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How would you pronounce 'Thea'?

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thehogopogo · 21/07/2015 21:02

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EBearhug · 28/07/2015 19:59

The Alethea I knew was Alla-thee-uh.

TruthSweet · 28/07/2015 14:46

I have an Alethea (Ah-lee- thee-uh) who's nn is Thea (Thee-uh).

Only trouble is the local prn is Ah-lee-fee-Ahh.

TheyGotTheMustardOut · 28/07/2015 14:39

Thee - to rhyme with Fee and a soft th sound - ah.

I am mixed descent, all UK based, and live in Wales but have lived all over.

KleineDracheKokosnuss · 28/07/2015 14:34

Thee-a if in England
Tay-a if in Germany

chrome100 · 28/07/2015 14:20

I had one in my class at school as a kid who pronounced it Thee-ah

But I know one as an adult who pronounces it Tay-ah. But she is half Dutch.

Sighing · 28/07/2015 13:09

The -ah (th from theology) as in The-oh (Theo) the boys name. From Cambridgeshire.

VixxFace · 26/07/2015 22:17

South London too guess that's why I say fee ah

massagegirl · 26/07/2015 20:47

Theo with an a. South london and have a dd called it!

PallasCat · 24/07/2015 20:13

Thee-uh.
London origins.

lurkymclurkerson · 23/07/2015 20:57

Thee - uh (soft/long th)

From the East Midlands

dontcallmelen · 23/07/2015 20:51

Another Fee-ah here sarf London.

DoloresLandingham · 23/07/2015 18:00

Thee-ah, with a soft 'th', unless there was a French connection or the name was spelt Théa, in which case 'Tay-a'.

Toptack · 23/07/2015 17:59

Taya

mygreeneyedboy · 23/07/2015 17:56

I'm going to be different and say I automatically think it's "tee a" but that's because that is how they say it in Norway where my DP's cousin's child has the name!
Thee-a is probably how I would have said it without this scandi influence in me! (I'm from East Anglia)

Wishful80sMontage · 23/07/2015 09:09

Thee-ah I'm from the midlands

loolah83 · 22/07/2015 12:54

Tay-ah...I'm Irish but living in Lancs.

MirandaGoshawk · 22/07/2015 12:49

From Sarf London

MirandaGoshawk · 22/07/2015 12:49

The-uh, as in the first part of 'theology' (but a, as in bat)

Coffeemarkone · 22/07/2015 12:42

Taya

MamaLazarou · 22/07/2015 12:40

It's Fee-a in my accent (London).

merrymouse · 22/07/2015 10:43

I would also pronounce Catherine as 'Cathrin', although in other parts of Europe it would be pronounced more like 'Catreen'. Nothing wrong with Tay-uh, but I think Thee-uh is the more common British pronunciation.

BishopBrennansArse · 22/07/2015 09:50

Tay-uh
South East

murphys · 22/07/2015 09:49

Purple I agree with you, but that is how its pronounced here.

I am in South Africa though, we have some wonderfully spelt and homemade names here Wink

AmysTiara · 22/07/2015 09:46

I would say Th ee a but I used to know one who pronounced it Taya like layer. I'm in north west England.

purplemunkey · 22/07/2015 09:42

I don't understand that at all murphys. They are two different names, especially as you font even need to spell Tia out phonetically, it's seemingly understood that it's pronounced Tee-uh.

I've only ever heard Thee-uh and Tay-uh but it seems like there are more variations.