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11-25-2012 at 10:36 PM
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Lucia...

How do YOU pronounce Lucia? My friend and I both say it different so now we are having a debate!
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11-25-2012 at 10:38 PM
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Luseea

I worked with a women who pronounced it Lusha
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11-25-2012 at 10:43 PM
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11-25-2012 at 10:44 PM
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Lou-see-uh

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11-25-2012 at 10:45 PM
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11-25-2012 at 10:45 PM
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loo-SEE-uh (Spanish)

loo-CHEE-uh (Italian)

LOO-sha (St. Lucia)

 
All are correct. How I would say it would depend on the person's last name and where they were from. loo-CHEE-uh comes to mind first because of some Italian family (ILs).
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11-25-2012 at 10:45 PM
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I would pronounce it Loo-chee-uh. I did some operatic singing when I was younger and that was how the choir director taught us to pronounce it.
 
11-25-2012 at 11:06 PM
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11-25-2012 at 11:23 PM
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11-26-2012 at 12:49 AM
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Loosha.  Like Lucian without the "n".  But maybe I pronounce that differently from everyone.
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11-26-2012 at 5:28 AM
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Loo CHEE ah, but only because I'm Italian.
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11-26-2012 at 5:52 AM
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I am Italian so Lu chee aa.
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11-26-2012 at 6:26 AM
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I know there's three pronunciations (loo-see-uh, loo-chee-uh and loo-sha).  I prefer loo-see-uh, but I'd ask the parents or the child when meeting a Lucia.

Love this name, by the way.

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11-26-2012 at 7:59 AM
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First glance Loo-cee-a but I also may think Loo-sha because that's how I pronounce St. Lucia.  I don't think Loo-chee-a, but where I live there aren't many with Italian backgrounds.
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11-26-2012 at 8:08 AM
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Loo-see-a or Loo-chee-a

We'll be using this as a middle name, and I like the fact that it has (at least) two legitimate pronunciations tied to two different cultural traditions.  The first pronunciation is Scandinavian (as am I) and the second is Italian (my DH is Italian). 

I prefer the first pronunciation for flow with our chosen fn, but I love the built-in flexibility.

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Lou-see-uh

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11-26-2012 at 9:25 AM
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loo-SEE-uh (Spanish)

loo-CHEE-uh (Italian)

LOO-sha (St. Lucia)


All are correct.

Ditto.  I default to loo-Chee-uh because I'm Italian but I agree all three are valid pronounciations.
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11-26-2012 at 10:21 AM
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11-26-2012 at 1:24 PM
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I love this name and would pronounce it Lu-see-uh..

When I first found out St. Lucia was pronounced/was the same place as  St. "Lou-sha" I was very confused until somone told me it was a french pronunciation.

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11-26-2012 at 4:14 PM
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LOO-sha
 
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