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How would you pronounce 'Zelia'?

44 replies

Pinkfrog32 · 01/07/2023 14:01

Please write down the phonetic breakdown below. Thank you!

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WhisperingAutistic · 01/07/2023 14:22

Zeh Lee urgh

msbevvy · 01/07/2023 14:22

I agree. Definitely the way that the only person that I know with that name pronounces it.

TrivialSoul · 01/07/2023 14:20

Zay lee ah

RightOnTheEdge · 01/07/2023 14:19

Zee Lee uh

EmeraldFox · 01/07/2023 14:17

merryhouse · 01/07/2023 14:15

Celia, Delia, Amelia, Ophelia, Zelia

Exactly! Are there any that break this pattern?

Findyourneutralspace · 01/07/2023 14:17

Zee-lee-uh

Like Celia

merryhouse · 01/07/2023 14:15

Celia, Delia, Amelia, Ophelia, Zelia

Spendonsend · 01/07/2023 14:08

First glance like delia with a z.

But i do know a zelley so maybe zelly-ah

Or zeelya

Enko · 01/07/2023 14:06

Phonetic Spelling:[ z eh l ee uh ]

MichelleScarn · 01/07/2023 14:06

Zee Lee ah

Like Celia/Delia

What else?

GoodVibesHere · 01/07/2023 14:05

Zeh-lee-a

LovelyLooby · 01/07/2023 14:05

Zeel ya.

ReviewingTheSituation · 01/07/2023 14:04

Zel-eee-ah was my first thought

Angelofthenortheast · 01/07/2023 14:04

Zee le ahh

Blackoutbeans · 01/07/2023 14:04

Ze - lee - a

Chersfrozenface · 01/07/2023 14:03

Zee-lee-a, with the stress on the 'zee'.

Rhyming with Delia, as in Delia Smith.

MrsTwiggy · 01/07/2023 14:02

DorisElward · 01/07/2023 14:02

ZEE-leeya

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

Calloffruity · 01/07/2023 14:02

Zee-lee-a

Rhymes with Celia

DorisElward · 01/07/2023 14:02

ZEE-leeya