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HelpAlicia or Alisha?
My cousin’s name is Alicia pronounced a-lee-sha. She is commonly called a-lee-see-ya, which she hates. I believe spelling it as Alisha would fix this, but “Alisha” doesn’t look as pretty as “Alicia.”
So which spelling do you prefer? And do you instinctively read Alicia as a-lee-sha or a-lee-see-ya?
So which spelling do you prefer? And do you instinctively read Alicia as a-lee-sha or a-lee-see-ya?
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Alicia
Alisha looks sloppy and unprofessional
Alisha looks sloppy and unprofessional
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I've never met an Alicia, but I knew the mother of one and she pronounced it a-LISH-a. Alicia looks pretty, but for convenience and because I prefer them anyway, I'd use Alice or Alison.
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I say a-lee-sha for Alicia.
I would worry that spelling it Alisha would lead to it being pronounced a-lish-a by some people.
But the spellings are about the same to me. I like the look of Alisha more, but if I were her I would choose Alicia and just correct people, in order to avoid being called a-lish-a. People have called me by the form of my name in their language, or mispronounce it in dialect, zillions of times, and it doesn't bother me ... Being called a-lee-see-a seems like it'd be less annoying than being called a-lish-a.
I would worry that spelling it Alisha would lead to it being pronounced a-lish-a by some people.
But the spellings are about the same to me. I like the look of Alisha more, but if I were her I would choose Alicia and just correct people, in order to avoid being called a-lish-a. People have called me by the form of my name in their language, or mispronounce it in dialect, zillions of times, and it doesn't bother me ... Being called a-lee-see-a seems like it'd be less annoying than being called a-lish-a.
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Alicia all the way and pronounced a-lee-sha.
Alisha looks like it's pronounced a-lisha-a.
Alisha looks like it's pronounced a-lisha-a.
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In my opinion, Alisha is the worst spelling of Alicia. My brain will forever read it as uh-lish-uh, like the second syllable rhymes with "ish". Alysha or Aleisha would be better.
I instinctively read Alicia as uh-lee-sha because I've only ever known people with that pronunciation. However, I did think it was pronounced uh-lee-see-ya as a child.
Alycia > Alicia > Alysha > Alecia > Aleisha > Alisha
I instinctively read Alicia as uh-lee-sha because I've only ever known people with that pronunciation. However, I did think it was pronounced uh-lee-see-ya as a child.
Alycia > Alicia > Alysha > Alecia > Aleisha > Alisha
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I only know Alicia as a-lee-see-a and I've never seen it be pronounced on a person as a-lee-sha
Alisha is absolutely a-lee-sha and would solve the pronunciation issue. From what I understand Alicia pronounced a-lee-see-a is the British pronunciation while a-lee-sha is the American. Since I'm British, I'd choose the Alisha spelling to force the pronunciation of a-lee-sha. I don't know how common it actually is to pronounce Alicia as a-lee-sha in America, but if in any doubt, I'd still choose the Alisha spelling
Personally speaking, I prefer a-lee-see-a as the pronunciation. Alisha is a fine name, but I most certainly prefer Alicia with the British proun
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Alisha is absolutely a-lee-sha and would solve the pronunciation issue. From what I understand Alicia pronounced a-lee-see-a is the British pronunciation while a-lee-sha is the American. Since I'm British, I'd choose the Alisha spelling to force the pronunciation of a-lee-sha. I don't know how common it actually is to pronounce Alicia as a-lee-sha in America, but if in any doubt, I'd still choose the Alisha spelling
Personally speaking, I prefer a-lee-see-a as the pronunciation. Alisha is a fine name, but I most certainly prefer Alicia with the British proun
- Magpie, too lazy to log in
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I agree that Alisha would always be pronounced a-lee-sha, and I also think that Alisha is prettier than Alicia.
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I prefer the look of Alicia, and honestly I've looked and it and have instinctively thought of either pronunciation, though if I heard of someone called Alicia, I would assume they pronounced it a-lee-sha, because most Alicia's I've encountered say it that way. When I'm spelling out Alicia, I say it in my head like a-lee-see-ya, like when I spell out knowledge, I say it in my head as know-ledj, I guess to remind myself. I don't know if this helps, but I know an Alishya (a-lee-sha) who was called that because her father found it most phonetic.
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