Dahlia Blythe

[Talissa]

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• What kind of girl do you picture?
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Pronounced:

D - as in d̲am
A - as in ba̲t, ca̲n
L - as in l̲amp
y - as in y̲eti
ə - as in a̲bout

B - as in b̲ed
L - as in l̲amp
IE - as in bi̲te, ki̲nd
DH - as in t̲h̲en

Your pronunciation guide is a bit bizarre.

Dahlia can be Dale-ya or Dahl-ya. I doubt anyone else would use a short a.

Blythe makes me think of Blyth, which isn't great.

Rating wise, a 4. It's not awful but Delia is nicer. Blythe as a middle name is a bit of a 1-syllable filler name but at least it's not Rose, May, Grace or Joy.

The combination seems slightly try-hard but Dahlia Surname might be ok.

Nice enough name but YABU for being patronising. Maybe pick something more mainstream if you're going to bring your DD to be the same, people won't be expecting it as much as they would from a more 'unusual' name such as your choice.

It’s a long a - Daah-li-a as far as I have ever heard it - if you want a short a you might get a lot of mispronunciations.

Dahlia is ok. I like Blythe better. I don’t think the combo works - maybe it’s the 2 long first syllables together.

I hear Blythe I think Gilbert. I like Dahlia Blythe though.

1. If you want a as in bat you need Dallia.

1. Blythe is much nicer name, so I’d have it the first name.

I like the name dahlia but have only heard it pronounced as day-lee-ah or daah-lee-ah depending on whether the person is english or American

There is no way I’d go for the pronunciation you specified there on my first try, I would be a toss up between

Dah-lia
and
Day-lia

For me. I would definitely have to be told it’s Dalya.

But I would only need to be told once, it’s not hard.

I love Blythe and it would probably be our daughter’s middle name.

I like Dah-lia but pronunciation issues would put me off.

I think it’s lovely but don’t understand your pronunciation guide.
I like Day leeya and Dar leeya but I would expect 3 syllables, not 2.

It's ok - I thought it was pronounced with three syllables day-li-a, rather than two, dal-ya.

As to what sort of gal I picture... dark haired skipping around school playground in a summer dress, is what sprang to mind 🤷🏻‍♀️

I like the name Dahlia, which is pronounced dah-lee-a. I'm not sure what your pronunciation is about and agree you've made it a lot more patronising than was necessary.

I do kind of link it in my mind to the black dahlia murders though.

Ps why is there an H in it if it’s pronounced Dalya?

Dahlia pronounced your way would make me think procrastinating. Like "stop dallying about, you dilly dallyer". Or dallying in someone else's business.

Dahlia pronounced day-lee-uh, or dar-lee-uh is a lovely name though :) but you will find yourself always having to clarify which pronunciation.

I cannot even begin to imagine how else anyone might pronounce Blythe..! But it's also a good name. Different vibe to Dahlia, but not necessarily bad to mix it up :)

I know how both names are pronounced, thanks. Dahlia is not pronounced the convoluted way you are trying to suggest it is. To get your pronunciation I suggest you drop the 'h', or spell it with two 'l's.

I don't like Dahlia much as a name, and I strongly dislike Blythe.

They'll have a lifetime of people pronouncing it "wrong".
Big no.

Are you American? I’ve heard both pronunciations but the one you prefer is the more common pronunciation in the United States. I prefer that pronunciation but if you are in the UK you may want to spell it differently so there is no confusion. I think the combination of Dahlia and Blythe is lovely!

Sounds like dally-er.

Day-lia is nicer but I think there are prettier flower names out there. Don't like Blythe at all. Sorry

I like it, esp if pronounced Dale ee a. Its nice.

So like Dally-er? To my mind that’s a mispronunciation and the correct pronunciation is Dar-lee-er or Day-lee-er.

Blythe I love.

Blythe is lovely, Dahlia not so much. (Your pronunciation of it is the only one I’ve ever heard.)

It’s all a bit Anne of Green Gables...

I only the copied the pronunciation from behindthename.

But yeah I pronounce the name like dah-lee-ah and not day-lee-ah (which I believe is the british pronunciation). dar-lee-ah... that I don't understand when the name doesn't even have an r in it.

So no ‘a as in bat, cat’ then?