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.
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.
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 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.
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)
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 )
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.
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