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How would you pronounce this name?

37 replies

Daydreamer77 · 15/05/2022 10:31

How would you pronounce the name Zaria?

Is it obvious that it's supposed to be pronounced zar-ree-ah?

Thanks in advance

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Cas112 · 15/05/2022 10:32

Zah ree ah

stopwaitingforpermissiontobeyou · 15/05/2022 10:33

I thinn I would say it like '-Zahhh-re-H)with emphasis on the za.

Its tough because Maria and Aria are pronounced differently.

I love the name though!

Threetulips · 15/05/2022 10:33

Zar ee a

user1471530109 · 15/05/2022 10:36

I think I would have said 'zaa-ree-a'. sorry! Once corrected though it would be fine.

LoveSpringDaffs · 15/05/2022 10:37

I would have said it as you describe, but you'll definitely get variations like Zuh ree Ah & Zara i ah, but does it really matter from strangers?

my name is pretty common place, but pronounced quite differently depending on peoples regional accents.

SoupDragon · 15/05/2022 10:38

I'd pronounce it how you want it pronounced.

I wouldn't pronounce it to rhyme with Maria.

Jaxinthebox · 15/05/2022 10:41

same as maria I think.

tokyotea · 15/05/2022 10:41

Zaa-Ree-Ah

HunterHearstHelmsley · 15/05/2022 10:43

Like Maria, Aria, etc. I'd be happy to be corrected but my initial pronunciation would be Zah Ree Ah

BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz · 15/05/2022 10:43

Zaa ri a

Zaa like bizarre
A very short ri like Rhianna
A phonetic a like in cat

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Summerholidayorcovidagain · 15/05/2022 10:50

Rhymes with a bad belly imo....

Justkeeppedaling · 15/05/2022 10:55

Za-rye-a. Like Maria (Mar-eye-a)

stopwaitingforpermissiontobeyou · 15/05/2022 10:55

HunterHearstHelmsley · 15/05/2022 10:43

Like Maria, Aria, etc. I'd be happy to be corrected but my initial pronunciation would be Zah Ree Ah

Aria is ahhhh-ria

ineedsun · 15/05/2022 10:57

Za (short a as in cat) ri (as in rhianna) a (er)

HunterHearstHelmsley · 15/05/2022 11:40

stopwaitingforpermissiontobeyou · 15/05/2022 10:55

Aria is ahhhh-ria

It's aa-ree-ah.

romdowa · 15/05/2022 12:57

Zah - ree - ah is how I would say it

KirstenBlest · 15/05/2022 13:10

Zarya

TrashyPanda · 15/05/2022 13:12

Zaaa tee ah

TrashyPanda · 15/05/2022 13:13

Sorry - Zara ree ah

RosesAndHellebores · 15/05/2022 13:15

But how should Maria be pronounced. Like in the Sound of Music or as my English teacher pronounced it in the 70s. Maraya. Like a police man's black Maria.

KirstenBlest · 15/05/2022 13:27

The arabic name rhymes with Maria (Mar-ee-a/Zar-ee-a)

SemperIdem · 15/05/2022 21:49

I’d assume it was pronounced to rhyme with Daria rather than Maria. No idea why 🤷🏻‍♀️

ArmWrestlingWithChasNDave · 15/05/2022 21:59

Rhymes with barrier.

Zilla1 · 15/05/2022 22:14

does it rhyme with caiomhe?

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