Dahlia - how would you pronounce it?

[goofygoober]

We like this name for a girl - but do you say Dah-lee ya or Day-lee ya?

Thanks?

Dah lee ah

i would say day-lee-ya

Day-lee-a.

the plant is day Lee ah but I like the name pronounced Dar Lee ah.

Dale-ee-ah

Day-li-a, same as the flower.

Day-lee-ya. Americans say Dah-lee-ya from what I've seen on youtube.

Day-lee-a, with the emphasis on Day.

I would have said Day lee a except I know one irl - a grown up one - and she's dah lee a

Day-li-ah

How can you like it if you don't know how to say it??

It's Day-lee-ah in English.

English was as per the flower.

Dar lee ah sounds affected to me.

I actually like it pronounced either way. I asked the question to see how others would expect it to sound, should we decide to use it. That's if we end up with a DD and not a DS!

Thanks.

Dar-lee-ah

OMG IVE ONLY JUST GOT THAT BLOODY SONG OUT OF MY HEAD AND NOW YOUVE PUT IT BACK IN.

I'm a goofy goober...

I say Dah-lee-a.

We had a girl at school called Dahlia said Dah-lee-ah, her family was indian.

The plant is day - liah, the name is dah-liah
I think anyway

Dale-ya is how I say it.

It's one of those words that I read before I heard anyone say it, so in my head it's Dah-lee-a but I would actually say Day-lee-a.

I know an American girl called Dahlia, Dar Lee ah.

I'd say Day lee ah though for an English girl, unless told otherwise.

Dar Lee Ah

Day lia like the flower. I considered it for dc2. I love it.

depends what country you are in.

The plant was introduced to Europe, from IIRC Mexico by a Professor Dahl. I believe he was Swiss-German and pronounced his name Darl, so in most of the world they are called Darl-ee-as.

In UK for some reason we call them Day-lee-as.

Day-lee -ah

I just assumed you would pronounce it the same way the plant is pronounced - Day-lee-ya. Isn't that the case then?