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How would you pronounce Xylia?

40 replies

Clickityclack · 25/06/2013 22:55

Just that really. I saw it written down today and I think it looks pretty but I have no idea how you'd pronounce it, any ideas?

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valiumredhead · 25/06/2013 23:15

Zy lee ah

EndoplasmicReticulum · 25/06/2013 23:14

Zy - lee - ah

Like xylem which it reminds me of. I quite liked the idea of Xylem and Phloem for twins.

I suppose it's a good job I didn't have twins.

BackforGood · 25/06/2013 23:10

Never heard of it, but if I saw it written, I'd say Zy-lee-ah but with a question mark in my voice Wink

RandomMess · 25/06/2013 23:09

I'd say zye lee ah too

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RegularVoltaire · 25/06/2013 23:07

zye lee ah

zye like xylophone

Myliferocks · 25/06/2013 23:05

My DS2 has a Xylia in his year group.

She pronounces it Zye-lee-ah.

rundontwalk · 25/06/2013 23:04

Zye-lee-ah. Think you'd get a lot of different pronunciations!

IThinkOfHappyWhenIThinkOfYou · 25/06/2013 23:03

Z eye leah

TigOldBitties · 25/06/2013 23:02

Either Zil-E-ah, I guess to rhyme with trivia

Or Zye-Lee-ah to rhyme with .... Livelier?

The second one would be my automatic, but the first is what I'd come up with if I gave it a second of thought.

MultipleMama · 25/06/2013 22:59

Kinda like the sound you pronounce when saying Xavier.

Ragusa · 25/06/2013 22:58

Zy-lee-ah?

Sounds like Xylitol to me (ingredient in chewing gum). Xenia or xanthe I like more :)

DramaAlpaca · 25/06/2013 22:58

Probably like Zillia - ZILL-ee-ah.

DoctorAnge · 25/06/2013 22:57

As in Xylophone ?

JeanPaget · 25/06/2013 22:56

Ex-eye-lee-a.

Not mad keen on it though tbh.