How do you pronounce Thea

[ilovemykids5]

I thought it was th ee a
Daughter thinks it's tee a
Hubby says its Tey a

Fee-a because I am from North London

I've only known one Thea and her name was pronounced Tay-a.

I have a Thea.

It's a Greek name. In ancient Greek it means goddess, modern Greek it means aunt, thia.

It's pronounced Theeea.

Thay- ah, with the stree on the first syllable.

Either Theea or Taya.

Stree ? Stress !

Theatre without the tor

Tea - ah

I'd say th-ee-ah, but tbh it seems to be mostly pronounced Fee-ah around here. When DS had a party the door person had written a Fia on the attendance list - took me embarrassingly long time to work out it was Thea!

It's Greek. Tay- ah 100%

Thee-ah. I knew a tay-ah spelt Thea but had an accent over the e.

Th, as in thing... ea as in ear

@TheGriffle

Like the first half of Theatre

This

Tey-a

Th ee a

When I see thee-a, I'm thinking people might mean the same but I read that as thee as in the hymn I vow to thee my country which brings a whole new option!

Thee ah. Feminine Theo - Theodora

@EvilEdna1

Fee-a because I am from North London.

We'd say Fey-arr (South)

A lot of people my way would say Fee-a

@Tiramiwho

It's Greek. Tay- ah 100%

That's very much not how the Greeks pronounce Thea.

It's spelled θεά - θ-th, ε-eh, ά-ah
The ε is a short sound and emphasis on the α, so The-ah.

Fee-Or if you live near my mum in Salford.

Thee a for the British pronounciation. I had a Norwegian friend who spelt it Tea and pronounced it Tay a though. I guess the name is Tay a in any language that doesn’t have a th sound, so either would be fine IMO, but you would need to clarify for people which way you want it pronounced. It’s a very pretty name.

Tey-a

I've known 2. One said "Fee-uh" and one "Tay-uh". Your family can carry on having arguments :).

I used to work with a Thee ah. Not aware anyone called her any other variation due to confusion.

The only one I've ever known (40years old) was Tay-uh