Liana Pronounciation

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Liana Pronounciation
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Thu, 09-09-2004 - 3:47pm

Liana Pronounciation



  • Lee-ANN-a
  • Lee-AH-na


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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 09-09-2004 - 9:23pm

OK, as a little girl stuck with the pron "Dee Ah Na" all my life, let me just say, I found it to sound way too pretentious and stuffy. I much prefer "Dee Ann-A" and started changing the spelling to get people to say it right. It's just more accessible and friendly, IMHO.


I kind of feel the same way about Liana. "Lee Ah Na" just sounds kind of stuffy to me. I don't know how your child might feel about it, but that's my experience for what it's worth.


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Registered: 03-27-2003
Thu, 09-09-2004 - 9:34pm
I agree! We had to nix Anneliese for our 3rd child's name because DH wanted to pronounce it Ahn-e-lees and I wanted Ann-e-lees. The Ahn-e-lees pronunciation just seemed much too stuffy to me.

I LOVE the name Liana (lee-anna) by the way!!!!!!!!!!!!