How do you say Camellia?

My nan says it like it rhymes with [name]Amelia[/name], but I kind of don’t believe her because of the double L.

ETA: Oh, and obviously it’s my latest name crush, even though I can’t say it. :slight_smile:

I pronounce it “kah-MEEL-yuh” but some people pronounce it “kah-[name]MELL[/name]-yuh”.

kuh-MEEL-ee-uh?

I was brought up saying kah-MEEL-yuh in the US. I am pretty sure I’ve heard kah-meel-ee-uh in Australia. But I don’t trust them, they say [name]Dahlia[/name] with 3 syllables. :wink:

I say [name]Dahlia[/name] with 3 syllables. [name]TRUST[/name] NO [name]ONE[/name]! :stuck_out_tongue: [name]Dal[/name]-yuh is way too much effort. I just say DAH-lee-ah or day-lee-ah.

Maybe my nan was right after all lol. That’ll teach me to doubt a gardening fanatic. [name]Do[/name] you think [name]Melia[/name] works as a nn?

I’ve never met anyone with this name, but I pronounce it kah-MEE-lee-ah.

I’ve often thought of it as [name]Amelia[/name] with a K sound. [name]Ca[/name]-MEE-lee-uh. and fwiw I say Dah-li-a! :slight_smile:

[name]Ca[/name]-meel-yuh, like the flower. :slight_smile: But I wouldn’t be surprised if people said [name]Ca[/name]-mell-ee-uh because of the double L.

Hold on, just found this via Google.

http://camelliaexpress.wordpress.com/2012/04/05/how-do-you-say-camellia-2/

Now the pronunciation makes more sense even with the double L.

Yep, me too, on all counts (I’m Australian, by the way). :slight_smile:

[name]Camellia[/name] rhymes with [name]Amelia[/name], and I love it. (And [name]Dahlia[/name] can be DAHL-ya or DAH-lee-uh, round these parts. Never [name]DOLL[/name]-yuh, though.)

My landlady’s name is [name]Camellia[/name] :slight_smile: She pronounces it like [name]Amelia[/name], with a K.

Maybe I’m an odd one out, but I pronounce it as ca-mel-ee-yah (‘mel’ as in the first syllable in [name]Melanie[/name])