To ask how you pronounce Amelia

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DD is called Amelia. Most people I know seem to pronounce it 'ah-mil-yuh', which is how I have always said it. However, we have recently moved to a completely new area and EVERYONE here pronounces it 'ah-mee-lee-yah', which imo sounds so so annoying. I know I am probably being pretentious not liking the way people say it, but I never realised it was pronounced like that!

Is this the normal way and I've always been saying it wrong??

4 syllables: A...meel...i...a

Yorkshire girl here and I've only ever said a me lee ya

My dd is Amelia and we pronounce it the second way, however her best friend who is Polish pronounces it the first way.

I always say it the second way.

Second way here too.

Friend's kid is an Amelia. She gets very annoyed with people pronouncing it the first way and is quite rude with her "it's ah meel ee ah!". I have always said it the second way.

Lots around here, all A Mee Lee A as far as I know

Second, sorry op

A-me-lee-yah

My grandma who is Scottish pronounces as per your OP.

My DSis and DM are both called Amelia and we have always pronounced it Ah-mee-lee-ya.

My mum is Irish if that makes any difference.

Second

2nd way. Never heard it pronounced the first way but can see how it would be in a Scottish accent.

She is YOUR daughter. If you want her name to be pronounced the first way, then that's fine!

I've also only heard it that way in greys anatomy but I do love yhr way Owen says it !

^ second way again. Sorry OP

Gin- this is just plain rude.

In Scotland a few people used to say it similar to your first option. I would definitely use second.

I know 2 Amelia's both are definately Aa-mee-lee-ah and have only ever heard it pronounced that way!

I pronounce it the second way, always have done.

Second way for me too. Haven't heard anyone pronounce it the first way, are you in the U.K.?

In my head I always say Amelia the way the "Uncle Waldorf" (the goose) in Aristocats says it. AmeeeeeeeelJah To peoples faces I say it the way I am introduced. I know people who pronounce it both ways. I prefer the 2nd personally.

I always felt it was a bit like Alicia can correctly be said 2 ways.

As I was reading your post, I said it in my head the first way. But I know a lot of people who would said it the second way.

Another vote for am-ee-lee-a

Cant see how anyone gets the first pronunciation

Second way

Second way here - but honestly, just about all names are open to different pronunciations. I have a short, bog standard, old fashioned name. Not Julie but that will do as an example. I moved to a different part of the UK and discovered that even with that short name there are regional variations. In my home town the emphasis is one one syllable, here the emphasis is on the other - and don't get me started about the number of people wanting to tag an 'a' onto the end to replace the 'e' !

Just pronounce it the way you want to in the family and relax about other pronunciations- outside your control.

I do remember the initial "WTF?" When I first moved here though - I've had 30yrs to become more chilled about it

I'm Irish and would pronounce it the first way OP.

I'm with you OP. Also from Scotland.