How would you pronounce Lucia?

[lurcherlover]

Just that, really...I know how I would want it pronounced, but I don't want to condemn dd to a lifetime of "actually, it's pronounced..." if my pronunciation isn't the most obvious one. So could you roughly phonetically spell the first pronunciation that comes to mind, please, kind mumsnetters?

Lu ci a

Lu chi a

Loo-thia (but I have a Spanish niece)

Or Loo-chee-a

I'd pronounce it Lu chi a.

Loo sha.
That's how my friend says her name.

Loo chee ah

Lu chi a

Like st lucia loosha??

Loo chee ah

The Lucia I went to school with (English, as far as I recall) pronounced it LOO-cee-ah.

My friend's Italian university flatmate pronounced her name loo-CHEE-ah.

And the Lucia I work with (South American) says loo-CEE-ah.

shrug

I know one who pronounces it Loo see ah

I know a Greek one who pronounces it loo see yer.

Loo See Er

I know one who is loo-see-ah and another who is loo-chee-ah

LouCHEEa

Loo-see-ah

Loo che ah

My dd is luseeah, some are Luchia, and others are loosha

Also Luthea

Loo cheer

Loosha

Thanks all. I would want to say it "loo-sha" so it looks like its back to the drawing board!

I think you can do loosha

loo-chee-ah

Loo-Chee-a with the emphasis on the Chee.

Unless I was talking about St. Lucia the island in which case I'd say Loosha.