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Why can no-one pronounce my daughter's name!?

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mothertobe789 · 13/04/2019 18:54

So my baby girl is almost three months old, we named her Alyssa. Probably about 75% of people have mispronounced her name and it's really starting to get to me now! I don't want her having to go through life having to correct people all the time.
How would you pronounce Alyssa?
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abiirthdaycake · 21/04/2019 17:35

Primark head office do indeed pronounce it as preyemark.

I didn't realise Alyssa had any sort of dissent RE: pronunciation the way Alicia does - I'd only ever heard a-liss-ah, and I would think that that's the only possible way it can be pronounced, logically

BendydickCuminsnatch · 14/04/2019 18:37

I meant to say ‘I don’t think Alyssa is unusual at all’ 🙄

BendydickCuminsnatch · 14/04/2019 18:36

Confused I wouldn’t say Alyssa at all. I’m surprised the people you know are having so much trouble with it! Strange! Is (was?? 😄) on our girl list!

Locally there’s a Ellissa, pronounced Alyssa, but that threw me as I read it first and thought ‘Ellis-uh. Huh!’ 🤷🏻‍♀️

NottonightJosepheen · 14/04/2019 17:27

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brizzlemint · 14/04/2019 17:17

I think if people took the time to look at the make up of the letters they'd say A-liss-ah

Names like Clarissa and Melissa aren't pronounced like that are they? I thought -ssa names would be just ss-a when they are pronounced? Clarissar/Clarrissah would sound very odd.

Pompello · 14/04/2019 17:13

These days Primark say their name is pronounced pr-eye-mark but anyone who lived in NI in the 1980s will remember the ads pronounced it pree-mark. 'Pree-mark got a whole lotta things for Christmas...'

Pr-eye-mark is an affectation and I will have no part in it! Grin

ZebraKid71 · 14/04/2019 14:44

I think if people took the time to look at the make up of the letters they'd say A-liss-ah, due to to double S. However, aleesha/alicia is so popular they probably don't read it properly.. Surely after one correction it shouldn't be an issue.

brizzlemint · 14/04/2019 07:53

A-LISS-A

She'll have fun with Alexa when she's older.

Tiramisu1 · 14/04/2019 07:44

Alyssa is clearly pronounced as it's written:
Al-iss-ah

Notwiththeseknees · 14/04/2019 07:08

A-lee-sa from me too I'm afraidSmile

RuthW · 13/04/2019 23:40

A-lisa

Weathermonger · 13/04/2019 23:24

I would pronounce it A-liss-a but my friend with the same spelling pronounces her name A-leesh-a

llangennith · 13/04/2019 23:14

We say Preemark in Wales too.
I'd say Alissa because of the actress Alyssa Milano.
Why didn't you spell it ALISSA?

PCohle · 13/04/2019 23:06

I think pree-mark is an Irish thing, no?

Sorry, off topic.

NotMyUsualTopBilling · 13/04/2019 23:02

Ah-liss-ah.

I know 3 and it was on our shortlist, didn't use it but i still love it :)

As an aside the whole Pree/Preyemark thing seems to be a Scottish/English divide amongst the people I know, much like the ah/alldi pronunciation.

bridgetreilly · 13/04/2019 22:50

Is it a regional thing? Like the preemark/preyemark thing?

Wait, some people say Preemark?!!

stellarfox · 13/04/2019 21:02

I pronounce it the same as you. Alyssa is lovely

Cheerybigbottom · 13/04/2019 20:11

I would read it as you have explained but the ly and sometimes just a y can have the ee sound in English so it's easy to understand why some people might not pronounce it the way you want.

Wheresmyvagina · 13/04/2019 20:05

The LY sound is often pronounced 'lee'. With the double S it should indicate a short 'liss' sound but as it's not really a well known name it's hardly surprising that people will make a stab at pronouncing it and some will get it wrong.

Yabbers · 13/04/2019 20:04

But loads of people are calling her a-lee-sa...driving me mad! X

Is it a regional thing? Like the preemark/preyemark thing?

Alienspaceship · 13/04/2019 20:01

I wouldn’t have a clue how to pronounce it. Op, you are being completely unreasonable expecting everyone to ‘just know’ how you would like it pronounced. After you’ve told them, fair enough.

megletthesecond · 13/04/2019 20:00

Ah-lissa.

GirlInTheDirtyShirt · 13/04/2019 19:59

Haven’t RTFT but I’d say Aleesha.

Gizlotsmum · 13/04/2019 19:57

Ah liss ia

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mothertobe789 · 13/04/2019 19:55

@ittakes2....get over myself? Bit rude. I was just asking the question as in my opinion it's not that much of an unusual name, thanks for your input though.

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