Talia

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Hormones/baby name regret - how do you pronounce Talia?!

Is it too out there with a top 50 sibling name?
We were pronouncing tal ee a rather than tarl ee a and obviously knew pronounced the other way but worried were actually the minority. We announced her name last month but every other day wonder whether we should have gone for our safe choice.
Thanks in advance

Ta-Lee-a

Only ever heard it pronounced Tal-ee-a, never heard it as tarl-ee-a. It’s fine with a top 50 name. It’s not massively popular but I have met a fair few little ones.

It’s lovely! I would say Ta- lee- a. My 12 year old daughter has a friend called Talia and it sounds great for her age too.

I love that name and have always pronounced it with the flat A. Ta-lee-a.

Tar-lia, but as soon as I heard it said with a short a I would change. I don’t think a few people pronouncing it wrongly is a reason not to use it.

I was thinking Tala like the actress in McDonald and Dodds.

Yes like this.

Have you already named your baby this?

Tar-lee-a (I always assumed it was short for Natalia) lovely name and not too out there.

Surely these random Rs are just an artefact of the person's accent and not an actual pronunciation. Nobody who actually pronounced Rs, such as a Scottish accent, is putting one in.

Honestly, it's just a bath versus barth thing, pronounce it how you do and don't overthink people with different accents.

I think it’s a Hebrew name, and if I remember rightly was in NCIS and is Ta-Lee-a

I know a Natalia- Russian heritage. Never heard of talia

I think people with non-rhotic accents insert these extraneous r/s as a way of indicating they are lengthening the vowel. I must say I find it irritating because it makes zero sense unless you don’t pronounce rs.

No, as my DH wasn’t keen. I first watched all the Rocky and Godfather films years ago though so knew the name from Talia Shire.

Oh that's a very lovely name. I'd pronounce it the same as you.

I’d pronounce it as you do. Nice name. Percy Jackson is my association with it but thats not a problem.

Ta-lee-a.
For the long A I'd expect to see Tahlia.

I don't think it's out there, I know a few adult and child Talias, and also a Tali, its a nice name.

Probably Ta-lee- ah. I know a Tahlia pronounced Tarlia. I would think Talia was a nickname for Natalia and for Natalia I wouldn’t use a long A, same as in Natasha/Natalie

Love it

The Talia's I've met pronounce it Tahh-lia but they've all had very posh English accents. I think it's a lovely name however it's pronounced

Ta-lee-ah pronunciation here. A lovely name. I recognise it from a character in the 90s TV series Babylon 5, but can’t remember which way she pronounced it!

It's beautiful. I would say don't go for the safe option rather than the one you love. Everyone will quickly get used to it, including yourselves!

Thank you so much all - met a mum at the nursery gates Friday who repeatedly said Tar Lee a despite us politely saying Ta Lee a several times which I've been mulling over all weekend!

Love the meaning and am trying to put the doubts out my mind - we register her on Wednesday so thank you for the reassurance

Ta lee a. Vvv popular here. There were 4 in youngest primary class. One of my favourite names

I'd say Tah-lee-ah

I'm confused by the added R in Tar-lee-ah?!

One of my Australian cousins kids is a Tah-lee-a. I think it might be an accent thing but definitely no r sound.

I know a German Talia pronounced TAH lee ah with the emphasis on the first syllable (TAH)

No R sound though..