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How would you pronounce 'Thea'?

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thehogopogo · 21/07/2015 21:02

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murphys · 22/07/2015 09:36

I know a Thea. Her name is pronounced as Tia.

purplemunkey · 22/07/2015 09:33

Thee-uh. It's my DD's name. A friend has a Tay-uh, spelt the same but with an accent over the e. She us French.

I get people saying Tay-uh, especially as we have names like Thomas and Theresa with a similar sound, but I just don't get people saying Tee-uh. Surely that is a different name completely; Tia.

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 22/07/2015 09:18

Th-ee-er. I am from Northwest

LavenderLeigh · 22/07/2015 07:19

Thee ah
Scottiah

buttonmoonboots · 22/07/2015 07:10

I know one and she is Thee-uh, which is how I would say it unless I was told to say Thay-uh.

From SE England.

GallopingFoxley · 22/07/2015 06:52

Always - no , she is Taya to rhyme with layer ... And spelt like that to try and avoid mispronunciation Smile

nooka · 22/07/2015 06:50

Like but less French, so a soft 'th' like through and then aya.

But only because someone here a long time ago told me it wasn't an 'ee' sound in the middle, I've never met one.

AuntieStella · 22/07/2015 06:42

For an English speaking family in an anglophone country, thee-a

deepdarkwood · 22/07/2015 06:39

Thee-a, as in Dorothea/Anthea - to rhyme with Fear (both the Thea's I know are pronounced like that) But would check as I'd be aware of the Tay-uh option. Living in London/Surrey currently, grew up in mids.

merrymouse · 22/07/2015 06:38

I would also assume a British Theo was Thee-o.

NurNochKurzDieWeltRetten · 22/07/2015 06:37

There's one down the road from us and she's pronounced Tay-a... but we're in Germany. I guess for a British Thea within the UK I'd assume the "th" was pronounced though "Thee-ah".

merrymouse · 22/07/2015 06:36

Thee-uh - also London.

GlitzAndGigglesx · 22/07/2015 06:32

Thee-uh
London

broomchickabroomchick · 22/07/2015 06:30

In my head I'd say Thee-a. But I have a south east london accent and I'm lazy with my Th's so would say Fee-a and it would sound like 'fear'. Shame as I really like it and wanted to consider it for DD

EBearhug · 22/07/2015 01:22

Thee-uh.
From Dorset. I was at school with a Thee-uh, and that's how she and her family pronounced it, too.

LucyBabs · 22/07/2015 01:13

Th ee - a Dublin

I'm confused with the pronunciation Fee ah Confused

barbecue · 22/07/2015 01:09

Like the end of Dorothea.

wigglesrock · 21/07/2015 23:20

Tay a initially but I'd be ready to be corrected to Thee a (NI)

Colyngbourne · 21/07/2015 23:18

(Soft 'th') thay-uh

VixxFace · 21/07/2015 22:45

Fee ah

London

DramaAlpaca · 21/07/2015 22:44

Like the last bit of Dorothea.

From NW England.

ashtrayheart · 21/07/2015 22:27

Thea to rhyme with beer. Southeast.

StupidBloodyKindle · 21/07/2015 22:18

Tay -a
Tay rhyming with hay
Germany
th always pronounced as t

I guess if back in the UK thee-a with a soft th, asjn dorothea

AliAliAlium · 21/07/2015 22:10

Thee-a, if I knew that the parents were English speakers. Or rather, I'd assume this pronouncation in the UK unless I knew that the parents weren't native English speakers.

MothershipG · 21/07/2015 22:09

DD has a friend called Thea, pronounced thee-a, but DD is a bit lazy about her Th's so when she says it it sounds like fear. Grin

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