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[Opinions] pronunciation
Is this name pronounced with the accent on the EL like EL-ee-a, or the accent on the ee like el-EE-a?
Thanks, Kayla
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EH-lee-ah**********************************************
~~Counting down the days until I go to Spain~~
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I recently met a little girl named Elia, she pronounced it as EL-ee-a.
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I would pronounce it AY-lee-ahsimilar to Kayla but with the extra "ee" sound. Reminds me of the Spanish Elian and Elias. (Remember little Elian Gonzalez? And I have a Mexican neighbor named Elias.)
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I pronounce it El-ee-a, but I could be wrong.
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Elia Kazan, the producer and director, pronounced his name EE-lee-ah, with the stress on the first syllable.
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