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How would you pronounce 'Thea'?

94 replies

thehogopogo · 21/07/2015 21:02

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HermioneWeasley · 21/07/2015 22:09

thee-ah. Yorkshire

RandomMess · 21/07/2015 22:08

Thee-ah

Same as the start as Theadore.

From the north lived in SE for 20 years

Only1scoop · 21/07/2015 22:06

It's Thee a

chuckieegg2008 · 21/07/2015 22:06

Thee ah

JasperDamerel · 21/07/2015 22:01

Either Thee-a or Tay-a.
Am Irish living in Yorkshire.

Iwasbornin1993 · 21/07/2015 21:55

Thee-A (with the A as in Apple)

North west

Blu · 21/07/2015 21:50

Thee-uh, unless I knew the parents to be Francophones or other Euro language and then I would guess Tay-a

Alwayswiththechords · 21/07/2015 21:45

Galloping Taya as in Tie-ya?

Daffodil1210 · 21/07/2015 21:45

Sorry forgot to add I'm from SW Wales, but the Thee-uh was from Bristol!

GallopingFoxley · 21/07/2015 21:39

To avoid all this confusion, I spelt my 17 year old DD's name as I wanted it to be pronounced... And she is Taya

Penfold007 · 21/07/2015 21:37

Thee-uh

Theas18 · 21/07/2015 21:36

Reallybadidea fee-a was what some kids at nursery ( brummies if that matters ) called her but they out grew it fast.

mrstweefromtweesville · 21/07/2015 21:36

Theo would be Th-E-O or T-A-y-O. so Thea would be Th-E-a or T-A-ya.
North West.

Sleepyhoglet · 21/07/2015 21:36

Like theo but with an a

Alwayswiththechords · 21/07/2015 21:33

I would pronounce it Thea. in a german way.

In phonetic symbols: ?e?

I hope this helped :)

bestguess23 · 21/07/2015 21:32

Thee-a London

tumbletumble · 21/07/2015 21:32

In the minority but I'd say Tia

reallybadidea · 21/07/2015 21:30

It would be pronounced Fee-ah round here Grin

Theas18 · 21/07/2015 21:28

Thee-a lol

I wonder if the Midlands folk know my eldest? ( she's grown up now a good 15 is years ahead of its current wave of popularity ) Am Midlands.

We've had the odd Taya but mostly from teachers of non uk origins - easily corrected.

Grand name ;)

WiIdfire · 21/07/2015 21:22

Th like thorn
Ee like fee
A like bat

Midlands.

andyourlittledogtoo · 21/07/2015 21:20

Agh incorrectly corrected myself Blush As you were everyone!

MuttonCadet · 21/07/2015 21:20

Thee - a

Up north

andyourlittledogtoo · 21/07/2015 21:19

*someone

SilentBob · 21/07/2015 21:19

I forgot to say I'm in the north west. Although my ee-by-gum may have given that away Smile

andyourlittledogtoo · 21/07/2015 21:19

Thee - ah

Same as Archer - I'm from Midlands and know one who pronounces it like this.

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