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Pronunciation

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bates01 · 14/07/2020 13:46

Hi!

Love the name Azalea just wondering how you would pronounce it?! Not sure if I'm saying it right! 😂

Thanks

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MikeUniformMike · 14/07/2020 19:54

Az-ail-ya

FartnissEverbeans · 14/07/2020 19:46

Same as everyone above. Gorgeous name!

BatleyTownswomensGuild · 14/07/2020 17:19

Az AY lee ah

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bates01 · 14/07/2020 15:22

I love it how I was pronouncing it hence I was just checking I was saying it right!!

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user1493494961 · 14/07/2020 15:06

How can you love it if you don't know how to pronounce it.

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bates01 · 14/07/2020 14:23

Thank you! I was right just wanted to check ;) ha. Cos Azaelia Banks is different like A-Zee-lee- Ah

Thanks for your help :)

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Shmithecat2 · 14/07/2020 14:16

Iggy

lookoutfor · 14/07/2020 14:15

Az ay leah

DoTheMaccaroni · 14/07/2020 14:14

Same way you pronounce the flower, Azelea Banks and Iggy Azalea 😜

My OH reeeeally wanted this for our dd but the singers ruined it for me.

CallItLoneliness · 14/07/2020 13:58

Uh-ZAY-lee-uh

onceuponatimeinsuburbia · 14/07/2020 13:55

As in the flowering shrub? Then Az-ZAY-lee-ah in the UK, emphasis on the 2nd syllable and Az-aah-LEE-ah in the US, slight emphasis on the 3rd. US pronunciation is softer.
Think of the difference between how Dahlia is pronounced- Day-LEE- ah ( UK) and Dah-Lee-Ah ( US)
People will take their cue from how you pronounce it, so your preference really.

whichteaareyou · 14/07/2020 13:54

Az zay lee ah

GreyishDays · 14/07/2020 13:54

It’s clearer to listen to I think

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/dictionary.cambridge.org/amp/pronunciation/english/azalea

AGlassStaircase · 14/07/2020 13:52

As - ay (to rhyme with hay)- lee -uh

glitterfarts · 14/07/2020 13:50

A-zay-lee-ah with first "a" like cat or hat.

GreyishDays · 14/07/2020 13:49

Or more clearly

azz AIL ya

BabyBrainJane · 14/07/2020 13:49

Az-ay-lee-ah x

GreyishDays · 14/07/2020 13:49

It’s the flower, Az AY lyah

weebarra · 14/07/2020 13:48

Azayleeya?

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