How to pronounce Elysia?

[hattee]

I like the name Elysia but I'm woried that future DD will have a lifetime of having people mispronouning her name. I'm also concerned that she would always have to spell it out. I'm normally a fan of classic/boring names, but this one stands out to me for some reason.

How would you pronounce this?

i'd say elle-iss-ee-ah if i read it

Same as Alicia I think

Its my friends DD name, and she pronounces it like bloodredtulips said.

ell-eesh-a

I've had a lifetime of people not knowing how to pronounce my name and it gets pretty wearing. If you have to ask, so will everyone else.

well how would you pronounce it hattee?

Ell ee see ya

One of dd2's best friends is called this btw.

I'd pronounce it El-ee-see-ah, but it doesn't look as though anyone else would! I think I'll go back to my traditional/old fashioned list

you might have to correct people a bit at first but if you like the name, I would go ahead with it. I don't think it is going to be hugely difficult to get people to pronounce her name the way you want really.

ell-ee-sha. As in ell-ee-shan fields, non? Bit funerial.

I would say Ell-ee-zee-uh

But I would say ell-ee-zhun fields, with a sort of soft j sound like the g in rouge

ell-iss-ee-ah

Ell-izz-ee-ya

Lovely name. We considered it but already have an Elizabeth and it's too close. I wanted it because it sounds like the Roman 'heaven' Ellysium and my dad, who died in April, was a guru of Roman knowledge! I would have pronounced it El-iss-ia.