Dahlia - pronunciation??

[DueJune16]

Hi,

We really like the name Dahlia if we have a girl, just a bit stuck on the correct pronunciation!
I thought it was pronounced Day-lia, hubby thinks Dhal-ia.
I really like both but just wanted opinions on how other people would pronounce the name.

Thanks everyone!

DelphiniumBlue - I'm not so keen on Delia, not sure why as I know it's similar and my friend's cat is called Delilah so that rules that out!!

Delia just doesn't have the glamour of Dahlia. Delia is the sensible cousin.

In the UK people will assume Day-lia.

Day-lee-ah

Da lee a

I'd say Daylia for the flower and Dahlia for the name.

I'd say Dah-lee-ah

With Dah rhyming with Dar(ling).

I'd pronounce Daylia as Day-lee-a

Day-lia, as in Bertie's Aunt Dahlia in the Jeeves books.

I am from the east midlands and I would say Dar-lee-ah. I would never even have thought to say it day-lee-ah and now i think about it i still can't see why you would

I would never pronounce Dahlia as Day-lia, to me it looks like it should sound Dhal-ia, as that is how it is written. There is no y in it.

I'd also pronounce Thalia as Thah-lia and not Thay-lia.

I've only ever head it pronounced Dar-lia. How would Dah ever be pronounced Day??

Hi, I realise this post is somewhat out of date now, however, I too am intrigued by the pronunciation of this beautiful plant. I've always pronounced it Dah-lee-ah, using the spelling Dahlia. I'm 43 and grew up in East Anglia. Forever folk have taken the p**s out of me for my pronunciation! Today I spent a little time researching this and found out something really interesting, the Dahlia, like most plants, is named after a Swedish botanist - one, Anders Dahl. I don't expect Anders is pronouncing his surname as Day. Or his he? Lol, more research methinks. Interested to learn the outcome of this thread - What Did You Call Your Little Girl?

I pronounce it as it is written, Dahl (Roald) - ia

There's no Y

Woody74 - op here

I did have a baby girl and I did call
her Dahlia, decided to pronounce it Dahl-ia.
However if I was talking about the flower I'd say Day-lia which I agree doesn't make sense when you think of how Anders Dahl would have pronounced his name!

Dar- lee-ah

Dah-lia for sure.

I admit, I've always assumed that people who say Dah-lia have learned the word by reading it, and just didn't know that it's actually pronounced Day-lia.

I knew an American girl called Dahlia, pronounced Darleea. Lovely name.

Hi say Dhal-ia and I’m northern 😄

The flower is Dale-ya, but I'd say Dahl-ya if it was a name.
Delia is nice too.

I know this is an old thread but OP - can you confirm what pronunciation/spelling you went for please? Thanks!

Old thread but...

US - Dah

UK- Day

Day-lia