Thalia

[Ruththetooth]

Apologies if you've just read my similarly titled thread (Talya, Talia, Tahlia). Just wanted to know what people think of Thalia. DH and I came across it last night and we both think it's nice but not sure if it would be perceived as a bit try-hard or 'chavvy'. Honest opinions please.

I love it And gives the option of Lia as a nn, which is just lovely too!

I have never, ever heard the written th pronounced as "th" in Thalia (ditto Thomas or Thierry).

I think it's a lovely, classical name (and pronounce it Tar-lee-ah).

Well, this is my 'learn something new every day' - having only ever seen Thalia on bulb packets, I had no idea it was pronounced Talia.

Don't like it at all I'm afraid. It's one of these fashionable type names. I wouldn't call it a classic name in this country.

I know a Thalia who pronounces it Th-al-ya (th as in "think"). So exactly as it looks.

My friend here in Greece pronounces it Tha-lia with the stress on the Tha bit! ( hi Alexpolimum! )

I've never heard it pronounced as anything other than THAY-lia. The most famous fictional Thalia I know of - in Antonia Forest's Kingscote books - also pronounces her name this way, hence it being misheard as 'Failure' by Lawrie Marlow.

[waves at PollyLogos!]

I like it, by the way. Though from other responses on this thread, it sounds as if you might risk having to explain your particular pronunciation all the time...

viviennemary it is classical, not classic. As in Greek or Roman, rather than traditional.

Love the name by the way!