Dahlia?

[babychinoo]

What do you think of the name Dahlia? Said 'Day-Lia' like the flower🌸

I think it’s pretty but it’s likely to be mispronounced a lot x

Love it but I would say dar-lee-a

It's okay but I prefer Delilah or Tahlia/Talia.

Makes me think of the Red Dahlia by Linda La Plante, it's about a gruesome murder if I remember.

Love it!

I like it!

Love it if pronounced Daylia

I like it but it brings to mind the black dahlia murder so that would put me off.

I love it. Its pretty

I know a few Dahlia's. They are all Iranian. It's a beautiful name!

It’s gorgeous, but likely to be pronounced Dar-lia by many I think (which I still think sounds lovely too)

Black Dahlia murders for me too. Sorry

I like it objectively in so far as it sounds pretty, but dahlias have chrysanthemum associations so for that reason it would be a no from me. Sorry.

Nope. As anyone who has read P.G. Wodehouse will agree. Aunt Dahlia is one of the aunts when "Aunt is calling Aunt like mastodons bellowing across primeval swamp."

@MrsEricBana

I like it objectively in so far as it sounds pretty, but dahlias have chrysanthemum associations so for that reason it would be a no from me. Sorry.

Chrysanthemum associations? I've never heard of these? Please expand😂

Do you think using the spelling Daylia would be acceptable to stop mispronunciations?

Yeah I also think about the Black Dalia Murder. Sorry...

Wouldn't think to pronounce it Daylia, so if you want that pronunciation I reckon it's better to spell it that way?
Either way, I think it's a lovely name. Growing up, my Danish/Moroccan friend Adam had an older (gorgeous) sister named Dahlia (pronounced Dah-lia)

Re P G Wodehouse
Aunt Dahlia was indeed loud and had strong opinions, but on the whole she was a goodie, surely?
I can think of worse assocations...
But perhaps any sort of Wodehouse link won't appeal.

Dahlias and chrysanthemums both bloom in late summer/early autumn, but what other links are there? Please say, PP, am genuinely keen to know.

I would think of the murder, sorry.

Spell it propperly like the flower to avoid mistakes should be spelt and denounced like the flower.

Yes I'm now thinking maybe spelling it Daylia would be more sensible as I feel the mispronunciations would annoy me. Another name I love is Flora but with the surname Ball does anyone else hear adorable when you say it out loud? Flora Ball?😅

@june2007

Spell it propperly like the flower to avoid mistakes should be spelt and denounced like the flower.

Here the flower is spelt Dahlia and said Day-Lia? Confused what you mean by this as people are saying Dahlia would for them look like it should be pronounced Dar-Lia which to me makes perfect sense if I didn't know that I wanted it to be said Day-Lia

Anyone who know the flower should say it properly. It,s better then choosing an alternative/made up spelling.

@june2007

Anyone who know the flower should say it properly. It,s better then choosing an alternative/made up spelling.

Okay I understand you now!