Apparently in [name]England[/name] [name]Dahlia[/name] is pronounced differently than in [name]North[/name] [name]America[/name].
[name]North[/name] American: Dah-lee-[name]Ah[/name]
[name]England[/name]: [name]Day[/name]-[name]Lee[/name]-[name]Ah[/name]
Which do you prefer? And would it be possible to pull off the [name]Day[/name]-lee-ah pronounciation in N.A.? Would alternate spellings be better? ([name]Dalia[/name], Daylia, Dailia)
I’ve only ever heard it as dah-lee-uh. I definitely think it sounds better that way.
I’m from the UK and have only heard “Dah-lee-uh” but both sound nice, I think Dailia would be better and/or more intuitive for the “[name]Day[/name]-lee-uh” pronunciation.
[name]Doll[/name] -ya is how I say it. Pretty name!
I’ve never actually known anyone with the name, but every horticulturalist/landscaper/gardener I’ve ever known has pronounced it Dahl-ya. The Dahl part is pronounced with a short a, rhymes with [name]Cal[/name] or [name]Pal[/name]. I think it’s very pretty however you choose to pronounce it.
I say it dahl-ya as well. The others don’t make sense to me.
I’m from [name]North[/name] [name]America[/name] and would say “Dahl-ya”
Dahl-ya. I would spell it [name]Dalia[/name] if you want the other.
I’m from the west coast of the US and I say it “dal-ya”, with “dal” rhyming with “[name]Al[/name]”. I recognize that I am probably weird.
I’d stick with [name]Dahlia[/name]. I think it if you are in the U.S., it would most likely be pronounced as (DAHL-yah). [name]Both[/name] pronunciations are pretty, though.
Yes, agreed. The “h” in there makes it more of a DAHL-ya.
If I was wanting the [name]Day[/name]-lee-ah… I think I would spell it [name]Dalia[/name], which actually has it’s own history to it, separate from [name]Dahlia[/name] 
I have known 3 actually, all spelled differently; [name]Dahlia[/name], [name]Dalia[/name] and [name]Dalya[/name] and they all insisted on the Dahl-yuh pronunciation and were quick to correct any other pronunciation. So I think you might really have a hard time getting people to say Dah-lee-ah let alone [name]Day[/name]-le-uh