How would you pronounce Theia?

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Question is in the title really!

Do you think it’s an odd name?

I really like the spelling and we have a strong Greek surname so I feel like it fits better. Which pronunciation do you like best?

All opinions welcome! I hope I don’t regret this .. 😂

THAY-a

Thay-a to rhyme with princess Leia

through gritted teeth

sorry x

"Should have called my daughter Thea but it wasn't sufficiently pretentious for me".

Not sure, Fee ah?

Going against the grain to say I’d pronounce it in the same way as Thea i.e. Thee-ah

I met a Theia who is pronounced Tey-a, but before I met her I would have pronounced it They-a (soft th, not hard like they).

yes agree

Same.

Oh that's a difficult one, I suppose it could be thigh-a, Tee-a or Thai-a. I'd imagine shel get her name pronounced wrong her whole life.

I’d awkwardly stumble through Thea, Tie-a, Thee-ay-a, Tay-a etc until I happened to get it right

Th-ay-ah as ey is often ay, like they, but can be ee, like monkey. I think you'll end up always having to spell it and be asked how to pronounce it unless you go for the conventional Thea.

I agree , same as Thea.
Which I like a lot.

😂

I would pronounce it thee-ah.

Theeeeeeya

Like Thea but constantly getting the spelling wrong.

Same.

I’d guess at Thay-ah or Tay-ah. How are you wanting it pronounced?

I honestly wouldn't know

I wouldn't know, so would probably go "Thee ah" (Thea) but with a question mark in my voice whilst looking round to see if anyone responded.

Thee-ah like Thea

your child will spend her whole life correcting spelling and pronunciation

Thigh-a to rhyme with Higher

Taya

That's Tay-a not Tay-ee-a!

Just why?