pronunciation help - RHEA

shanBmcg

I love the way Rhea looks but have never known one and am not sure how to pronounce it properly. Anyone out there know?

Sept17.05Bride

It is pronounced Ree-a

CourtneyRDH

Sept17.05Bride:

It is pronounced Ree-a

That would be my guess as well. ?

mrsekins

Yep. Ree-a.... or more phonetically  Ree-uh.

Ali-B

I would probably go with Ray, but the typical pronunciation intended is Ree-a.

EmmaRain

Yes, REE-uh. (Like the last part of Maria)

I think of Rhea Perlman, the talented actress/wife of Danny Devito.

cjseeger

I've heard it pronounced both ways, ree-uh and ray-a. I personally like ray-a better.

blueskybride

I've heard it as Ray, Ray-a and Ria.

We have a county close to here with that spelling and everyone says Ray.

jsillyfun

It can be pronounced ree-uh or ray-uh. I really prefer the ray-uh pronunciation. I like this name!

iowagirl73

First thought was that it was pronounced Ree-uh but then I thought that it might be pronounced Ray.

smismar

I really like this name.  I'd think Ree-uh or Ray-uh would both work.

BUT, I also think Ree-uh would lend itself to "diarrhea" on the playground.

babydragonsister

smismar:

I really like this name.  I'd think Ree-uh or Ray-uh would both work.

BUT, I also think Ree-uh would lend itself to "diarrhea" on the playground.

Same...I knew a girl named Rhea and people definitely called her "Dia."  Even as late as early high school...

nikkiw421

babydragonsister:

smismar:

I really like this name.  I'd think Ree-uh or Ray-uh would both work.

BUT, I also think Ree-uh would lend itself to "diarrhea" on the playground.

Same...I knew a girl named Rhea and people definitely called her "Dia."  Even as late as early high school...

This! Which is unfortunate because it's a pretty name!

wheelenl

I went to school with a Rhea, "ree-uh," and no one ever associated her with bodily functions.

 

akasha8807

I went to college with a girl named Rhea and she pronounced it Ree-ah.