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[Opinions] Pronounciation, since I've been seeing it around?
So, since several people have been posting about Ofelia/Ophelia, among other names, how do you pronounce the name? Is it Oh-fell-ee-ah or Oh-feel-ee-ah?
Thanks. :)
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I pronounce both names like a combination of oh-FEEL-ee-ya and oh-FEY-lya
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Ophelia (English): [o-FEEL-ya]
Ofelia / Ofélia (Spanish / Portuguese): [aw-FELL-ya]
Ophélie (French): [o-fell-EE]
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o-FEH-lee-ah
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i say it more like uh-FEEL-ya
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To me it's oh-feel-EE-a, like the greek word.
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Ofelia = oh-FAYL-ee-ah
Ophelia = oh-FEEL-ee-ah
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I say it as Oh-feel-ee-ah
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I pronounce Ofelia as "o-FEH-lya", and Ophelia as "o-FEEL-ya" or "o-FEE-lee-ya"
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Ditto
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Oh-Feel-ee-ah... I think its a beautiful name. I like the nn. Felia
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I pronounce it oh-FEEL-ee-ah. I've never heard anyone say oh-fell-EE-ah before.
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