How would you pronounce Alethea?

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That’s a really good point! I love [name_f]Thea[/name_f] pronounced TAY-uh! <3

23

I love a-LAY-thee-a! That’s a beautiful way to pronounce it.

24

One of the very first friends I made when I started school had this name, she said it as ah-LEE-thee-ah

Although I also think al-EH-thee-ah sounds pretty nice too :slight_smile:

25

I would instinctively go for aa-LEE-thee-uh, but i’m sure after a correction it’d be easy to remember your pronounciation.

Maybe also you could spell it Alathaya ?

26

i’ve always said al-uh-THEE-uh (with a th like in thick), though i’ve also heard uh-LEE-thee-uh

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27

Yes! Agreed!

Perhaps Allethea, Allathea, Alithea for your prn? Alethea works as well, I think. People can get used to any spelling!

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28

Just chiming in as someone who speaks Greek to confirm that it’s uh-LEE-thee-uh*! It’d be a virtue name here, since it doesn’t only mean “truth” but directly translates to “truth” in Greek which is quite cool.

*uh-LEE-thya would also be correct

For the pronunciation you prefer, I might go for Althea instead - it’s not identical, but it’s similar!

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29

Uh-Lee-Thee-Yuh

30

I would naturally say “Uh-LEE-thee-uh”

31

I don’t think so everyone gets her name but she’s a strong character over pronounces her name to drum the point home that’s she’s [name_f]Alethea[/name_f] rather than any other name.

32

I pronounce it as uh-lay-thee-uh!

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33

ah-luh-tay-ah

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34

uh-LETH-eeyuh

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35

Al-thee-uh

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36

al-thee-ah

(first like “Alexander”, second like “Theodore”, last syllable like the ending of “Lucia”)

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37

a-LEE-thee-a.

There’s also [name_f]Aletheia[/name_f] which i’d pronounce Al-eh-THAY-a (I prefer this).

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38

Uh- lith -ee-uh is how I instinctively pronounce it

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