Lukia or Lucia

[JRBS]

What do you think about these two names? I like the pronunciation 'Loo-KEE-a,' but does it sound weird in England?

Not always.

My friend is Loo-sea-a

https://www.names.org/n/lukia/about

The source of the pronunciation is noted as "Automated".

So an artificial pronunciation created by a machine, not a real world pronunciation by a speaker of any of the languages I've checked.

You didn't try Welsh @JRBS . I did.

Well, it is a very old-fashioned and rare Russian name derived from the male name Luka or its Greek version Λουκᾶς, the female Greek version is Λουκὶα

I read Lukia as Lochia.

@JRBS , if you like it, use it.

It is but Eye-Kee-ah is the most common pronunciation that I hear in England

Look here

@SonicTheHodgeheg , you said Eye-lee-ah

This is an ugly pronunciation

I think it would be spelled Loukia in English, but I really don’t like it.

Unless you're 'very old fashioned and Russian' OP, don't use it. Your daughter will be grateful.

Not necessarily- I know of three different pronunciations. Loo- see-ah, Loo-chee-ah and Loo-kee-ah. All are correct in different countries.

Exactly!

When you say never, do you mean other than in Latin which is the language it originates from?

It's one thing to be snobby about names, but another to be ignorant and snobby.

I mean in countries where English is the first language.

"Latin is a language as dead as it can be..".😉

If you want 'unique' and aren't bothered about your daughter having to repeatedly spell her name forever, then go for it.

Why ask what people think and then argue back when they say it is awful? Use it or don't use it.

Lucia is lovely.

Your child can no doubt be taught to offer that explanation of the extraordinary pronunciation loo-KEE-a, after she's corrected people who call her Lochia.

It's an awful name in English. Lucia is a pretty name.

Lukia is ugly.

Lucia is pretty. And pronounced as others have suggested.

Don't give your child a name with a normal spelling but an eccentric pronunciation.

I know someone professionally called Sandra who insists on the name being pronounced with a short 'a', as in sand.

Most people still say 'sarn-dra', as in 'barn'. I try to avoid saying her name at all because I feel silly if I use her preferred pronunciation.

You don't want a lifetime of that.