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How would you pronounce this name....

109 replies

BettyBoo246 · 05/10/2018 18:07

Alicia?

A - liss - e - a
Or
A - lee - sha

I love the first pronunciation but hate the second. Is there another way some might spell it so it’s more obviously pronounced the first way?

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ImNotonLinkedInNo · 06/10/2018 10:05

I read it as aleethee-a just to throw another option in

Rebellia · 06/10/2018 09:14

I would pronounce it Al-i-cee-a at first sight.

I think it depends on context though - in the very white, upper middle class Home Counties town I come from, the girls I knew with that name all pronounced it A-li-cee-a.

In slightly more ethnically diverse, working class areas, I think it's more likely to be pronounced Aleesha.

stickygotstuck · 06/10/2018 08:26

First one.

Alyssa is lovely too, but they are not the same name. If, like me, you are bothered about the meaning, Alicia means "Truth". Lovely name.

SneakySneaky · 06/10/2018 00:53

Aleesha

SequinsOnEverything · 06/10/2018 00:07

A liss ee a

Even though I know a girl spelled that way and pronounced aleesha. I automatically read it phonetically.

SundayGirls · 06/10/2018 00:00

I would pronounce it A-liss-ee-ah but I know just as many would pronounce it A-leesh-ee-ah. I personally prefer A-liss-ee-ah but each to their own.

NarcolepticOuchMouse · 05/10/2018 23:58

First way, I knew an Alicia and that's how she pronounced it.

BatBelle · 05/10/2018 23:46

Ah-Lee-see-ah

youngestisapsycho · 05/10/2018 23:40

My cousin is Alysia, just one S.

RedDwarves · 05/10/2018 23:37

It would always be Aleesha here in Australia. I have never heard it pronounced another way.

Glumglowworm · 05/10/2018 22:55

I would say (and prefer) A liss ee ah

But there is no universal pronunciation of it, so if it bothers you then don’t use the name

I did once meet a Patricia who pronounced it Pat ree see ah btw!

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BettyBoo246 · 05/10/2018 22:27

It seems fairly 50/50. I really don’t like the 2nd pronunciation it’s a completely different name in my eyes/ears!
I think if I go with it then possibly spell it Alyssia.
I am always asked how to spell my name as there are so many different ways so that aspect doesn’t bother me but my name sounds the same however you spell it.

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starzig · 05/10/2018 22:21

Haha so many people in these threads insistent their pronunciation is the correct one.

SoupDragon · 05/10/2018 22:19

Sorry, but it's pronounced Aleesha.

No, you personally pronounce it like that as a default. Not everyone agrees.

Personally, I only ever heard Alyssia growing up. I only heard it as Aleesha fairly recently.

MauraIsles · 05/10/2018 22:06

A - lees - e - ah

Shadow1234 · 05/10/2018 22:02

Pronounced Aleesha

Sunflower321 · 05/10/2018 21:57

Alicia and Patricia both pronounced -isha.

Dontbuymesocks · 05/10/2018 21:14

The first one

MsMotherOfDragons · 05/10/2018 21:13

FWIW, I think Alyssia looks really pretty

MsMotherOfDragons · 05/10/2018 21:13

Sorry, but it's pronounced Aleesha. If you like names that sound like Al-iss-ee-uh, you could try Elyssia or Alyssia?

Twillow · 05/10/2018 21:09

Alice-iyah. Never heard it pronounced the other way. unless it's spelt Aleisha.

starzig · 05/10/2018 20:48

Al eets ee a

TwigTheWonderKid · 05/10/2018 20:46

Ultimately, every name was made up at some point!

I think Alyssia looks very pleasing and sounds exactly as you want it to, so I'd go with that.

DC18 · 05/10/2018 20:27

I would pronounce it A-lee-cee-ah
It's a nice name but unfortunately I reckon it will be pronounced a multitude of ways depending on who says it x

OrdinaryGirl · 05/10/2018 20:08

I always used to think it was A-LISS-ee-ah, when I saw it written down, but then the first person I met who was actually called Alicia pronounced it Aleesha.
It's a funny one because people don't ever instinctively pronounce Patricia as Pa-TRISS-ee-ah. 🤔