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How would you pronounce the baby name Idalie?

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Fiddlesticks1 · 25/06/2026 16:00

How do you say this name
Idalie

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backformoreofthesame · 26/06/2026 12:36

Idle y would be very easy

Bellybellas · 26/06/2026 12:31

I’d ask!

Userxyd · 25/06/2026 21:45

Italy with a d

KeptWomanSummer · 25/06/2026 21:41

ScoobyDoesnt · 25/06/2026 16:01

I’d pronounce it Eye-da-lee

Same

NamingNoNames · 25/06/2026 21:39

I thought it might be something like that! I'd reply 'How lovely, how do you say it?'.

On here I'd say avoid it unless you are OK with misspellings and mispronunciations.

Tonissister · 25/06/2026 21:37

Idaly. Like Swiss Tony saying 'Italy'

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Fiddlesticks1 · 25/06/2026 21:29

NamingNoNames · 25/06/2026 17:23

How would you say it? Are you asking because you want to use it, @Fiddlesticks1 ?

No someone texted me the name they heard for a baby. I’m way past child bearing age. 🤣

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HoldMyWine · 25/06/2026 20:51

I ( as in fig) dahli

Maryandherlamb · 25/06/2026 20:11

I-Da-Lee with the I pronounced as the I in 'Inn'. It's a name I'd be expecting a 50-50 chance of pronouncing incorrectly though.

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 25/06/2026 19:52

Like Italy with a D.

DaisyDukesAuntie · 25/06/2026 19:23

Idol (like Billy Idol) then an “eee”

VimesandhisCardboardBoots · 25/06/2026 19:21

I wouldn't even attempt it and say "How's the sprog?"

Chickenwing2 · 25/06/2026 19:17

Eye dah lay

muddyford · 25/06/2026 19:09

Iddlee

bridgetreilly · 25/06/2026 19:08

Idly.

Teanandtoast · 25/06/2026 17:54

Id- a-lee. A bit like Italy? I've not heard of it before ☺️

ExquisiteSocialSkills · 25/06/2026 17:49

Id- AH - lee - a

Iocanepowder · 25/06/2026 17:48

Oliwiaa · 25/06/2026 16:11

My first thought was Id-ah-lee-eh but then I thought maybe Ida-Lee.

same for me.

sorry i don’t like either of them for an english name

catsflorafauna · 25/06/2026 17:46

Italy but with a d instead of T.

Yetanotherone12 · 25/06/2026 17:43

Roomonthe3rdfloor · 25/06/2026 16:13

Just had a Google

Idalie is a rare, historically rooted given name primarily used for girls, with German origins meaning "active" and French/Swedish roots translating to "behold the sun".

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interesting, as I automatically read it with a Deep South US accent 🤣

wasn’t whoopi Goldberg’s character in Ghost Ida-May? I’d pronounce it like that but with Lee instead of May.

Hellometime · 25/06/2026 17:42

Eye da lee.

Not a fan as it sounds like idle which isn’t a good trait.

KittyHigham · 25/06/2026 17:41

Italy with a d

JustGotToKeepOnKeepingOn · 25/06/2026 17:39

I’d say it like Italy but with a ‘d’. So ‘Id-a-lee’

KnittyKnotty · 25/06/2026 17:36

Id-dah-ly

Like Italy with a D.

Quizzled · 25/06/2026 17:34

I - like the first half of “in”
da - as day
lie - as lee
With the emphasis on middle syllable

I-da-lie
I-day-lee

I have dd with middle name Adelie so I’m matching the pronunciation of that.

Lovely name!

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