Elias - e-LY-us, EE-LY-us or something else?

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Sunnysummer · 20/05/2013 16:27

One of my best friends just named her baby Elias, and told me this over the phone... But I was so excited that I didn't pay enough attention to the pronunciation, and now feel terrible about asking again, especially as his godmother to be!o

Can you help? All I remember is that it is NOT the European way (e-LEE-oos) that DH and I know...

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ALovelyBunchOfCoconuts · 20/05/2013 16:31

i would say it as el-eye-us. i think.

SummerRainIsADistantMemory · 20/05/2013 16:41

eh-LIE-us

DonkeysDontRideBicycles · 20/05/2013 17:08

Crikey I was going to say Eh-LIE-as.

Decoy · 20/05/2013 17:26

Eh-LYE-us

OutragedFromLeeds · 20/05/2013 19:25

Eh-lie-us

DinoSnores · 20/05/2013 19:46

Eh-lie-us

KittenofDoom · 20/05/2013 19:50

I don't think I've ever heard this name spoken aloud. I would say ELL-ee-uhss

SoupDragon · 20/05/2013 19:52

Another vote for el-eye-us

scaevola · 20/05/2013 19:52

I know only one in RL and he says it EL-ee-uss.

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Sunnysummer · 20/05/2013 20:42

Eh-LIE/LY-us wins, I think, and sounds lovely too. Will risk it when I speak next.

Thank you for helping, and for making me feel less silly about being confused!

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 20/05/2013 21:27

Eh-lee-us - love it.

KittenofDoom · 21/05/2013 13:09

Sounds too much like Liar to me, so I'm surprised that seems to be the favoured pronunciation.

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