Pronunciation question

jkjtde

One of the names at the top of our list is Lucia or Luciana.  How would you pronounce it...Loo-see-ah or Loo-chee-ah.  I wouldn't want my possible DD to have to constantly correct people. 

 If it helps, we have a very long, very Italian last name.

MandyWes

I would say Loo-sha like the island of St. Lucia. And therefore would probably say Loo-shee-ah-na. I'm sure that's not correct though...

brookelynpaisley

I would say Loo-see-uh

ldoo

Sigh. This is the name I tried to talk my husband into for both our girls. He said it was too ethnic. Whatever.

For what it's worth, I want to pronounce it Loo-CHEE-a, because it's my great-grandmother's name, and we're Italian. I think it's the most beautiful pronunciation.

I know someone who has a Loo-sha and someone with a Loo-cha.

I think you'll always have to tell people how to pronounce it, but oh well. If you love it, use it - for me.

dejavu22

Lucia - I immediately say Loo-see-uh, but it could be Loo-sha as well.

 

Luciana - Loo-see-ah-nuh

lageorgiapaperie

brookelynpaisley:

I would say Loo-see-uh

This.

kelle017

brookelynpaisley:

I would say Loo-see-uh

me too.

eitaknna9

My daughter is Lucia, and we pronounce it Loo-see-uh. I originally liked it Loo-chee-uh, but then DH and I decided we liked the other pronunciation better.

FWIW, we always get compliments on her name. It's not common, but not youneek, so it was the perfect name for us!

RoninSirPuppyPup

I went to HS with a Lucia. She pronounced it Loo see uh

SeussicalOne

For the name Loo-see-uh, for the island I say Loo-sha. 

MrsRabb

dejavu22:

Lucia - I immediately say Loo-see-uh, but it could be Loo-sha as well.

 

Luciana - Loo-see-ah-nuh

 

This. I love both of the names though! 

MagPie08

My daughter's name is Luciana DH is Italian, so we pronouce it the way Italians would:

 loo-CHAN-a  

seb09

SeussicalOne:

For the name Loo-see-uh, for the island I say Loo-sha. 

 

Yup, this.

sleeping5beauty

It depends.. I have a friend who's name is Luci, I always call her Lucia (Loo-Chee-ha) but it's cuz she's mexican and that's what all the mexicans that come into our job all her. If it was a little white girl I would probably call her Lucia (Loo-see-ah). But that's just me. (please don't get affended by my comment, I'm mexican too)

msmerymac

Loo-see-uh

ohfour

I think if people see Italian they will assume loo-CHEE-ah Our Lucia is loo-SEE-ah, and so far only one person has mispronounced it, and they called her LOO-shuh. I think all 3 are beautiful, can't go wrong. FWIW, if people see it written most of the time they ask how it's pronounced. Not a big deal.

CTri17

I would say Loo-see-yah , but if it was Luciana I'd say it the traditional Loo-chee-Ana

anna7602

If I saw it paired with an Italian last name, my instinct would be to pronounce it Loo-chee-uh.

Loo-chee-ah-nuh, however, doesn't really roll off my tongue. I also can't help thinking of mobster Lucky Luciano when I see the name.

magsugar13

I would pronounce oit the Italian way

LoucheeuhLouchee anah

weddingbells2010

I have a friend named Luciana- her parents are from Italy and she's a first-generation American, so it was intended to be pronounced "Loo-chee-anna" but has become "Loo-see-anna".  It's something they chose to do as a child because of all the mispronunciations I guess, but her italian family still says it with the proper intonation.

frasey

brookelynpaisley:

I would say Loo-see-uh

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bearbelly

My cousin's name is Lucia and she pronounces it loot-SEE-ah. She's Slovenian though. I don't know how to write that sound other than with a T, but it's clearly not as loose as loo-see-ah.

lalyssalou

I would pronounce Lucia as Loo-see-ya, but I knew a Lucian from Romania, so I want to pronounce it Loo-chi-yana.  I don't know why I want to pronounce them so differently even though they come from the same name.

magnoliablossom00

baconface:

I would immediately think Loo-CHEE-uh, especially if I saw an Italian last name.

I looooove this name! Our DD#1 has an Italian name and we are considering Luciana if we have another!

In regards to LUCIA- The traditional Italian way (and I guess correct way b/c it IS Italian) to say it is "Lou-chee-ah" but most non-Italian speakers (I think) pronounce it Lou-see-ah.  If it matters, I prefer Lou-see-ah, even though it is technically incorrect.

As for the people who are pronouncing it Lou-sha (as in St. Lucia island), that is just.... not correct. Sorry. Not to be mean, but.... no.

appylovee

I would go with loo-sha and loo-she-ana

notkateanymore

jkjtde:

One of the names at the top of our list is Lucia or Luciana.  How would you pronounce it...Loo-see-ah or Loo-chee-ah.  I wouldn't want my possible DD to have to constantly correct people. 

 If it helps, we have a very long, very Italian last name.

Loo-sha and Loo-chee-an-na