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01-15-2013 at 8:30 PM
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I love the name and meaning of Talia/Tahlia, but I can't decide which I like better. Which spelling do you prefer?

 EDIT: It seems to me that some people are getting confused. I don't mean THALIA when I say TAHLIA. The "th" in Thalia sounds like "th" in "the". TAHLIA and TALIA are both pronounced TAH-lee-uh.  

 
01-15-2013 at 8:32 PM
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The spelling I'm most familiar with is Thalia.
01-15-2013 at 8:33 PM
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The spelling I'm most familiar with is Thalia.
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01-15-2013 at 8:33 PM
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I like Talia.
01-15-2013 at 8:34 PM
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plunderb:
The spelling I'm most familiar with is Thalia.

I've always heard there was this difference: 

 Tahlia/Talia is a Hebrew name with a hard "T" sound in the beginning.

Thalia is Greek and the "TH" is like the 'TH' in "the" 

 
01-15-2013 at 8:35 PM
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Pronounced tah Leigh ah I would go with Talia.

Pronounced thal e ah I would go wih Thalia.

So really it depends on how you want it to sound.

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01-15-2013 at 8:36 PM
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Talia or Thalia.



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01-15-2013 at 8:37 PM
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EmpireMomof3:
Pronounced tah Leigh ah I would go with Talia. Pronounced thal e ah I would go wih Thalia. So really it depends on how you want it to sound.

I'm not a fan of Thalia, but Talia and Tahlia are pronounced tah-lee-ah. That's the pronunciation I like. 

 
01-15-2013 at 8:39 PM
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dressandtie:

plunderb:
The spelling I'm most familiar with is Thalia.

I've always heard there was this difference: 

 Tahlia/Talia is a Hebrew name with a hard "T" sound in the beginning.

Thalia is Greek and the "TH" is like the 'TH' in "the" 

Interesting. I do know a Jewish Talya, but the Thalias I know use the hard T sound. There is some variation as to whether they say TAL-ee-uh or tuh-LEE-uh, though.

FWIW, I think it's pretty in any spelling. I'd rank them Thalia, then Talia, then Tahlia. I don't care for Talya, even though that's legit, too.

01-15-2013 at 8:40 PM
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EmpireMomof3:
Pronounced tah Leigh ah I would go with Talia. Pronounced thal e ah I would go wih Thalia. So really it depends on how you want it to sound.

I'm not a fan of Thalia, but Talia and Tahlia are pronounced tah-lee-ah. That's the pronunciation I like. 

Are you going for tah-LEE-uh or TAH-lee-uh?

01-15-2013 at 8:41 PM
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01-15-2013 at 8:41 PM
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EmpireMomof3:
Pronounced tah Leigh ah I would go with Talia.

Pronounced thal e ah I would go wih Thalia.

So really it depends on how you want it to sound.

I'm not a fan of Thalia, but Talia and Tahlia are pronounced tah-lee-ah. That's the pronunciation I like. 



Then my answer is Talia with no H so people don't think you misspelled it.

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01-15-2013 at 8:41 PM
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dressandtie:

EmpireMomof3:
Pronounced tah Leigh ah I would go with Talia. Pronounced thal e ah I would go wih Thalia. So really it depends on how you want it to sound.

I'm not a fan of Thalia, but Talia and Tahlia are pronounced tah-lee-ah. That's the pronunciation I like. 

Are you going for tah-LEE-uh or TAH-lee-uh?

I'm going for more emphasis on the TAH 

 
01-15-2013 at 8:44 PM
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EmpireMomof3:
Pronounced tah Leigh ah I would go with Talia. Pronounced thal e ah I would go wih Thalia. So really it depends on how you want it to sound.

I'm not a fan of Thalia, but Talia and Tahlia are pronounced tah-lee-ah. That's the pronunciation I like. 

Are you going for tah-LEE-uh or TAH-lee-uh?

I'm going for more emphasis on the TAH 

I think the h makes that clearer.

As for the pronunciation of Thalia, I know at least five women with this name and all of them pronounce it with the hard T, not the TH.

01-15-2013 at 9:30 PM
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I have never heard of Thalia being pronounced with the "TH" sound.  The several Thalias I know, pronounce it was the "T" sound .... and they say it like Tal-ya .... not Tall-ya. 

To each their own ... I suppose. 

For what it's worth, Tahlia looks like you don't know how to spell the name ... If you're worried about people pronouncing it wrong, then use Talia ...


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01-15-2013 at 9:47 PM
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Talia or Thalia. I think most people will pronounce it the way you are intending.

Definitely wouldn't go with Tahlia, it looks made up.  


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Talia.  Not a fan of the H in the middle.

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01-15-2013 at 10:18 PM
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Like PPs, I prefer Thalia and have never heard it pronounced with the "TH" sound. Talia looks a little incomplete and Tahlia just looks misspelled. If you aren't going to go with Thalia, I would go with Talia over Tahlia.

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EmpireMomof3:
Pronounced tah Leigh ah I would go with Talia.

Pronounced thal e ah I would go wih Thalia.

So really it depends on how you want it to sound.

Yep. Totally agree.

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Pronounced tah Leigh ah I would go with Talia. Pronounced thal e ah I would go wih Thalia. So really it depends on how you want it to sound.
Yep. Totally agree.
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I think I like Thalia b/c Talia looks like genitalia. I also like Dahlia.

 
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dressandtie:

 EDIT: It seems to me that some people are getting confused. I don't mean THALIA when I say TAHLIA. The "th" in Thalia sounds like "th" in "the". TAHLIA and TALIA are both pronounced TAH-lee-uh.  

I never would've thought you meant for the name to be TAH-lee-uh.  I definitely thought you just had alternate spellings for Thalia with the "th" sound.  From my reaction, and others, I'd say it's probably fairly certain her name will be mispronounced a lot. So you'll have to decide if you are okay with that.  

IMO, TAH-lee-uh is "okay"... not my style, but it's "fine". I just don't know how it should be spelled in order to be clearer on it's pronunciation.


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01-16-2013 at 10:24 AM
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Both people I've known with this name have spelled it Talia.

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I know a girl named Talia so that seems the most normal to me and what I'd go with. Adding the "h" seems unnecessary, and if Thalia is a legit but different name, and not what you're going for, I'd definitely leave the "h" out altogether and avoid that confusion or possible perception that it is misspelled. 

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01-16-2013 at 9:12 PM
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I prefer Tahlia.



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01-16-2013 at 9:19 PM
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NMS at all, but the one without the H I like better. 

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