If I said Téa ....

[indianaJames]

Would you struggle knowing how to pronounce this name? Or is it a non issue?

My understanding is it's pronounced 'tay-ah'
Please correct me if I'm wrong!
Thank you

I pronounce it Tay-a

Isn’t café pronounced Caff-ay though? So it’s Tay-a by that logic.

That's what I thought. I can't work out how else Café is pronounced.

On the subject of accents, even on my phone I can get é by holding my finger on the E until the selection of accents comes up.

Not all computer systems support accents in the U.K.

Not all computer systems support hyphens either.

My friend's daughter is called Tehya, similar name, much less chance of mispronunciation!

@Grufallosfriends

Téa is pronounced Té-a (é like café)

It is NOT pronounced Tay-a!

How do you pronounce the e in café because like grayish

I’m having a little difficulty understanding why that isn’t Tay-a

If that's a baby name, won't she always be Teapot at school?

I prefer Theadora.  A graceful name for child or adult, which also  offers a choice of affectionate nicknames , Thea and Dora

"If I said Téa, you'd say..."

Leoni

She is the actress in "Madam Secretary" and I would pronounce the name as she does.

One in my DC's class is pronounced Tay-a

@Grufallosfriends
Can you put us out of our misery? How do you pronounce it, using the café logic?

@Grufallosfriends

Téa is pronounced Té-a (é like café)

It is NOT pronounced Tay-a!

I'm not understanding what you think is the difference

But café is pronounced caff-ay @grufallosfriends so therefore Tay-a (I'd still pronounce it tee-ah)

If the accent were present I would pronounce it Tey-a (with the usual caveats about final syllable being actually a schwa in my accent) but would half-expect to be told something else because it's amazing how many people don't know what accents do.

If you call her Thea everyone will assume it's the English pronunciation - possibly even if it has an accent because it looks like a name we know how to say.

Go with Téa, and tell the school how to pronounce it. The vast majority of the children will grow used to the name long before they learn to read it.

Besides, it might be quite fun to be called Teapot. I had friends at primary school called Lic and Dough - Dough short for Doughnut because her name was Shona, and Lic short for Licquorice Allsort because her name was Elizabeth Alsop. One of the other girls was known as Beanie - can't remember why, if I ever knew - and little Miss Crabb was affectionately addressed as Crabby. I was known as Winks for years.

I assume @Grufallosfriends is referring to how, in French, café is pronounced without a 'y' sound at the end. It's a short open sound, probably closer to the first 'e' in 'excellent'.

I don't think Téa would work well in the UK for the reason that many people in the UK do insert another sound between two vowels - usually either an 'r' or a 'y'. The 'y' is almost inevitable here.

I would pronounce it Tay-ah. Like the month of May with ‘ah’ on the end. I think a lot of people would say Tea though.

I wouldn't if you live in England

The accent if cafe is dropped in English so I think your dd would end up being called Tea. T/Tee/Tea is a cool nickname but not what you're looking for at all. Even if someone remembered that there was an accent, people might put it on the e or the wrong way around on the a which would be annoying

I would say Tay-ah. If it was Tia the tee-ah

I also don't see Gruffalo's difference. We definitely need to learn and use ASCII IPA. Years ago I was told emphatically that Ailbhe was not pronounced Alva. When I met Ailbhe and heard how she pronounced her name I couldn't tell the difference between that and how I would pronounce Alva.... (again, I think it's the schwa. I use the same sound for Eleanor as well, which I have gathered is decidedly Not Done round here).

In English it would be Tay-a but I'm guessing in French you don't join the Te and a with a "y" sound so you say Teh-ah.

In English we say ca-ffay in French it's more ca-feh

I wouldn’t be sure! Probably say “tea” knowing it’s probably not right.
Confused from the thread on which way is right.

Would know how to pronounce Thea (I think)

Tay-a. Like Tea Leonie.

Don't use Tia though. It means aunt in Spanish.

Thea (pron. tay-ah) is a fairly standard German name.

I'd pronounce it correctly, but wonder why you haven't spelled it correctly.

@Marmite27

Tay-a. Like Tea Leonie.

Yes.

I would go Greek Mythology and spell it Thiea.

Tay-uh. I'd assume Dutch or German.
And now I keep pronouncing cafe "caarf". Ho hum.