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Thalia

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Ruththetooth · 23/01/2013 08:00

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.

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funchum8am · 24/01/2013 17:43

Love the name by the way!

funchum8am · 24/01/2013 17:42

viviennemary it is classical, not classic. As in Greek or Roman, rather than traditional.

Peevish · 24/01/2013 17:40

I like it, by the way. Though from other responses on this thread, it sounds as if you might risk having to explain your particular pronunciation all the time...

alexpolismum · 24/01/2013 17:40

[waves at PollyLogos!]

Peevish · 24/01/2013 17:35

I've never heard it pronounced as anything other than THAY-lia. The most famous fictional Thalia I know of - in Antonia Forest's Kingscote books - also pronounces her name this way, hence it being misheard as 'Failure' by Lawrie Marlow.

PollyLogos · 24/01/2013 15:57

My friend here in Greece pronounces it Tha-lia with the stress on the Tha bit! ( hi Alexpolimum! )

alexpolismum · 24/01/2013 15:32

I know a Thalia who pronounces it Th-al-ya (th as in "think"). So exactly as it looks.

Viviennemary · 23/01/2013 18:54

Don't like it at all I'm afraid. It's one of these fashionable type names. I wouldn't call it a classic name in this country.

GrimmaTheNome · 23/01/2013 18:53

Well, this is my 'learn something new every day' - having only ever seen Thalia on bulb packets, I had no idea it was pronounced Talia. Thanks

AuntieStella · 23/01/2013 18:47

I have never, ever heard the written th pronounced as "th" in Thalia (ditto Thomas or Thierry).

I think it's a lovely, classical name (and pronounce it Tar-lee-ah).

onthemetro · 23/01/2013 18:45

I love it Smile And gives the option of Lia as a nn, which is just lovely too!

FellatioNels0n · 23/01/2013 18:44

Faylia innit.

FellatioNels0n · 23/01/2013 18:43

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

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. Grin

lilachair · 23/01/2013 18:35

I have a 8yo Talia Smile 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

CheeseStrawWars · 23/01/2013 18:26

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

Phineyj · 23/01/2013 18:16

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.

sooperdooper · 23/01/2013 16:23

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

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

beadycake · 23/01/2013 11:34

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

GrimmaTheNome · 23/01/2013 10:33

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" target="_blank">white narcissus is called Thalia so I like it Smile

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Ruththetooth · 23/01/2013 10:30

steppemum, how does your niece pronounce it?

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steppemum · 23/01/2013 10:26

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

Cakethrow · 23/01/2013 10:21

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.

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CheeseStrawWars · 23/01/2013 10:01

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".

GaryBuseysTeeth · 23/01/2013 09:58

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