How do you pronounce Thea

[ilovemykids5]

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

My great aunt was Tay-uh but that’s with a European heritage.

My grandma, same birth country, had Theadora as a middle name, pronounced Taya-dora.

I’d say Tay-uh out of habit if I’m honest

Thee-ah, like Dorothea

My Gran was German whose name was Dorothea and she pronounced it with a tea sound as no th in German. I'd normally prounce it with the th sound.

@PricklesTheHedgehog

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

Same here

The only one I knew as a child was French, so Tay-a. But it's since become popular so most of the young ones I know are Thee-a.

I really only like the French pronunciation though!

Fear

Tay-ah is the French pronunciation (probably other regions too). Thee-ah is the Greek and most common British pronunciation. It can also be short for Dorothea, Althea, Dorothea which would all likely be the Thee-ah pronunciation too.

Meant Dorothea, Althea or Theodora

Thee ah

Te-ah

Thea is nearly always "Thee -ah" in the UK imo.

I haven't heard "Tee -ah", I thought that was spelt Tia.

"Tay -ah" sounds lovely but I'd expect it to be either spelt Taya or with an accent over the E in Thea. If you want that pronunciation you might like the very similar but rarer Ancient Greek Theia, usually pronounced "Thay-ah".

Tay-ah

I live in NW....child in my GC class pronounces it thaya

I have an Auntie Tey-a but all other Theas I know are Thee-a, with a soft "th" as in Seth, rather than the.

If that makes any sense.

^Auntie Tay-a

Tay-Ah. (West Yorkshire, if it makes a difference).

Th ee a

To be like Freya it would need a different spelling I feel.

Well on this basis it seems we are both right in a way.. I don't think I will use it now as it looks like she will be asked how its pronounced all the time. Thank you

Thee-ah with a soft th.

Thee-a for me. Unfortunately where l live then most people say Feea