specialmama Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Oh please do not type the name without spaces or something, I'd be beyond horrified if the parent googled and this came up and *gasp* they saw that I didn't know how to pronounce their precious baby's name! :willy_nilly: :svengo: Anyhow, I saw the name in type, but haven't spoke to the parents yet. How do you pronounce it? It is a boy, btw. Thank you for saving my butt! El-LEE-iss Eh-LIE-iss EE-LEE-iss EE-LIE-us El-L-ohfortheloveofpizzacouldn'ttheyjustnamehimEli? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 EE-lie-iss Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalknot Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 ee-LIE-us ... emphasis on the second syllable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caterpiller Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 I've been saying it wrong then. LOL Good thing I don't know anyone with this name! I always thought it was el-EE-is (As in the letter L as the first syllable.) ooops! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extendedforecast Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 I've heard it both EE lie us and E(short e) lee us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 This is a common name in Eastern Orthodox circles (it's the Greek form of Elijah), and I hate to say it but I hear it both ways -- Eh-LIE-us and Eh-LEE-us -- very frequently amongst my Orthodox kin. You'll probably just have to ask to find out. Then after they tell you which pronunciation it is, you can say, "Oh, I know some people pronounce it [the other way], so I wasn't sure." :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWOB Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Eh-LIE-us I have a friend who named her child Elias and that is how they pronounce it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Uh-LIE-uhs. First and last syllables are schwas. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsabelC Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 I'd be listening carefully and copying what he/his parents say. But if I had to make a guess, I'd say it like Laura. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 This is a Greek name. Eh-LEE-us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 This is my youngest son's name. My husband calls him Ee-lie-us, but I say Uh-lie-us. However, he is mostly known as Ee-lie (Eli) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 ee-LIE-us ... emphasis on the second syllable :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahamamama Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 ee LIE us But if the family is Hispanic, they might pronounce it as ay LEE us I have an Hispanic friend who named her son Elias. The family calls him ay LEE us, but they seem to be okay with whatever other people say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheApprentice Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 That's actually my third son's name. We pronounce it ee-Lie-us. I have a friend from Greece, and it is a Greek name, and they pronounce it ee-LEE-us. Great name.:thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachin'Mine Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Eh-LIE-us I have a friend who named her child Eli as and that is how they pronounce it. Wendi you broke rule number one!!!! Quick - go add a space!!!! :lol: I would say long e lie uhs, but I like the idea of asking. You can even call and ask how their precious one is doing and she'll probably say his name right away. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathkath Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 That's actually my third son's name. We pronounce it ee-Lie-us.. Great name.:thumbup: Yes it is my baby's middle name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Uh-LIE-uhs. First and last syllables are schwas. Laura :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jen in PA Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Uh-LIE-uhs. First and last syllables are schwas. Laura :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluechicken Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 I wanted to name my son this but didn't. Instead I made it very confusing but that is another story. :) I have always pronounced it ee-LIE-us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 I say Eh-LIE-us, and my husband says EE-lee-us. We have friends who named their son something like this, and the two of us couldn't decide how they pronounced it. My husband asked the man, and he pronounced it differently from his wife. Hilarious. I think they've switched to a nickname. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Eh-LIE-iss, but I also like ee-LIE-iss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByGrace3 Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 depends on the nationality of the family. English: ee LIE us Spanish: e LEE us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eewaggie99 Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 If the family is Hispanic, its el-LEE-us. One of my best childhood friends is of Argentinian descent and he hates it when people pronounce his name wrong. I've met a couple Hispanic Eliases and they have always commented on the fact I pronounce the name right. I would take the cue from the person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jyniffrec Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Our son is named this name. We have a certain way of pronouncing it because of his preference, but it really depends on the ethnicity of the person. Our Greek, Middle Eastern and Hispanic friends all have different ways of