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How do you pronounce the name Lilia?
How do you pronounce the name Lilia?I know the pronunciation is regional,but I pronounce it as lee - lee - yuh or leel - yuh. I've also heard some people pronounce it as Lilly - uh.Also, what version of Lilia would pronounce with a "lee" sound instead of a "lill" sound? I know the name Lilja is pronounced with a "lee" sound but most people in the western world would butcher that name and pronounce it as lil-jah.
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LEE-lya. I think Lilya or Liliya would be more likely to be pronounced with a LEE- sound, as English speakers would go "wow! Foreign!" But I don't like transcribing Я as ya.
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lil-EE-ah
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Lill e a
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Lil e a
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Like Lilian with the N missing. Certainly not with a Lee sound.
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"Lill-ee-uh"
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Li-lee-uh. Like Lily with an a on the end.
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lil-ee-yah or lily-uh
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I would say Lily-ah would be my first instinct
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lil-ee-yah I'd pronounce Lilja leel-yuh
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I say it li-lee-uh.
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