How would you pronounce Talia?

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I'm not choosing a name, just having a healthy debate with a friend. Around here, I've only heard of it was Tal-ee-uh but she says she'd say is as Tar-LEE-uh.

Might depend on local accents, but around here it would be ta-lee-uh

Tal-ee-ah, I think like surf25!

Tar-lee-ah

This is a relative of mine's name. They pronounce it Tar le ah. They do live in the states if that has any bearing on it?

Tar-lee-ah- short for Natalia no?

Tal-ee-er

Tar-lee-er is spelt Thalia.

here, Talia is a common Jewish girl's name and is always pronounced Tal-ee-uh. I have a cousin Thalia - TAR-lee-uh.

One of the DDs is at school with a Tahlia, pronounced Ta-lee-ah. I would assume Talia would be pronounced the same. Confused by the 'r's, is that like when people say draw-ring instead of drawing?

TALL-ya

Like the last two syllables of Na-TAL-ia.

Along similar lines, for Tania I'd say TAN-ya rather than TARN-ya which sounds a bit affected/contrived.

Any language experts here? I'd assumed it was an Italian/Spanish/Latin name with a short "a" sound rather than "ah"?

In English, Ta-lee-ah would be most likely, but in Hebrew the accent is typically on the second or last syllable and ta-LEE-ah would be most likely (and more likely to be written as Talya.

Thalia is Greek and not related linguistically to Talia.

One of my dd2s best friends is Talia. Pronounced Taa-lee-ah.

I knew one who said it more like Tal-ya.

I'd say Tall-ee-ah generally speaking though.

Tar-lee-ah I think.

Tal-lee-a, but I think if I was saying it everyday I'd come to say it more like Tal-ya, iyswim.

Tal-ee-ah

Tal yah like the end of Natalia - nat tal yah

Ta-lee-ah like the end of Natalia for me!

Probably Taa lee uh but would doubt myself and feel perfectly happy if I was then told it was Ta lee uh.

Oops I always thought the first syllable was like 'tail' so tail-lee-uh

I'd say 'Tal ya'
If it was spelt Tahlia then I'd say 'Tarl yuh'
No idea why I'd differentiate the end syllable

Tarl-yuh

You're all pronouncing it wrong to me!

In my accent it's ta-lay-ah. Everyone and their wife says it that way.

Interesting Supermans, do you mean you'd emphasise the middle syllable, like Ta-LAY-ah?

I'm always concerned that I'm going through life making an arse of myself with my pronunciation...

No, no emphasis on lay if anything the opposite. Trying to think of the right way to write it down. . Like tally - ah so more exaggeration on the'ta' part but not much I'm useless at descriptions