My BF and I are a long way from actually TTC, but it’s still fun to talk baby names! He’s very into mythology and the Classics, and he favors names that reflect that. We don’t seem to have the same taste–if he had his way 100%, our future kids would be [name]Augustus[/name] and [name]Helena[/name]. I don’t have anything against those names, but they just aren’t clicking with me for some reason! But I’m all about compromise, so here and there I’ve been looking into names that might mesh with both of us.
Today, in the blog, I saw the name [name]Thalia[/name]. This name is absolutely perfect because it’s Classic, I think it’s gorgeous, AND she is the [name]Muse[/name] of Comedy, which could not be more appropriate, as my boyfriend does standup comedy in our area. My only question is, would you pronounce it [name]Talia[/name], or would you pronounce it with the TH? I like the [name]Talia[/name] pronunciation (though I would spell it [name]Thalia[/name]), but I just want to make sure! Thanks, berries!
I love Thalia too. She’s the muse of Comedy and Bucolic Poetry and there’s also a Thalia that’s the Goddess of goddess of festive celebrations and rich and luxurious banquets.
As to the pronunciation, everyone disagrees with me, but I speak Greek and know a lot of Greek people, have Greek family, so I always like to put my 2 cents in even though no one listens.
According to what I know and what my Greek language teacher (who is Greek) pronounced it Thay-lee-uh… like Free Online English Pronunciation Dictionary | Howjsay
but everyone on here pronounces it Talia and no one else pronounces it the way I say it in Greek or the Greek people I know say it, so I’ve Just aboutgiven up arguing the pronunciation the Greeks taught me. I don’t mean to rant but it’s a little frustrating.
Since everyone on here says Talia (Even though Thalia and Talia/Tahlia are 2 seperate names), I suppose that would be your best bet since most people seem to say it that way. Most people around here (who aren’t Greek) pronounce it Thuh-lee-uh upon first seeing it, so you know though.
I agree- I would have pronounced it as Dantea does-THAY-lee-ah-almost as 2 syll name…it’s the way I knew it from my mother and others growing up. I’m not Greek but IMO it’s the only way I’d ever heard it until recently-I think it’s a less common pronunciation now b/c of the singer Thalia who pronounces it differently. There seem to be numerous accepted pronunciations-ETA and in fact it was part of why I ended up shying away from it as I didn’t know if I wanted to fight for a pronunciation that no one even seems to use with regularity.
I love [name]Thalia[/name]! I’ve considered it for this baby. I pronounce it [name]Tah[/name]-lia. Evidently i’m wrong. lol I’ve never heard it pronounced with a Th. Although, i’m from [name]Texas[/name]; Texans butcher a lot of names, i’ve noticed.
It’s clear that noone else was raised watching Univision, otherwise perhaps the name would be ruined for you too. All I think of when I hear that name is [name]Thalia[/name] , I don’t think I’ve ever heard her last name because this is all she ever went by. She was a terrible pop singer that always danced around practically naked.
I think [name]Thalia[/name] is a very pretty name. I would definitely pronounce it with a “th.” If you want the other pronunciation, I suggest spelling it [name]Talia[/name] just to avoid any confusion.
I think [name]Thalia[/name] is a beautiful name. I will probably pronounce it [name]Talia[/name] because it reminds me of a singer/actress named [name]Thalia[/name] and that’s how she pronounces it…
I really love the muse [name]Thalia[/name]. Beautiful, classic, and not popular. I choose the Th- pronounciation, even dislike the spelling [name]Talia[/name].
Though it’s lovely, I might accidentally say THA-lee-ah when first reading it, and I’m usually good with name pronunciations. People can mispronounce the simplest names. I have a friend named Danilla who gets [name]Daniella[/name] all the time, even though it’s pronounced exactly how it’s written. It just causes unnecessary difficulties. I do think [name]Talia[/name]/[name]Thalia[/name] is gorgeous, though, so it’s not a huge deal.
There used to be a news person with the name [name]Thalia[/name] Assuras in [name]Canada[/name] and she pronounced it Th like Thursday, al like in [name]Allen[/name], with emphasis on that first syllable like [name]Celia[/name]. Because of her, that’s how I would have pronounced it.