah, her family was indian.

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Dunwhingin · 02/05/2014 21:51

The plant is day - liah, the name is dah-liah
I think anyway

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Frontdoorstep · 02/05/2014 21:53

Dale-ya is how I say it.

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MollyBdenum · 02/05/2014 22:07

It's one of those words that I read before I heard anyone say it, so in my head it's Dah-lee-a but I would actually say Day-lee-a.

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Darmok · 02/05/2014 22:26

I know an American girl called Dahlia, Dar Lee ah.

I'd say Day lee ah though for an English girl, unless told otherwise.

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TheLastThneed · 02/05/2014 22:28

Dar Lee Ah

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MrsBungle · 02/05/2014 22:28

Day lia like the flower. I considered it for dc2. I love it.

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PigletJohn · 02/05/2014 22:30

depends what country you are in.

The plant was introduced to Europe, from IIRC Mexico by a Professor Dahl. I believe he was Swiss-German and pronounced his name Darl, so in most of the world they are called Darl-ee-as.

In UK for some reason we call them Day-lee-as.

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AberdeenAngusina · 02/05/2014 22:30

Day-lee -ah

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Bunbaker · 02/05/2014 22:30

I just assumed you would pronounce it the same way the plant is pronounced - Day-lee-ya. Isn't that the case then?