How would you pronounce 'Thea'?

[thehogopogo]

And if you don't mind, whereabouts are you from?

[Colyngbourne]

(Soft 'th') thay-uh

[wigglesrock]

Tay a initially but I'd be ready to be corrected to Thee a (NI)

[barbecue]

Like the end of Dorothea.

[LucyBabs]

Th ee - a Dublin

I'm confused with the pronunciation Fee ah

[EBearhug]

Thee-uh.
From Dorset. I was at school with a Thee-uh, and that's how she and her family pronounced it, too.

[broomchickabroomchick]

In my head I'd say Thee-a. But I have a south east london accent and I'm lazy with my Th's so would say Fee-a and it would sound like 'fear'. Shame as I really like it and wanted to consider it for DD

[GlitzAndGigglesx]

Thee-uh
London

[merrymouse]

Thee-uh - also London.

[NurNochKurzDieWeltRetten]

There's one down the road from us and she's pronounced Tay-a... but we're in Germany. I guess for a British Thea within the UK I'd assume the "th" was pronounced though "Thee-ah".

[merrymouse]

I would also assume a British Theo was Thee-o.

[deepdarkwood]

Thee-a, as in Dorothea/Anthea - to rhyme with Fear (both the Thea's I know are pronounced like that) But would check as I'd be aware of the Tay-uh option. Living in London/Surrey currently, grew up in mids.

[AuntieStella]

For an English speaking family in an anglophone country, thee-a

[nooka]

Like but less French, so a soft 'th' like through and then aya.

But only because someone here a long time ago told me it wasn't an 'ee' sound in the middle, I've never met one.

[GallopingFoxley]

Always - no , she is Taya to rhyme with layer ... And spelt like that to try and avoid mispronunciation

[buttonmoonboots]

I know one and she is Thee-uh, which is how I would say it unless I was told to say Thay-uh.

From SE England.

[LavenderLeigh]

Thee ah
Scottiah

[Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost]

Th-ee-er. I am from Northwest

[purplemunkey]

Thee-uh. It's my DD's name. A friend has a Tay-uh, spelt the same but with an accent over the e. She us French.

I get people saying Tay-uh, especially as we have names like Thomas and Theresa with a similar sound, but I just don't get people saying Tee-uh. Surely that is a different name completely; Tia.

[murphys]

I know a Thea. Her name is pronounced as Tia.

[purplemunkey]

I don't understand that at all murphys. They are two different names, especially as you font even need to spell Tia out phonetically, it's seemingly understood that it's pronounced Tee-uh.

I've only ever heard Thee-uh and Tay-uh but it seems like there are more variations.

[AmysTiara]

I would say Th ee a but I used to know one who pronounced it Taya like layer. I'm in north west England.

[murphys]

Purple I agree with you, but that is how its pronounced here.

I am in South Africa though, we have some wonderfully spelt and homemade names here

[BishopBrennansArse]

Tay-uh
South East

[merrymouse]

I would also pronounce Catherine as 'Cathrin', although in other parts of Europe it would be pronounced more like 'Catreen'. Nothing wrong with Tay-uh, but I think Thee-uh is the more common British pronunciation.

[MamaLazarou]

It's Fee-a in my accent (London).