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Linnea or Talia?
Again, stuck between two favourites. Which is lovelier and why please:Talia / Thalia (prefer first spelling but can be swayed)
Linnea

This message was edited 7/31/2014, 10:25 AM

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Linnea
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LinneaI prefer the soft 'l' sound to the hard 't' sound. There's just something elegant about Linnea.
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Linnea beats Talia by a mile. Linnea has a much more pleasing sound.
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Linnea. I like the nature connection and just the way it sounds better.Both may have pronunciation issues. I know I've heard "lin-NAY-ah," "LIN-ee-ah," and "lin-AY" for Linnea, and "TAL-ee-ah" and "THAL-ee-ah" for Talia/Thalia.
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Talia. Though I do prefer Thalia. It feels more classic and I really like the Muse association. I also taught a Linnea a couple years ago, and I was surprised (since I thought I liked the name) that I found that the sound became irksome over time. To me it began to sound very sharp. I think Talia/Thalia will stand up better in the long run.
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Yes, Linnea is pretty on paper, but I can't imagine saying, calling it out, a hundred times a day ( for the first five years). Linn or Lynn is a nice nickname, but I agree, the whole name feels a bit sharp to me, too. But very pretty. I think Talia is softer.
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Talia, just sounds nicer and more appealing.
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Linnea, mostly just because. On another day, I could go for Talia, but I'm not crazy about your preferred pronunciation. I pronounce it TAHL-yah.
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oh, well, I'm crap at writing pronunciations! I don't know if I would pronounce it two syllables or three.
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Yeah, just looked at my pronunciation and it is all wrong. Emphasis would be on first syllable, like TAHL-ya. I'm crap at that. And fractions!
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LinneaJust because I prefer the sound. I also like the connection to the flower.
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Wait did you mean Tahlia?Because I just noticed actually that Thalia and Tahlia / Talia are completely different names
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TaliaWell, I liked the look of Talia, but I assumed Thalia was pronounced the same. I thought Talia was cleaner, but realise one is Hebrew & the other Greek. Pronounced (forgive if I get the emphasis wrong) tah-LEE-ah -- same sound as in Natalia
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I know a Talia. It's pronounced TAL-yuh.
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I mean I would assume it was pronounced sort of like Dhalia. I just thought it might be worth mentioning since the comments on Thalia say it's pronounced "tha-LYE-uh"
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I do not know anyone named Talia, but I know two Thalia's and a Tahlia, and they all pronounce it the way you've written there.
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LinneaBy far. Linnea is gorgeous I don't know what it is about T(h)alia, honestly, I've just never liked it. I think maybe because it reminds me of Tanya, which has always sounded unpleasant and sort of down-market, to me

This message was edited 7/31/2014, 2:04 PM

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interesting, because that is kind of what I anticipated most posters would say. I was really surprised by the Talia feedback. Not unpleasantly surprised, just surprised!
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I adore Linnéa! It's so sweet and endearing. Talia seems bland to me, which is quite odd as I've never actually met anyone with the name. I guess I'm just a bit of a name snob and prefer names with "substance" (whatever that is), and I personally don't feel like Talia / Thalia has much of it.
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LOTS of Talia love.Wow. I am surprised by all the Talia love. I am surprised b/c I thought Linnea was a huge favourite w/ name nerds (not to insult), but on NB, for example, it seems darling of the boards. Talia.. well, I do like it. Very pretty. I especially think it is cute as a nn for Natalia, but I like it as a stand alone, too.My husband *really* likes Linnea. It is very pretty written. Very. However, spoken, it feels a bit odd for me.Hmmm. Talia. Husband loves this one, too. Talia. Pretty. Thank you for your feedback. It is helping me organize my thoughts.

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Talia, I've never cared much for Linnea.
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TAHL-ee-ah is beautiful. I love it even more as a nickname for Natalia. But either way, so nice.ta-LEE-ah makes my skin crawl with awkwardness. I really hate the pronunciation.Linnea is fine. I don't love it, but it's pretty nice. So my vote depends very much on the pronunciation of Talia.
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Talia. I think it has a better sound than Linnea.
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TaliaLinnea is very pretty. But Thalia has always been a very top fave of mine.
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