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Name pronouncation

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user1481242979 · 09/12/2016 00:30

Hi all, my husband and I are trying to decide on a name. We like Lianna, but were wondering how most people would pronounce it...

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BratFarrarsPony · 10/12/2016 11:26

Lyanna does look like Lie-anna tbh...she would be correcting people all the time.

katonic · 10/12/2016 11:13

I like this name and like the look of the spelling Lyanna, however worried that would get Lie-anna pronunciation :/ will it really matter if you/she have to correct people?

qumquat · 10/12/2016 10:56

Leanna - short a 'lee Anna'
Leana - long a 'lee- ahna

oleoleoleole · 10/12/2016 10:01

Lee-Anna, how do you pronounce it.

Oysterbabe · 10/12/2016 09:30

I much prefer the Leanna spelling. It looks a bit try hard / made up otherwise.

TalkingofMichaelAngel0 · 09/12/2016 22:27

Lee anna.

Very confused by the random r. Surely you mean aaah

rainbow99 · 09/12/2016 22:21

I would have thought Lianna would be pronounced Leanna until I watched love island (Blush) and there was one on there pronounced Lee ar na

n0ne · 09/12/2016 19:24

Lee-anna

MopedManiac · 09/12/2016 19:23

And ex-colleague of mine was Le-ah-na but she was Liana with only one n.

HeadElf · 09/12/2016 19:00

Obviously that should have read ba-na-na Grin

HeadElf · 09/12/2016 18:59

The R doesn't come from anywhere is just making it clear that's how that person would pronounce it.

Like Banana vs banana (ba-na-an vs ba-nar-nar)

Cherryskypie · 09/12/2016 18:33

Ah, Are and R (the letter) sound the same in non rhotic accents.

BratFarrarsPony · 09/12/2016 18:28

Lianna = lee - anna

Liarna = lee - arna

MuppetsChristmasCarol · 09/12/2016 18:26

Vintage I'd probably pronounce it with a long -ahh sound rather than an -r actually. With a -na sound on the end. I know nothing about linguistics at all, but have a slightly posh, standard English accent.

Op I'd pronounce it however the person introduced themselves to me!

treaclesoda · 09/12/2016 16:09

Lee-ah-na and Lee-anna sound exactly the same to me.

ExcitedMamaToBe · 09/12/2016 16:08

Lee-anna

I had a friend in school called lianna and that's how she pronounced it

strawberrypenguin · 09/12/2016 16:08

As others have said lee-Anna with 2 n's or lee-ar-na with one

VintagePerfumista · 09/12/2016 16:06

The posters saying Liarna, do you actually mean you would insert an R, or that the A would be long? Like an "ah"?

(curious linguist asking)

VintagePerfumista · 09/12/2016 16:05

It is similar to Leanne!

As SCV says, if you want Lee-anna, spell it Lianna. If you want Liahna spell it Liana.

passingthrough1 · 09/12/2016 16:02

I would have said Lee-arna too, although agree that's probably not correct logically.

CourtJester · 09/12/2016 15:59

I would pronounce Lianna as Lee-ar-na

If you were after Lee-anna, I would spell it leanna or Leighanna

KlingybunFistelvase · 09/12/2016 14:48

Leanna makes more sense I think, though I would probably say either spelling the same way Lee-anna.

maymay123 · 09/12/2016 14:44

Thank you all! We considered spelling it Leanna but husband doesn't like it that way as it's too similar to Leanne..

SelfCleaningVagina · 09/12/2016 04:17

The point is not how we would pronounce it based on your choice of spelling but how you should spell it to get the pronunciation you want.

If you want a Lee-Anna then spell it Leanna.People are very familiar with Leanne so will manage this.

If you want Lee-Arna with a long A spell it Liana.

SelfCleaningVagina · 09/12/2016 04:15

Oh no I've just checked my friends Facebook profile and her name only has one N which makes more sense for a Lee-Arna.

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