[Opinions] Leah?
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Leia is too Star Wars-y, honestly. It's only a step off from naming your kid Anakin. (Which people do, and it makes me said...anyway.) However, Leah is LEE-ah to me, and that's how a girl named Leah will have her name pronounced. How about Léa (Lea)? It's pronounced LAY-ah.
This message was edited 10/9/2007, 7:24 PM
Something I've noticed about the pronounciation...
All of my Jewish friends (I'm Jewish myself) pronounce Leah "LAY-uh" based on the Hebrew when it's spelled out.
Most others I know pronounce it "LEE-ah." Some still say it "LAY-uh", butpersonally, I've found it's less frequent among non-Jews.
As pertaining to my preference, most definitely Leah. Leia not only has too many Star Wars connotations for my taste (not that that will matter for everyone) and also, it doesn't look as aesthetically pleasing to me. Too much vowel imbalance. I prefer Lia for "LEE-ah", as a NN for Liana or something of the like.
All of my Jewish friends (I'm Jewish myself) pronounce Leah "LAY-uh" based on the Hebrew when it's spelled out.
Most others I know pronounce it "LEE-ah." Some still say it "LAY-uh", butpersonally, I've found it's less frequent among non-Jews.
As pertaining to my preference, most definitely Leah. Leia not only has too many Star Wars connotations for my taste (not that that will matter for everyone) and also, it doesn't look as aesthetically pleasing to me. Too much vowel imbalance. I prefer Lia for "LEE-ah", as a NN for Liana or something of the like.