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How would you pronounce 'Zelia'?

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Pinkfrog32 · 01/07/2023 14:01

Please write down the phonetic breakdown below. Thank you!

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SausageRoll2020 · 02/07/2023 09:55

Like Delia, as in Delia Smith but with a Z.

reesewithoutaspoon · 01/07/2023 18:49

Zell. EE. Ya

Costacoffeeplease · 01/07/2023 18:45

Zell-ya

Absolem76 · 01/07/2023 18:32

Zel (to rhyme with cell) ee-a (as in beginning of apple)

whatsinanameeh · 01/07/2023 18:29

I am an idiot because I read it with the Ze to rhyme with Zelda. Zeh-Lee-uh.

CC4712 · 01/07/2023 18:13

I too read it as sounding like Celia and Delia.

Gateappreciation · 01/07/2023 18:08

Zel -Lee -a

Whatisityoucantface · 01/07/2023 17:59

Ze Le Ah

RuthW · 01/07/2023 17:41

Zee-lee-a

Same as Delia

SunnyFog · 01/07/2023 16:48

Zel-ya
or
Thel-ya
Sometimes
Tsel-ya
and occasionally
Gel-ya the unspeakable g that's a bit like sh.
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shinepud · 01/07/2023 16:08

Zee-lee-a but it reminds me of Godzilla

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Pinkfrog32 · 01/07/2023 16:07

Thanks, everyone! This helped my husband and I a lot. We'd lost objectivity looking at the name for our little one. We have been pronouncing it 'Zee-lee-ya' like Celia / Delia.

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Sandysandwich · 01/07/2023 15:46

Zelia to rhyme with Amelia, Delia, Ophelia
Zee lee ah

Mbop · 01/07/2023 15:28

Zayleeah

Notmybloodymonkeys · 01/07/2023 15:02

I went to uni with a Zelia. She always had to introduce herself as ‘Zelia with a zed’ otherwise she got called Celia.

AuntieStella · 01/07/2023 14:59

Zee-lee-a

To rhyme with Delia and Celia

MerryChristmasToYou · 01/07/2023 14:43

ZAIL-ee-ah or ZE(Y)L-ya

UsingChangeofName · 01/07/2023 14:41

If I had to guess, I would try it to rhyme with Celia, too, but, when I see a name I'm not sure of, I generally check with the person.

aintnospringchicken · 01/07/2023 14:40

Zee Lee ah

Mutabiliss · 01/07/2023 14:36

Zee-lee-ah

Changethetoner · 01/07/2023 14:34

Zelly to rhyme with jelly, Zelly-ah

MuchuseasaChocolateTeapot · 01/07/2023 14:30

I thought Zay lee ah when I read it. Like a shortening of Azalea

KnittedCardi · 01/07/2023 14:27

Ze-lay-a - Sounds a bit like a spell from The Witcher!

MargotBamborough · 01/07/2023 14:26

MrsTwiggy · 01/07/2023 14:02

Yep, I'd assume it rhymes with Delia and Celia

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ReviewingTheSituation · 01/07/2023 14:04

Zel-eee-ah was my first thought

Me too, Zel like Jel (in jelly).

Zel-eee-ah

How do you pronounce it @Pinkfrog32 ?