To think these two names aren't that alike

[Weownthenight]

Alicia and Alia? I would say these are completely different and don't see how people are getting them mixed up.

They're not exactly the same. But they are similar.

They are quite similar tbh

Very similar

Very similar

I would say they are like enough to not be used for sisters but not like enough to be muddled up

A-leesh-ah
A-lee-ah

With the a for Apple sound

Second one looks like someone forgot a few letters from the first one.

Said al lee yah

They are no more similar than Karen and Catriona, or James and Joshua.

Totally different

I pronounce first as "a-lee-si-ah" not "a-leesh-ah'" by the way.

Same first two letters. Same last two letters. Too similar imo.

Like having an Orla and an Aurelia. Too similar.

Too similar for siblings, but not similar enough to get confused over

Similar

Weird I would pronounce the first as Aliss-eaa like Alice with an eeeeaaa on the end. And yes I do know one. I though Alisha was the name pronounced A-leesh-ah

I think it's personal preference isn't it?

I know one who says A-lees-sha which is why I went with that one but I know it can be pronounced as a-Lis-see-ah too

Yes I would get tongue tied trying to pronounce them. Al-ee sha and Al-ee ah.

Alicia is traditionally pronounced with a "sha" sound at the end, like Patricia. The pronunciation A-liss-ee-uh is new but very common - probably more so now than A-leesh-uh.

I can't see any great similarity. Different pronunciation, they start with the same letters but then so do Alina, Alison, Alida.

The Alicia I know is in her 50s so I don't see how the pronunciation is a modern thing.

I'd pronounce them to sound very similar! A-lee-sha and a-lee-a so it is only an addition of the "sh" sound that makes Alia into Alicia.

However if you are saying Aaah-lee-ah and A-liss-ee-ah then they are more different...

Is this for sisters? Depends on the context really.

I would pronounce the first name A liss eee ya

Second name Al eee ya

Almost all the under 8 year old girls I meet seem to have names that begin with A or E. I get them all mixed up unless I know them really well.

They will seem more similar if you learn visually rather than auditorally. I get names confused which look the same rather than sound the same. Like I think Keith and Kevin are similar names because they start with K, have the same two vowels in the same order!