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Lukia or Lucia

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JRBS · 21/07/2024 13:46

What do you think about these two names? I like the pronunciation 'Loo-KEE-a,' but does it sound weird in England?

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Underlig · 28/07/2024 14:52

hopsalong · 22/07/2024 06:49

Don't give your child a name with a normal spelling but an eccentric pronunciation.

I know someone professionally called Sandra who insists on the name being pronounced with a short 'a', as in sand.

Most people still say 'sarn-dra', as in 'barn'. I try to avoid saying her name at all because I feel silly if I use her preferred pronunciation.

You don't want a lifetime of that.

Sandra is pronounced as in sand, with a short A. I know a few.

izzydrizzy04 · 28/07/2024 14:45

lukia made me think ikea, nokia, leukaemia

OpaOpaOpa · 22/07/2024 16:27

Loukia is a Greek girls name

JimNast · 22/07/2024 12:02

All the Sandras I know are Sand-ra. Some are known as Sandy.
I suppose @hopsalong says that as Sarn-dy.

PerkyMintDeer · 22/07/2024 08:55

hopsalong · 22/07/2024 06:49

Don't give your child a name with a normal spelling but an eccentric pronunciation.

I know someone professionally called Sandra who insists on the name being pronounced with a short 'a', as in sand.

Most people still say 'sarn-dra', as in 'barn'. I try to avoid saying her name at all because I feel silly if I use her preferred pronunciation.

You don't want a lifetime of that.

Eh?

I am an RP speaker, living near Manchester...I've never heard anyone say "sarndra" - how odd!

If you go to the beach, do you walk on the "sarnd"?

Do you eat "sarndwiches"?

Do you call Sandy from Grease and Sandy the dog from Annie, "Sarndy"?

Maybe in your accent, you do this - but for the vast majority of the rest of the world, Sandra has a short "a" sound as in "apple" rather than a long "ah" sound as in "architect", not a long one. Your colleague isn't unreasonable to want her nane pronounced correctly. If you can say "apple" and "atlas" without saying "arple" and "artlas" you can say your poor colleague's name the way she'd like it to be said.

Spirallingdownwards · 22/07/2024 08:29

Wimbledoner · 22/07/2024 07:46

I prefer Luke, Luka (at a push) or Lucas.

For a girl??

Wimbledoner · 22/07/2024 07:46

I prefer Luke, Luka (at a push) or Lucas.

saraclara · 22/07/2024 07:42

hopsalong · 22/07/2024 06:49

Don't give your child a name with a normal spelling but an eccentric pronunciation.

I know someone professionally called Sandra who insists on the name being pronounced with a short 'a', as in sand.

Most people still say 'sarn-dra', as in 'barn'. I try to avoid saying her name at all because I feel silly if I use her preferred pronunciation.

You don't want a lifetime of that.

What? I grew up in the Midlands, lived in the north for several years, and since then have been a southerner for a few decades. And I've never heard Sarn-dra. I've had friends, colleagues and acquaintances in all those areas, called Sandra. Always Sand-ra.

I'm of the the demographic for having Sandras in my life, and never come across Sarn-dra.

AFlashOfLight · 22/07/2024 07:24

hopsalong · 22/07/2024 06:49

Don't give your child a name with a normal spelling but an eccentric pronunciation.

I know someone professionally called Sandra who insists on the name being pronounced with a short 'a', as in sand.

Most people still say 'sarn-dra', as in 'barn'. I try to avoid saying her name at all because I feel silly if I use her preferred pronunciation.

You don't want a lifetime of that.

Sand-ra would be the recognised pronunciation in the north of England, the US (eg Sandra Bullock), all Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries, and probably a lot more that I don't know about. Hardly an eccentric pronunciation.

wandawaves · 22/07/2024 07:12

I wouldn't pronounce Lukia LooKEEah, I'd presume it's LOOkeeah. Kind of like if you're comparing Lukes, and you're saying this Luke is Luke-ier than that Luke 😆

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JRBS · 22/07/2024 07:09

Spirallingdownwards · 22/07/2024 02:25

Why ask what people think and then argue back when they say it is awful? Use it or don't use it.

Where did I argue? People asked about the origin of the name, and I answered. That's it.

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SKG2007 · 22/07/2024 07:03

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 21/07/2024 17:14

Is 'loo-kee-a' a genuine, recognised way of pronouncing this name in a particular language? I've never heard it before. Not a fan tbh.

Yes. In Greek.

hopsalong · 22/07/2024 06:49

Don't give your child a name with a normal spelling but an eccentric pronunciation.

I know someone professionally called Sandra who insists on the name being pronounced with a short 'a', as in sand.

Most people still say 'sarn-dra', as in 'barn'. I try to avoid saying her name at all because I feel silly if I use her preferred pronunciation.

You don't want a lifetime of that.

BlastedPimples · 22/07/2024 06:17

Lukia is ugly.

Lucia is pretty. And pronounced as others have suggested.

sparkles79 · 22/07/2024 05:49

It's an awful name in English. Lucia is a pretty name.

mathanxiety · 22/07/2024 05:21

JRBS · 21/07/2024 19:04

Well, it is a very old-fashioned and rare Russian name derived from the male name Luka or its Greek version Λουκᾶς, the female Greek version is Λουκὶα

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Your child can no doubt be taught to offer that explanation of the extraordinary pronunciation loo-KEE-a, after she's corrected people who call her Lochia.

TenThousandSpoons · 22/07/2024 05:13

Lucia is lovely.

Spirallingdownwards · 22/07/2024 02:25

Why ask what people think and then argue back when they say it is awful? Use it or don't use it.

RogueFemale · 22/07/2024 01:09

JRBS · 21/07/2024 13:46

What do you think about these two names? I like the pronunciation 'Loo-KEE-a,' but does it sound weird in England?

If you want 'unique' and aren't bothered about your daughter having to repeatedly spell her name forever, then go for it.

PerkyMintDeer · 21/07/2024 21:06

atticstage · 21/07/2024 21:00

When you say never, do you mean other than in Latin which is the language it originates from?

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I mean in countries where English is the first language.

"Latin is a language as dead as it can be..".😉

atticstage · 21/07/2024 21:03

It's one thing to be snobby about names, but another to be ignorant and snobby.

atticstage · 21/07/2024 21:00

PerkyMintDeer · 21/07/2024 17:31

Sorry, Lukia is horrible...like Lochia!

Lucia never has a hard C (k) sound.

It's loo-chee-a
loo-see-a
loo-sha

Kia as a standalone name might work (but...it's a car). Luisa/Louisa are beautiful alternatives.
But Lukia, nope.

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When you say never, do you mean other than in Latin which is the language it originates from?

Notellinganyone · 21/07/2024 20:54

JRBS · 21/07/2024 19:04

Well, it is a very old-fashioned and rare Russian name derived from the male name Luka or its Greek version Λουκᾶς, the female Greek version is Λουκὶα

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Exactly!

Notellinganyone · 21/07/2024 20:53

Meowzabubz · 21/07/2024 13:48

Lucia is pronounced Lou-chee-ah

Not necessarily- I know of three different pronunciations. Loo- see-ah, Loo-chee-ah and Loo-kee-ah. All are correct in different countries.

Lifeinlists · 21/07/2024 20:49

JRBS · 21/07/2024 19:04

Well, it is a very old-fashioned and rare Russian name derived from the male name Luka or its Greek version Λουκᾶς, the female Greek version is Λουκὶα

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Unless you're 'very old fashioned and Russian' OP, don't use it. Your daughter will be grateful.