How would you pronounce Léa

[Ellani]

Hi all, my husband and I are French and Italian but live in London. We are trying to pick a name for our first baby girl. I’m just wondering how would you pronounce Léa?

I'd pronounce it LAY-uh/LAY-ah, and honestly I'm kind of surprised there are so many other answers! The accent makes it pretty clear, imo

I’m sure it does, if you have learned some French, which I’d imagine a majority of English people, where the child will live, don’t. I don’t know any French so while I knew the accent would change the pronunciation I didn’t know how.

Stella?
Anna?

It will not be pronounced the French way lay ah is how it is pronounced in English. It is very pretty in French and English.

@Ellani , your phonetic spelling of Léa doesn't really work because for most of us here 'Leh' is like leg without the g, not Lé.

Leh-a is very difficult to say.

Accents are not normally used in the UK and 'Lea' is pronounced 'Lee'.

LAY-ah. Like Princess Leia. Léa - c’est trés jolie!