Thoughts on the name Liah

ksinclair

My husband thinks that people will pronounce her name wrong. I want it to be pronounced like Leah. What are peoples thoughts on this? How would you pronounce Liah?

HannahO28

I would pronounce Liah "lie-uh". If you want Leah, spell it Leah. 

Daisy41459

HannahO28:

I would pronounce Liah "lie-uh". If you want Leah, spell it Leah. 

 

EXL311

HannahO28:

I would pronounce Liah "lie-uh". If you want Leah, spell it Leah. 

Agreed.

ljtvirkus

With my name being Leah but spelled without the h people sometimes mispronounce it like Lee or Leia. It doesn't really bother me, I like being a little different (even though I know I'm not the only one - Lea Michelle from Glee) I think it is a matter of how much you like the name and how much would it bug you, the DH, and your future daughter if it gets mispronounced. GL!

miababy

HannahO28:

I would pronounce Liah "lie-uh". If you want Leah, spell it Leah. 

This.  Why would you want to spell it "wrong"? 

femmepink

I'd pronounce it like "liar" but with a hardcore accent. Kind of like a liah liah pants on firah sort of thing.

I'd definitely spell it Leah.

JMack1117

Why do people insist on making things more difficult?  Occam's Razor, people. 

lavieennoir

Maybe you could just drop the h and spell it Lia. I know a girl named that. Rhymes with Mia. Or just spell it Leah or Lea.

jennasita

ljtvirkus:

With my name being Leah but spelled without the h people sometimes mispronounce it like Lee or Leia. It doesn't really bother me, I like being a little different (even though I know I'm not the only one - Lea Michelle from Glee) I think it is a matter of how much you like the name and how much would it bug you, the DH, and your future daughter if it gets mispronounced. GL!

My mom's mn is Lea, but it's pronounced like Lee. Her dad's mn was Lee, and I guess my grandmother thought trading the e for an a made it more feminine and still made it to where she was named after her dad. I'm totally guessing here. 

speckledfrog

mj.reilly:

I would say it like your are dropping to 'r' on Liar.

What is up with the spelling change? What is wrong with Leah?

Yup, like liar with no R

guilletskichuk

Luhdashuh:

You could spell it Leigha if you really need to be different.  Probably not a popular choice on this board but definitely better than Liah which makes no sense. 

Totally agree with this.

I know Leah and a Lia. I think Leah is a more beautiful name.

I guess I'd probably pronounce Liah as Lye-ah. Not a fan. Looking at it kind of stumps me because I wouldn't necessarily know how to pronounce it.

ejd13

I immediately thought "lie-uh"

FirstBabyMomma

ejd13:

I immediately thought "lie-uh"

...which in turn makes me think of Miracle Max's wife Valerie. "LIAH!!!!!" "Stay back, witch!" "I'm not a witch, I'm your wife!"

 

Aaaaanyway....are we voting?  I vote Leah.

SGC29

I may be biased because I despise "uneek" spelling but I hate Liah. I agree with pp, if her name is Leah spell it Leah. 

star678

I immediately thought Liah Liah pants on Fiyah.

tusshie2004

HannahO28:

I would pronounce Liah "lie-uh". If you want Leah, spell it Leah. 

This.

I like Leah over Liah. 

nealbl

before you specified how it should be pronounced I was saying" L EYE UH" not Leah and I was thinking is sound like slang for liar. I think spelling is a little to close to liar

seb09

I guess I'm the minority here.  My first instinct was to pronounce it as Leah.  However, I do prefer the Leah instead of Liah.

FMIL&MOB

It's going to sting, but you are going to have to tell him he is right. Do it quick like a band-aid.

craftylady29

My name is Leah.  Don't go with Liah!!  I have had minimal problems with people pronouncing it "Lee" or "Lay-ah". 

caharris

I know quite a few people who spell it Lia, I have never seen it with the H at the end but I do like the spelling 'Lia'

melody921

I'd just think it was misspelled. I do, however, like Lia, without the "h"

526SadieSadie

HannahO28:

I would pronounce Liah "lie-uh". If you want Leah, spell it Leah. 

This, 100%

karen_loy

HannahO28:

I would pronounce Liah "lie-uh". If you want Leah, spell it Leah. 

ditto

ObLaDi

CabbageCabbage:

I've seem Leah (best), Lia (ok) and Lea (pushing it) in real life.  Pick one of those. Liah is too much and too hard to figure out.  

In better news, Leah/Lia/Lea is a beautiful name!

Agree with this precisely.

brookelynpaisley

I'd pronounce it Lee-uh, but it looks like "liar" with a Boston accent. I don't like that spelling at all. What's wrong with either Lia or Leah?

ksinclair

star678:

I immediately thought Liah Liah pants on Fiyah.

 

After reading through all of these, I really appreciate peoples honesty! But this one above is great! Well put everyone. This is what I needed. I feel like sometimes family just agrees so they won't hurt my feelings. But no feelings hurt here! I love the name and I will keep it traditional with Leah!   

HannahO28

ksinclair:

star678:

I immediately thought Liah Liah pants on Fiyah.

 

After reading through all of these, I really appreciate peoples honesty! But this one above is great! Well put everyone. This is what I needed. I feel like sometimes family just agrees so they won't hurt my feelings. But no feelings hurt here! I love the name and I will keep it traditional with Leah!   

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