How would you spell this?

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How would you spell this?
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Tue, 01-10-2006 - 6:47pm
Well i really love the name Alicia. Pronounced: (A-lee-see-ah)Its suppose to be itlian/spanish. I'm scared if i spell it like that people may pronounce it differently. I thought of Aleiciyah but i'm not sure how much i like that. If you have other suggestions i would greatly appreciate it. Thank you so much.

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Registered: 09-29-2005
Tue, 01-10-2006 - 6:54pm

I think Alicia is pretty. Worst case senario, she might get the pronunciation "A-lee-sha" a lot, but that's really not that terrible (once corrected, most people won't be apt to mispronounce it again). Incidentally, it would be the same name anyway ... just an English pronunciation rather than the Spanish/Italian inflection (in fact, my name book lists Alisha as a spelling variation of the Spanish name Alicia lol).

I'm afraid the alternate spelling you listed would not help that at all ... I wouldn't have even attempted to pronounce it from that. It's just more confusing (not less so).

I think the original spelling of Alicia is the best choice, and the pronunciation problem won't really be that big a deal.

HTH! :)


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Registered: 01-10-2006
Tue, 01-10-2006 - 7:40pm
How about Aleesia or Aleecia, that way they would know to pronounce it the right way. I love that name too, I have a friend named that. Good luck :)! -Pam
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Registered: 01-10-2006
Tue, 01-10-2006 - 7:56pm
Well, truthfully I've only seen "Alicia" pronounced and spelled this way before. I do like your idea of spelling it like Aleiciyah, but my concern is that others will be misspelling it constantly. It's one thing if misspelling it won't bother you, but it could get annoying. What about Aleshea? Good luck with the spelling and make sure you really love whatever you choose.
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Registered: 12-09-2005
Tue, 01-10-2006 - 8:03pm
I definetly don't like Aleiciyah. Its way too much. How about Aleesia?

                             
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Registered: 01-10-2006
Tue, 01-10-2006 - 9:03pm
Aliciah or Aleciah
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Registered: 09-28-2005
Tue, 01-10-2006 - 9:09pm

Sorry, but I can't see that using Aleiciyah would help you any, most people would look at that and say, "huh?" and butcher the pronounciation anyway. With that said, I think the way you want to have it pronounced is beautiful, so maybe use the previous posters suggestions on Aleesia or something similar?

Theresa

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Tue, 01-10-2006 - 9:23pm

I agree -- the Alicia spelling is the best choice. And actually, since the show "Go, Diego, Go!" is popular with preschoolers, and his sister is Alicia (pronounced the way you like), it shouldn't be too hard for people to remember. Aleesia or Aleecia might make it easier to pronounce if people are reading it for the first time, but it's not as pretty.

Good luck!

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Registered: 11-30-2005
Tue, 01-10-2006 - 9:23pm
I'm having a hard time accepting any of these alternate spellings...I really don't think that any of them do the name justice. I agree with the first post, which said that you should spell it the original way (Alicia) and not worry about it! good luck!
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Registered: 01-09-2006
Tue, 01-10-2006 - 10:24pm

Because of the actress Alicia Silverstone alot of people might already be familiar with how Alicia is pronounced. I would not use your spelling Aleiciyah. I actually just had to copy and paste it cause I couldn't remember the spelling lol. And it looks jumbled and confusing.

I think leaving it Alicia is the best idea. And it is a really pretty name.

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Registered: 10-24-2005
Wed, 01-11-2006 - 10:09am
Aliseah
Aleseah
Aleesea
Alisea
But Alicia still lookes the best!

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