shea

Dani816

hi everyone,

. . .do people know how to pronounce this name?

my husband loves shea for a middle name. we need one that starts with "s" (after my grandmother). i also like it bc i grew up in new  york and was a mets fan. (the name of their old stadium)

i'm just wondering if everyone is familiar and would pronounce this name correctly. (shay) we're using "Mia" for a first name, so i don't want people to think her name is pronounced "mia shee-a"

 

ReniaB

Dani816:

. . .do people know how to pronounce this name?

Yes

Will you be using her first and middle name?   Otherwise it's a moot point.

Dani816

we probably won't actually use them together, but i think a rhyming first and middle name is weird. if she ever uses it on a resume or something, i want it to look and sound right.

ReniaB

Dani816:

we probably won't actually use them together, but i think a rhyming first and middle name is weird. if she ever uses it on a resume or something, i want it to look and sound right.

I think it's sounds fine and a pretty name.

qtsreign

I think anyone with half a brain knows how to pronounce Shea. Those who don't don't matter.

Cute name!

Scout05

Like shae butter, I assume.

 

HappyMrsK

Yes, Shea butter is a common ingredient in soaps so I would think people would know how to pronounce it from that.

BetchySprout

Confession: I was a very advanced reader (reading Jean Plaidy/Ken Follett/other assorted historical smut at 12). However, the Babysitters Club was my guilty pleasure. There was a little girl named Shea and I always thought it was She-ah. I think I was about 18 before I realized that was wrong. It also took me awhile to figure out why Chelsea was pronounced "Chel-see" and not "Chel-see-ah" and why I went to school with a "Lea" who pronounced it "Lee". It was just one of those things for me, I guess. 

That said, I am not a fan of that name but I love Mia. 

kanaud

My niece is Victoria Shea and I love it! (her father IS a big Mets fan!)

AnnaMarie8

like every name people will pronounce it wrong from time to time. My last name was Shea till about a month ago and I delt with it. Some people used she-a but I noticed that as more years go by that ppl are more familiar with how to say it. Especially with Shea butter being a popular thing now, ppl are starting to hear the right way to say it. So every now and then you'll still hear ppl say it wrong but who cares if you like the name, its bound to happen with most names.

PunkyBooster

It's pronounced Shay. Like Lay.

I used to babysit a Shea. I like the name a lot. I called her Shea Butter sometimes she was a cutie. 

NavyGMWife

I think they will

 

KINZYD

I think most people would know how to pronounce it.

macchiatto

I think most people know how to pronounce it.

ritzgrrl

I know two men with Shea as a middle name (including DH), so yup, I know how to pronounce it.  It definitely seems to work as a unisex name and is cute on a boy or girl.  But yeah, since it's the MN, I wouldn't worry about the pronunciation too much.

ivs112

Shay. I am a huge fan of this name because I'm a huge Mets fan and would love to use it as a MN. Don't think SO will go for it though (Yankee fan, boo).