Julia or Tulia?

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Just that! Which is nicer?

Julia is nice and unusual

I think Julia is ripe for a comeback. If I heard a new baby being that I’d be pleasantly surprised. Original but classic.
I prefer Juliet though.

No idea where the Talia pronounciation comes from.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/baby_names/670424-Pronunciation-of-Thalia

I know two Thalia's both pronounced Tah/Tar lia with the emphasis on the first syllable. (Tah and Tar sound the same in my accent but I know in some accents that wouldn't be the case)

Julia is lovely.

i know a Tulla (without the i) . It suits her.

I know a Tulia too. I much prefer it to Julia, which i think sounds a bit dated

Julia is a beautiful classic that works in many languages. I love it.

I would wonder if Tulia was a typo for Julia or Tulip.

Much prefer Julia. It's not old-fashioned, it's a classic name which everybody knows how to pronounce and how to spell. No known bad assocations to my knowledge.

In Greek, Thalia is pronounced with the 'th' sound at the beginning, so Tha-leah

Thalia is a Muse, pronounced Thalia. There are other names pronounced Talia but there is no logic in Talia for Thalia.

If it matters, Cicero's daughter Tullia did not die as a child, she died after childbirth.
There is a very famous story about her tomb being discovered hundreds of years after she died, and a beautiful poem about it. Both here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tullia_(daughter_of_Cicero)

Cicero's family/clan name was 'Tullius'. Hence Tullia, the feminine form.

You really can't believe what you read in a lot of name books.
However, in Spanish and I think Portuguese, there is a modern version of the Latin name, spelled with one 'l', pronounced 'TOO-lee-ah'.

Thalia - in Latin would be 'Tah-lee-ah'; in English it's usually the same, too. In Spanish (and German) it's 'Tah-LEE-a'

I agree - Thalia in Greek (the original) is THAH- lee- ah or THAH-lya.

Tulia doesn't meet your 'normal but underused' criteria as it is pretty unheard of and will generate a lot of query so if you want to avoid that, Julia it is.

Julia is lovely and is making a bit of a comeback. 2 yr old DS has a new friend called Julia and I thought it was awesome. Tulia is just asking for trouble.

You said you prefer Julia so use that!

I have a little Julia and it's great for reasons already posted. Easy to say and spell, familiar but not over used, and quite timeless. With her siblings she sounds quite Edwardian though, not that that's particularly a bad thing. It's the name I've had the most positive comments about of all my kids.

Juliet?

I like Julia. How about Nuria?

The asking for trouble bit is pretty much what I've had with my name over the years, so you have a good point. Thalia is nice but would probably get the same. Nuria I've never heard of!
Thanks everyone

While there were a lot of Julie's growing up in the 70's there are no young ones now. Julia is lovely and I think travels well/ used in Europe and Russia. I do love Juliet thought too.

I met a baby Tulia (pronounced as Julia but with a ‘T/Ch’ sound) four or five years ago and have always remembered it as a great sounding name.

I like Julia too, it seems very cheerful. I also know a July, which I like (although a bit weird if you’re not born in July I guess, and a bit literal if you are).

Julia can have Jules
Tulia wouldn't be right as Tules

Julia is very nice.

Kulia?

I really like Julia