Dalia pronunciation

[helenahhandbasket]

I say It closer to the second 2 syllable pronunciation.

[purple]

Neither. I would pronounce it like the flower, Day-lee-a.

I'm not American, but would people really pronounce it with an O sound?

[littleducky]

Apr 20, 2016 9:05:41 GMT -5 purple said:

Neither. I would pronounce it like the flower, Day-lee-a.

I'm not American, but would people really pronounce it with an O sound?

Interesting, I had no idea the flower was pronounced with a long a sound in other countries. 

I did some googling.  The standard American pronunciation of the first syllable of the flower dahlia is the same as "doll" as in "baby doll."  But the standard British pronunciation is a long a.  

You learn something new every day, I suppose!

[purple]

Apr 20, 2016 9:15:25 GMT -5 littleducky said:

Apr 20, 2016 9:05:41 GMT -5 purple said:

Neither. I would pronounce it like the flower, Day-lee-a.

I'm not American, but would people really pronounce it with an O sound?

Interesting, I had no idea the flower was pronounced with a long a sound in other countries. 

I did some googling.  The standard American pronunciation of the first syllable of the flower dahlia is the same as "doll" as in "baby doll."  But the standard British pronunciation is a long a.  

You learn something new every day, I suppose!

I wonder whether "doll" is generally pronounced differently in America. (Obviously I know there is a huge range of American accents!) In the UK doll is pronounced with a very short "o", the same as the sound we have in "on" or "got". I can see how Dahlia, the name or the flower, might have a short "a" or "ah" sound, but not really an "o".

Sorry, littleducky, I've derailed your thread a bit! I'm also slightly distracted because your screen name is my ten month old daughter's nickname.

[joy]

Apr 20, 2016 9:31:07 GMT -5 purple said:

I wonder whether "doll" is generally pronounced differently in America. (Obviously I know there is a huge range of American accents!) In the UK doll is pronounced with a very short "o", the same as the sound we have in "on" or "got". I can see how Dahlia, the name or the flower, might have a short "a" or "ah" sound, but not really an "o".

Sorry, littleducky , I've derailed your thread a bit! I'm also slightly distracted because your screen name is my ten month old daughter's nickname.

Oh, this is very interesting!

I say "doll" the same way you do.  But, I'd say "dahlia" as doll-ee-uh or doll-ya.  I've never heard day-lee-uh!

OP - I'd probably say some weird hybrid of the two or follow your lead on which pronunciation you use. 

I really like it, by the way!

[reginaphalange]

I would say Dall (like at) not doll. My pronunciation kind of feels like 2.5 syllables lol Probably closer to dall-ya though.

[littleducky]

Apr 20, 2016 9:37:35 GMT -5 joy said:

Apr 20, 2016 9:31:07 GMT -5 purple said:

I wonder whether "doll" is generally pronounced differently in America. (Obviously I know there is a huge range of American accents!) In the UK doll is pronounced with a very short "o", the same as the sound we have in "on" or "got". I can see how Dahlia, the name or the flower, might have a short "a" or "ah" sound, but not really an "o".

Sorry, littleducky , I've derailed your thread a bit! I'm also slightly distracted because your screen name is my ten month old daughter's nickname.

Oh, this is very interesting!

I say "doll" the same way you do.  But, I'd say "dahlia" as doll-ee-uh or doll-ya.  I've never heard day-lee-uh!

OP - I'd probably say some weird hybrid of the two or follow your lead on which pronunciation you use. 

I really like it, by the way!

Honestly, I can't tell whether I pronounce it as 2 syllables or 3! I'm sort of in between.  In Hebrew the name Dalia it is very clearly 3 syllables (Doll-ee-uh) while in Hebrew the name Talia is is clearly 2 syllablaes (Tall-yuh).  In fact, Doll-yuh has a different meaning in Hebrew (something to the effect of "God is poor" instead of "branch of a tree" for Doll-ee-uh.).

But honestly, the two pronunciations aren't so different from each other in English for it to matter, in my opinion.  I would probably correct the pronunciation if it were pronounced like Malia Obama's name or "Day-lee-uh" but otherwise Doll-yah/Doll-ee-uh doesn't make much difference.

[Widget123]

I would say Dall-ee-uh based on the person I know who has this name and how she says it.

[Deleted]

I want to say dahl-lee-uh. Dahl is like pp suggest of dall which is very similar to how I say doll.

[billyhorrible]

Apr 20, 2016 9:49:06 GMT -5 reginaphalange said:

I would say Dall (like at) not doll. My pronunciation kind of feels like 2.5 syllables lol Probably closer to dall-ya though.

I also say Dal (rhymes with pal) -ya

[k3am]

Apr 20, 2016 8:52:57 GMT -5 littleducky said:

Would you pronounce the name Dalia as Doll-ee-ya or as Doll-ya?  Or as something different altogether?

We are considering this name for #2 and we prefer the spelling Dalia to Dahlia because it is slightly closer to the Hebrew (meaning branch of a tree), seems to be the more common Jewish spelling, and separates it from the flower name.

Personally, I'd pronounce it Dahlia. 

I would caution to seriously consider if you're willing to spend a lot of time correcting people, and if it would bother you. (I wouldn't rule it out based on that though. DD's name falls into this camp - she's got a Irish/Gaelic name that we love, but it definitely is one that gets mispronounced when people first encounter it)

[Stormtroopooper]

I looked on pronouncenames.com, and the Egyptian/Arabic form is pronounced dell-ya. That could be closer to the Hebrew pronunciation.

[hangry]

I wouldn't pronounce it any of the above ways. I would say Dah- li-ah. 3 syllables. Like rhyming with Talia (although that doesn't seem to be as obvious a pronunciation now that I am reading other peoples thoughts )

[jollywife]

I love this name. I pronounce it "dahl-ya."
ETA if I saw it spelled "Dalia" I would probably pronounce it "Dahl-ee-uh." Still love it.

[lpj]

I would pronounce Dalia like I pronounce dahlia which is to say Dah-lee-a (in which 'dah' rhymes with 'far'). I'm a New Zealander living in Australia for reference.

[ugotstarbucked]

I grow these. I say Dall-ee-uh.

Never heard anyone say it like Doll for the first syllable.