Pronunciation question: Talia

Is the first A like tAll or like tAp?

[name_f]Do[/name_f] you pronounce the -ia as ee-uh or yuh? (so it feels like 3 syllables or like 2 syllables?)

I say it like [name_f]Natalia[/name_f], without the Na.

The first A is almost always pronounced like in “tall,” I think. I’ve heard both [name_m]TAHL[/name_m]-ee-uh and tah-[name_u]LEE[/name_u]-uh.

I know a [name_f]Talia[/name_f] and her name is pronounced like Tar-le - a

I pronounce it: tah-lee-uh, like [name_f]Natalia[/name_f] without the Na beginning. I think that’s the general “correct” way.
I have met a [name_f]Talia[/name_f] who says it “Tul-lee-uh”.

[name_f]Talia[/name_f]/[name_f]Thalia[/name_f]/[name_f]Tahlia[/name_f] is very popular where I live. Anyone I’ve met with those spellings above has been pronounced Tar-lee-uh.

Tar-lee-uh I prefer the [name_f]Tahlia[/name_f] spelling but both are very popular in Australia.

We don’t get that “r” in the middle in [name_u]America[/name_u]. I think this question is preference. I’ve known one who went with the “tap” and one with the “tall,” and neither minded if the -eeah slurred into “yuh” when spoken quickly. My natural inclination is to say TALL-ee-ah, but I wouldn’t bat an eye at a Taaah-ee-ah either. I think you can go with whichever you like!

[name_m]TAHL[/name_m]-ee-uh would be how I’d say it naturally.

[name_u]Tal[/name_u]-yuh, like [name_f]Talia[/name_f] Castellano

for me, the A is like tAp
the girl I know pronounces it [name_m]Tah[/name_m]-lee-uh

To me it is not exactly like [name_f]Natalia[/name_f] because the girl I know pronounces it na-tah-lee-yuh
(the tah is the same but the ending is different)

I pronounce it [name_m]TAH[/name_m]-lee-uh (if that makes sense).
I’m in Australia, and in my experience (having worn the name for 29 years), most people pronounce it like that here. Some say tuh-[name_u]LEE[/name_u]-uh, and my Grandma says [name_u]Tal[/name_u]-ya (a like in tap).

But our accent is so different, and I don’t recall what my husband’s family called me when we visited them in [name_u]Colorado[/name_u]. When I answer the phone, a lot of people think I’m saying [name_m]Carl[/name_m].

It’s a fairly common name here and everyone I have known with the name pronouces it [name_m]TAH[/name_m]-lee-uh.