How to pronounce Liza?

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Anonymous wrote:Why is then Lisa is pronounced as "Lee-sah"?
OP, those names sound like beautiful Russian names to me, Lena like in Elena and Liza like in Elizaveta, haha

OP here. Thank you! Our first was named after my Italian great grandmother but after the birth we found out it was also the name of my husband's two great grandmothers - one Russian and one Ukrainian! It was wild but also very cool to find out!

I also have an Italian great grandmother who was called Lena- short for Madelena. In Italian, Lena is pronounced Lay-na, not Lee-na.

OP here. I don't know what to say, mine pronounced hers as "Lee-na."

Interestingly, it seems as though in Europe Liza is pronounced as "Lee-za" 😆

I have some ancestral roots from Spain as well but I still like the "Lie-za" pronunciation better 😅

A lot of names have different pronunciations in different languages. Some immigrants dropped their traditional names to fit in in their new country.

I wonder where in Europe you’ve heard Liza pronounced Lee-za? My relatives in England definitely pronounce my cousin Liza’s name Lie-za.

Given that the spelling with a “z” is only in English, Liza would only be in English speaking country and then pronounced Lie-za.
Now, it could be that someone appropriates the English spelling but then uses their native, non English pronunciation.
As far as I know, non English European languages spell the name Elisabeth in its various iterations with an “s”

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I have a Lila (ly-lah) and many people who speak English as a second language call her Lee-la. I could see the same happening with Liza but its so rare who cares.

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Anonymous wrote:I love it, OP. I knew a Liza growing up, and it wasn’t short for anything. No one was confused about the pronunciation. It’s unambiguously lye-zuh, like to lie down.

The Liza I knew growing up was constantly correcting people who wanted to pronounce it like Lisa.

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Anonymous wrote:I've been set on the name for 6 months and had it in my head that the name would be pronounced like "Ly-za" but curious what people think about both that pronunciation and the other way of "Lee-za?"

Obviously I know it will be my choice, just curious to hear people's thoughts.

There's only one way to pronounce it: LIE-za.

Your daughter would be correcting people for the rest of her life.

Incorrrect; there are multiple ways.
The Liza I know pronounces it Lee-sah. Agree she will spend her life correcting people, no matter the intended pronunciation.

Well, my name is spelled "Fred" but I pronounce it "Tom".

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Liza and Lena is brutal.

Pronouncing Liza correctly (lie-za) is modestly less so than Lisa and Lena would be, but it’s awfully close.

Do you have a ton of monogrammed baby wear you’re desperate to reuse or something?

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Anonymous wrote:Liza and Lena is brutal.

Pronouncing Liza correctly (lie-za) is modestly less so than Lisa and Lena would be, but it’s awfully close.

Do you have a ton of monogrammed baby wear you’re desperate to reuse or something?

OP here. Want to have another "L" name.

My sister and I are both "K" names and everyone has managed thus far 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Liza Fowler, girl!

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It’s a great name. I love it for my daughter- fits her perfectly. But you would be surprised at how often it gets mispronounced. People are really just stupid though- no work around for that. Go for it!

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Anonymous wrote:It’s a great name. I love it for my daughter- fits her perfectly. But you would be surprised at how often it gets mispronounced. People are really just stupid though- no work around for that. Go for it!

OP here. Thank you!! I have been set on it for a while now 😄

I keep thinking people will think of Liza Minnelli, but it's all good.

As I mentioned somewhere above, 50% of people mispronounce my other daughter's name and it hasn't been traumatizing or Earth shattering, so 🤷🏼‍♀️🤣

Your last sentence is on point, haha

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Anonymous wrote:I've been set on the name for 6 months and had it in my head that the name would be pronounced like "Ly-za" but curious what people think about both that pronunciation and the other way of "Lee-za?"

Obviously I know it will be my choice, just curious to hear people's thoughts.

There's only one way to pronounce it: LIE-za.

Your daughter would be correcting people for the rest of her life.

Incorrrect; there are multiple ways.
The Liza I know pronounces it Lee-sah. Agree she will spend her life correcting people, no matter the intended pronunciation.

+1. Maybe we know the same Lee-sah

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Anonymous wrote:I've been set on the name for 6 months and had it in my head that the name would be pronounced like "Ly-za" but curious what people think about both that pronunciation and the other way of "Lee-za?"

Obviously I know it will be my choice, just curious to hear people's thoughts.

Liza Minnelli.