Elysia

[caitlinrose]

I read this the other day and I'd just like to know how you pronounce it.

Do you like it? Any association with it?

It's not on our list and I don't think I will add it as it might cause lots of pr. errors and spelling problems. I sort of like it as a middle name but I'm not sure if the pr. I'm using is the one most people are likely to use.

So this is more of a general question and likely not a name we will pick. Still curious what you think.

E-lis-ee-ah I would guess. I guess you could pronounce it like Elisha.

I like Alicia which is A-lis-ee-ah.

Alicia is also A Lee sha (as per Alicia keys)

so similar with Elysia, you’re inviting many other pronunciations. Just be aware your child will forever be telling people how they want their name pronounced. She could be El is eea.

Sorry, posted too soon. Or she could be Ee Lee Sha

I can imagine some 1970s hippy giving their child the name Elysia after Elysian Fields etc.

El-iz-ee-ah.

Classical Roman, roughly meaning paradise. As in the Elysian Fields, the Roman version of heaven, where heroes were sent by the gods.

Classical scholars will know how to pronounce it. You might get a variety of interpretations otherwise.

or a musician in a prog rock band.

El e see ah

Sleazier

Ell-EE-zee-uh?

El-ee-zee-a

El-izz-ee-uh
It's better than Hades

EL-EEE-SEE-YA

It's the name of my daughter's friend.

El ee see ah
Or maybe
El ee zha

As in Elysian Fields? Or Champs d'Elysés?

No.

I would say eh-LIZ-ee-uh (no idea if that's "right" as I don't speak Latin - or is it Greek?) but I think you would get a lot of people pronouncing it like Alicia/Alisha.

Seems best as a middle name because of the pronunciation issues.

Our old neighbours had a granddaughter of that name - she was ill-EEZ-ee-a.

Eh-lis-ee-ah. I think it's lovely and really like the spelling

This.

I’d go for Alicia which is better know. That’s what everyone will think she’s called anyway

I associate it with the EU Anthem: "daughters of Elysium", and on that basis I like it, but maybe not enough to use for a child. Or these days, maybe enough.

I'd pronounce it eh-LEE-see-uh.

I like Elissa which is another name for Dido queen of Carthage.

It's from Greek myth, but I'm unsure are elysian fields before or after Romans... anyways...

Greek y originally was pronounced like German ü or French u... there was also some "guided rules" such as that pyro (fire in Greek) is peero because y came in front of r, but I don't know if this is true for modern Greek.

I pronounce it ELL-eez -ia or el-UZ-ia similar to Louisa.

It’s a bit too Elysian Fields for me. It’s got a heavenly/afterlife connotation.
It’s a beautiful name but I don’t know… personally it would not be a name I’d choose but if you love it, go for it.

Arabic name pronounced Alyazia

Love the name