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How do you pronounce Leah?

A friend of mine just had a baby and named her Leah. Hubby and I thought it was pronounced different ways. I eventually asked her how she was pronouncing it. So I was just curious on how everyone else pronounces it :)

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everyone i know named Leah pronounces it Lee-Uh

Yup, that's how I pronounce it, though I knew a person once who pronounced it like Lee.

The way I've always heard it pronounced, and the way it's "supposed to be" pronounced: Lee-uh

I know a Leah (Lee-AH), but I also know someone who pronounces it "Lee" (which I think is dumb).

Lee-Uh

I actually pronounce it Lay-yah!

oops!!

lay ah

I agree, its Lee-uh

Lee-uh

What did you think and what did your hubby think?

Leah is Lee-uh.
Leia is Lay-uh.
Leigh is Lee.

Yes, thank you.

heh yes! my middle name is Leigh and I cannot tell you how many people say "LAY" grrr

My name is Leigh Ayn, you say it "Lee Ann" and I always get "LAY AIN" as in the Ain in Pain.

gah.

I agree with you on the those three, but now how would you pronounce Lea?

I agree too and Id pronounce Lea like Leah - Lee-uh

I know some who pronounce it Lee-ah and some who pronounce it Lay-ah. I think I like the Lay-ah sound better, but I would spell it differently (Lea, Leia) if I were to use it.

my name is leah and it's pronounced lee-uh. it drives me crazy when i get "lee" and "lay-uh"! ;)

It's my name, too! Huzzah!
I hate when people say Lay-uh or Lee. It makes me shiver. Ugh.

Yup, it's my name, too ("Lee-uh"). I get "Lee" and "Lay-uh" ALL the time.

Lee-uh.

Well, it's my name. :)
And I pronounce it Lee-uh.

LEE-uh.

And as for my orthodox Jewish friend with the name, it's LAY-uh.

That is soooo interesting! I always thought that the Hebrew pronunciation was Lee-uh since that's how the Biblical scholars I know pronounce it when they talk about Leah and Rachel.

Interesting!

Actually, I've only heard it pronounced Lay-uh in regards to the Bible. Interesting.

Yep, in Hebrew they are pronounced LAY-uh and RUH-khel. (with the Hebrew "ch" sound, as in "chanukah").

Biblical scholars will still pronounce these names as Leah, Rachel, Joseph, Isaac, Abraham, Moses, etc. But Jewish Torah scholars will almost always refer to them by their Hebrew names (Leah, Rachel, Yosef, Yitzhak, Abraham, Moshe, etc.)

My Jewish doctor (who has been my doctor for like 15 years) calls me "Lay-uh", even though he knows my name is pronounced "Lee-uh"!

Either Lee-uh or Lee... depends.

someone on muchmusic (in canada..) is named leah its pronounced lay-a

MM isnt only in Canada :) Im in NY & I get it too

oh, I wasnt sure. we just got MTV here in Canada last month.. and since mm is out of toronto i wasnt sure if the states would pick it up.

lee-uh

"Lee-Uh"

Lee-a

Lee-uh.

I pronounce it Lee-ah.

Lee-uh i think it's beautiful. My two favourite names, Amelia & Ophelia are so, because i love Lia as a nn rather that Mia or Fee.(i know rhyming names for syblings is a definate no no!)

Lee-uh

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