I ike it. It is a nice spin on [name]Olivia[/name]/[name]Alivia[/name] and [name]Alicia[/name]/[name]Elissa[/name] names. I think is sounds sweet and unique and a hint exotic. What are you considering for mn’s?
I guessed Oh-lezh-ee-a fyi. It’s OK. I like the letter O, but it sort of evokes the name of a chemical to me, like oleo margarine or something. I’d like the nn Sia!
My daughter had a preschool teacher by this name - I think her nicname was [name]Lessie[/name] - but all the kids called her Miss Lezzie because that is how they pronounced it. so, I don’t know… prety name but may be some teasing potential there. If I loved the name the potential teasing of this nauture would not necessarily scare me off of it though.
I hate to say this, but it reminds me very strongly of Olestra, the artificial fat substitute that was on the market a few years back, and that had the unfortunate side effect of causing diarrhea. If not for that I would find it a very pretty name, although not intuitively easy to pronounce correctly.
I absolutely love it! I have seen it several times (spelled [name]Olesya[/name], though), and I can’t help but smile every time I see it. It’s the Russian form of [name]Alexia[/name]/[name]Alexandra[/name], I believe. I think [name]Josef[/name] and [name]Olesia[/name]/[name]Olesya[/name] would be so adorable together! Very Eastern European.