How do you pronounce this name?

lindsaydtobeb

LUCIA

Loo-see-ya OR Loo-chee-ya OR Loo-sha

I would like to use it and pronounce it Loo-chee-ya (the correct way) but I'm afraid others won't.

Quizzle

I think the 'correct' pronunciation is Loo-sha, but I alternate between that pronunciation and Loo-see-a

Rose.9.6.03

Loo-chee-a.  

krissyh21

Technically the correct pronunciation is Lu-sha like the island St. Lucia. and that is how a friend of mine pronounces it, so I automatically go with that pronunciation.

aldyn

Well, the island is saint loo-sha, so I'd say loo-sha.

LisalovesDarren

I would say Loo-see-ya. sorry

lindsaydtobeb

I guess I go by the Italian pronunciation since it's an Italian name.......any "CI" combination is pronounced as a "ch"

k8atl

I think a correct pronunciation would be based on where you're from.  A person from Latin America might say Lu-see-ah, but one from Italy might say Lu-chee-ah.  So, you might get all sorts.  IMO though it's a pretty name no matter how it's pronounced.

Chrissymarie98

Loo-see-ya, I would never think to pronounce it the way you are wanting to.

Jordan525

Yeah, I would say "Loo-see-ya" too.

minnasmommy

Loo-chee-a.  at least that's the Italian pronunciation. 

Mama_SAS

like the island: St. Loo-sha

meplusone

I know an eleven year old girl with this name. The family has Italian heritage and she is Loo-chee-ya.

Love it!

renafaith

I would pronounce it Loo-sha. I am Swedish and St. Lucia (Loo-sha) Day is quite popular.

Cissi64

I think Loo-sha.  If you want it pronounced the Italian way( Loo-Chee-ya), just  be prepared to correct people.

FWIW : This will happen with almost any name you pick.  Oldest DD is Brianna (pronounced Bree-Ann-Uh).  She has been called Bree-On-Uh and Bry-Ann-Uh.  I don't know which is correct and we didn't pick it..birth mother did but she pronounced Bre-Ann-Uh and we stuck with that.

Jennilynn

renafaith:

I would pronounce it Loo-sha. I am Swedish and St. Lucia (Loo-sha) Day is quite popular.

Also did St. Lucia day as a kid with my Swedish grandmother so this is the pronunciation I thought of.

HBaylies

I would say Loo-see-aa.

AbbyNoel

I have a cousin with this name and they pronounce it Loo-chee-ya, but they call her Lucy most of the time. I don' think it's been a big problem for them (she's 7).

ttmccoot

i know that the name is properly pronounced loo-CHEE-uh, but i know a LOO-shuh, so i automatically go to that in my head.

i think this is a beautiful name, though, and once people are corrected once, they'll get it.

soccerwife

Rose.9.6.03:

Loo-chee-a.  

like this 

ldoo

Yes, it depends what culture it's from. I really, really wanted to name either of my daughters that, pronounced the Italian way (that's my great-grandmother's name) - Lu-CHEE-a.

But, hubby doesn't like it.

Everyone I mentioned it to loved that pronunciation. Yes, you were correct people for her whole life, but my name has always been butchered, and I survived.

I know two people with daughters with that name. One pronounces it Lu-sha, and the other Lu-cha. I say do Lu-CHEE-a, since I can't.

rabbit

I am LOLing at "The correct way" correct for whom? Certainly not the Swedish or anyone of Latin heritage. You must be related to my Italian-centered ILs.

 My daughter is LOO-sha. She has it mispronounced ALL the time, but I assure you, several million people in Northern Europe would call it the correct way.

barnwife

FWIW, this name has more than one pronunciation. Loo-see-ya is the Spanish pronunciation.  It is my niece's name. She uses the Loo-see-ya pronunciation.  This would be my first choice, as I speak Spanish.

Loo-chee-ya would be my second choice.

Spin313

Loo-see-a

LMS05

Loo-sha like St. Lucia

ETA: FWIW, this is the "correct" pronunciation in the Swedish culture and I'm Swedish so your pronunciation is wrong  

JillianAshley6

Lu Chee ya.....thats the spanish pronunciation (I think) and I live in a primarily hispanic area-so this is the one I hear all the time

MrsWindyCity

k8atl:

I think a correct pronunciation would be based on where you're from.  A person from Latin America might say Lu-see-ah, but one from Italy might say Lu-chee-ah.  So, you might get all sorts.  IMO though it's a pretty name no matter how it's pronounced.

Ditto.

OctoberCAPA

MrsWindyCity:

k8atl:

I think a correct pronunciation would be based on where you're from.  A person from Latin America might say Lu-see-ah, but one from Italy might say Lu-chee-ah.  So, you might get all sorts.  IMO though it's a pretty name no matter how it's pronounced.

Ditto.

I agree with this.  I think most people in the U.S. can adjust to any of these pronunciations, so as long as you politely correct people who assume one of the different ones, you're fine.  

ValentineBB

The only Lucia I know pronounces it Loo-Chee-Ya.

teg

Mama_SAS:

like the island: St. Loo-sha

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anniehokett

my 21-month old is Lucia.  we pronounce it Loo-see-a.  We call her Lulu or Lucy for short.  Though when we go places (ie dr office) it does get pronounced Loo-sha often and sometimes Loo-chee-a.  Since we had her i know of 2 other Lucia's that pronounce it as Loo-see-a as well. 

Worcbride

I'm Italian and would pronounce it Lu-chee-ah

MrsTeague

I like the loo-SEE-ah pronunciation, but it's going to be pronounced differently depending where people are from or have ties to.

Koala77

It would depend on where in the world I was. If I was in Italy I'd go for Lu-chee-a (or if your LM was Italian), but if I was in the US I'd probably go for Lucy-a.  I wouldn't have thought of Loosha- but I guess there is a St. Lucia, right?

MrsWanee

how do you know it's a girl at 10 weeks?

and i would pronounce it lou-see-ahh.

KINZYD

I guess it would depend on if you were pronouncing it like St. Lucia, in which case it would be Loo-sha; or if you were using the Spanish pronunciation, which is Loo-cee-a. The only girls I know with this name pronounce it the second way!