How do you pronounce Eliza?

lu_brasil · July 10, 2016, 12:49am

See the results of this poll: How do you pronounce Eliza?

Respondents: 94 (This poll is closed)

Eh-LEE-zah : 4 (4%)
Eh-LIE-zah : 91 (93%)
Elisa and Eliza are the same to you?: 3 (3%)

grackym · July 10, 2016, 2:42am

[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] - eh-lie-zuh
[name_f]Elisa[/name_f] - eh-lees-uh

meraud · July 10, 2016, 4:43am

Yeah, what grackym said. It is strange that it evolved that way, since it came from [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], but I’ve known a lot of Elizas (and seen a lot of characters named [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]) and it’s always been Eh-LIE-zuh.

smartie352 · July 10, 2016, 4:51am

To me, [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] is eh-LIE-zuh and [name_f]Elisa[/name_f] is eh-[name_u]LEE[/name_u]-suh.

laugre · July 10, 2016, 5:36am

I pronounce [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] Eh-LIE-zah. My middle name is [name_f]Aliza[/name_f] ([name_m]Ah[/name_m]-lee-zah), and I’m constantly having to explain that to people!

lovemysweeties · July 10, 2016, 5:57am

[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] - eh-LIY-zə
[name_f]Elisa[/name_f] - eh-[name_u]LEE[/name_u]-sə

I personally adore [name_f]Eliza[/name_f].

joyfulnoise · July 10, 2016, 9:51am

Me and most everyone I’ve met pronounce [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] eh-LIE-zah and [name_f]Elisa[/name_f] eh-[name_u]LEE[/name_u]-sah.

pterodactyl · July 10, 2016, 9:57am

[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] pronounced as eh-LIE-zah because of [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] Thornberry. I haven’t seen the name elsewhere so that’s what my pronunciation is based on.

I’d pronounce [name_f]Elisa[/name_f] differently. As eh-[name_u]LEE[/name_u]-sah

sunrisemeadows · July 10, 2016, 10:15am

I pronounce [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] eh-lie-zah. I pronounce [name_f]Elisa[/name_f] eh-liss-ah.

lawsonhaley · July 10, 2016, 10:22am

I’ve never heard eh-lee-za for [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] before.

For me:

[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] - Ee-ly-za
[name_f]Elisa[/name_f] - [name_f]Elise[/name_f]-ah

foreverharriet · July 10, 2016, 10:40am

[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] - eh-LIE-zah
[name_f]Elisa[/name_f] - eh-LISS-ah

boyandgirl · July 10, 2016, 12:31pm

Eh lie zuh. One of my favorites.

BelleOfTheBall · July 10, 2016, 5:50pm

As the above replies say [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] for me is- Eh-lie-za

And [name_f]Elisa[/name_f] would be Eh-lee-sa if I met one.

I’m Australian so not US or UK but watch plenty of tv and movies from both and have always heard [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] pronounced as above!

SparkleNinja18 · July 10, 2016, 6:01pm

[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]: eh-LIE-zuh or ee-LIE-zuh
[name_f]Elisa[/name_f]: eh-LEES-uh

I’ve never thought about [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] being pronounced a different way.

tamparays8 · July 10, 2016, 7:05pm

My exact thought. Sometimes I also pronounce [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] and [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] with a long E at the beginning, like key without the K.

system · July 11, 2016, 5:34pm

I say it more like ee-lie-zuh

McCharlie · July 11, 2016, 9:13pm

Eh-lee-za as it comes from [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] (Eh-lie-za makes no sense to me).
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] and [name_f]Elisa[/name_f] are the same to me.

badgerbadger · July 11, 2016, 9:37pm

I have only ever heard [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] pronounced eh-LIE-zuh. [name_f]Elisa[/name_f] is pronounced eh-[name_u]LEE[/name_u]-sah. Like [name_u]Lisa[/name_u] but with an E at the front.

lu_brasil · July 20, 2016, 3:30pm

My thoughts @mccharlie, however after this thread I see that the US and the UK majority don’t think the same.