Alicia pronunciation

[user071017]

Love Alicia as al-i-see-ya
Hate the pronunciation Alesha

Is Alissia an acceptable spelling?

I had a student called Alicia, lovely girl, corrected me when I pronounced her name "Alesha" and there, problem solved.

A-leeee-th-ia. But only because I've been watching a Spanish thriller and it's the name of one of the main characters.

I would just go with Alicia. In my experience the Ah-liss-ia pronunciation is the standard one in the UK. Canada and the US tend to pronounce it Ah-lee-sha, so if you're not over there or planning to move there, the Alicia spelling is fine.

My husband’s GM was Alicia pronounced Ah-lee-see-ah, to throw another into the mix!

Most people would pronounce Alicia the way that you want it to be pronounced. I think that spelling is fine.
If you mess around with the spelling you'll make it so that not only the child has to occasionally correct someones pronunciation of her name, but that also she'll ALWAYS have to spell it out too.

It's pronounced Aleesha here in Australia.

My sister is Alicea - the unusual way to spell it. We pronounce it Alice-ee-a. Its easy to spell too because you just tell people its Alice with an A on the end.

I would naturally say aleesha. Would say ali-s-ee-a if I really thought about it.

A late friend of mine was from Holy Roman Empire stock (so inclined to non-British names) but being British her father forced the issue by spelling her name Alethea (emphasis on the soft 'th' and 'e'). It wasn't entirely successful but it was a good attempt.

Aleesha.

I love the good wife, I dislike the other pronounciation.

In most of the world it would be pronounced as you like it, so no problem spelling it Alicia and having it pronounced that way. Even in the US, as all the hispanics would pronounce it Aliseeah. It's a very common name in spanish speaking countries.

Alice-ee-ah

Its one of those names with a few pronounciations. I dont think there is a right or wrong one.

Could you spell it as Alyssia? My cousin has the name, and as far as I know it's never been pronounced wrong.

Alicia like Patricia

I would pronounce Alicia as a-LISS-ee-a

I've also seen Alyssia which I like better than Alissia.

If you're having these issues, I wouldn't choose it, TBH

Alyssia is OK, but then there's the thing of her having to spell it all the time

I've always said Alice-ee-ah. It's the more common pronunciation. Alisha is the usual spelling of Ah-leash- ah.

To help with possible confusion how about Alyssia?

Unfortunately there's not much you can do it's a name where both are acceptable forms of pronunciation.

A-lee-sha. I think it's better pronounced that way or should i say cuter. :)

While Alyssia would guarantee the pronunciation you want, I prefer Alicia. You only need to tell people once.

Alyssia? As in Al-ISS-eeyah? I thought the OP wanted Ali-SEE-yah? brain fried

I personally do not like Alicia, Aleesha, Elysia, Ellisa etc. because of the multiple pronunciations and frequent mispronunciations.

I would pronounce Alicia either 'Aleesha' or 'Al-i-see-a'

The name will have a lifetime of mispronunciations.