I love the name Thalia (Talia?). It’s an honor name and a mythological name! My mom’s name is NaTALIA and there’s a Thalia from Greek myths. The only problem I have with it is the spelling. Should I keep the h or should I not? On one hand, my mom doesn’t have the h in her name, and it would be more honoring for her. On the other, the original Greek spelling is Thalia, and I would really like to stay true to it. I also kind of like the spelling with the h more, but it’s not as phonetic. So, what do you guys think? H or no h?
EDIT: Thalia and Talia are actually pronounced differently. Sorry for saying that they were. I didn’t know. I still love both names equally though. So, which one sounds better to you.
Thal-ee-ah
Tal-ee-ah
I think people are bound to mispronounce [name_f]Thalia[/name_f], depending on where you are from.
However, I wouldn’t let that be enough to stop you. Coming from someone who’s maiden name was mispronounced on a daily basis, its really not that much of an inconvenience to correct people.
They are both beautiful.
I think [name_f]Talia[/name_f] would be easier day to day and the connection to the honor name also strikes me as a compelling reason to drop the h–but I tend to prefer streamlined spellings overall.
I see the merits of both. [name_f]Talia[/name_f] is legitimately a Hebrew name on its own, so you’d be staying true to legitimate origins, if you used it, but I see [name_f]Talia[/name_f] as more “fun” and [name_f]Thalia[/name_f] as more “regal”, if that makes sense. [name_u]Tali[/name_u] is my favorite [name_u]Tal[/name_u]- name to honor my sister (similarly named N@tal!e), but I’ve had the [name_f]Thalia[/name_f] vs. [name_f]Talia[/name_f] argument myself.
One note that might be of use to you is that I’ve heard that in Greek, [name_f]Thalia[/name_f] and [name_f]Talia[/name_f] are not said the same? Not sure how valid this is as my Greek training only goes so far, and I can’t speak to [name_f]Thalia[/name_f]'s true Greek pronunciation, but from what I understand it is a “th” sound as opposed to a “t” sound in Greek. Might be something to consider?
I do love both though, and I don’t think you could really go wrong! [name_f]Thalia[/name_f] might make her feel like she has her own identity, but [name_f]Talia[/name_f] might be easier to deal with on paper? It’s hard to weigh all the pros and cons, but I think I slightly lean toward [name_f]Talia[/name_f] myself.
I would pick [name_f]Talia[/name_f]. To me the pronunciation seems more straightforward. With [name_f]Thalia[/name_f], I can see people pronouncing it with the “th” sound.
In Greek [name_f]Talia[/name_f] and [name_f]Thalia[/name_f] aren’t pronounced the same. Aside from that, visually I prefer [name_f]Thalia[/name_f] If you want the Tal pronunciation then your best bet is Talia imo.
Thanks everyone! I had no idea that they were pronounced differently. Someone told me they were pronounced the same, and I just assumed they were correct. I just looked it up, and [name_f]Thalia[/name_f] is pronounced with the h. Now I’m wondering with sounds better. Thal-ee-ah or [name_u]Tal[/name_u]-ee-ah?