pronouncing it and they are all fine. We don't get offended at the confusion at all. He was named after a Middle Eastern man so we gravitate towards that pronunciation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clementine Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 This is a Greek name. Eh-LEE-us :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 The family's is the only pronunciation of the name that matters. What's so horrifying about admitting you don't know how they pronounce it? Just ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricket Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Eh-LIE-us I have a friend who named her child Elias and that is how they pronounce it. This is how I say it. I think it is because we are currently reading Understood Betsy and there is a character whose name is 'Lias, which I pronounce LIE-us. So I would think the emphasis is on the second syllable. And if you say it fast the ee or the eh would sound similar anyway. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Like Eli and then us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 We have a friend from Brazil with this name. It's pronounced EE-lee-us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Ee-LIE-us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia64 Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 EE-lie-iss Bill I was in Greece years ago and briefly dated one of these. . . and this is how he pronounced it. Alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Uh-LIE-uhs. First and last syllables are schwas. Laura :iagree: Apparently there are a lot of different ways people will say it. Looks like you're gonna have to bite the bullet and jusk ask them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 I have a nephew named that and it is Eh-LIE-iss, or EH-LIE-uss kinda between the two but mor like the first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty in Pink Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Uh-LIE-us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 I'll go with the majority, Eh-LIE-us. But to complicate matters, I'll toss in that there's a Czech hockey player with that (last) name, and it's pronounced ELL-ee-ash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osmosis Mom Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Hahahhahha, we have this name in Danish where it is pronounced E-lee-as. Too funny that I am not the only one with difficulty pronouncing a simple name. It has taken me years to prounounce Kathy correctly (I'd say kate-ty). The name Doug takes the cake, though. Why name your child dog?? But I am digressing as always. Enough chatting to myself.:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Uh-LIE-uhs. First and last syllables are schwas. Laura :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Eh-LIE-us :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeacherZee Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Hahahhahha, we have this name in Danish where it is pronounced E-lee-as. Too funny that I am not the only one with difficulty pronouncing a simple name. It has taken me years to prounounce Kathy correctly (I'd say kate-ty). The name Doug takes the cake, though. Why name your child dog?? But I am digressing as always. Enough chatting to myself.:lol: :lol::lol::lol: I was just coming in here to add that if they were Scandinavian then it would be E-Lee-as just to muddy the waters :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 The name Doug takes the cake, though. Why name your child dog?? But Doug isn't pronounced "dog" - it's pronounced "dug" - like "I dug a really big hole in the yard". :) Rhymes with "bug" and "rug". Okay, still a funny name... but not as bad as "dog". ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 E-lie-ess or E-lie-uss. These are the two versions I've heard most often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osmosis Mom Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 But Doug isn't pronounced "dog" - it's pronounced "dug" - like "I dug a really big hole in the yard". :) Rhymes with "bug" and "rug". Okay, still a funny name... but not as bad as "dog". ;) Matroyshka, the subtle difference mostly runs us by and all we think is dog! Sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicheleinMN Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 I wish we had used Ee-LIE-us for our youngest son. (We went with Elijah instead.) Michele in MN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 First I would straight out ask them, (as someone with a name that is never pronounced correctly) I prefer to be asked instead of having to correct. They should get used to it, they'll be answering that question for years to come. That said I would pronounce it ee-LIE-us since it is probably a version of Elijah (one of my fav's). My neice's name is McKale (I think that's how my dippy sister spells it) she goes by Kalli. The boy will also probably shorten his name to Eli. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Matroyshka, the subtle difference mostly runs us by and all we think is dog! Sorry! :lol: I won't tell my cousin Doug. ;) (But then Doug is among the less odd names my aunt named her 12 children...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silliness7 Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 ee-LIE-us ... emphasis on the second syllable This is my vote. I see Elijah with an -us ending instead of a -jah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfamilygal Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 ee LIE us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Uh-LIE-uhs. First and last syllables are schwas. Laura :iagree: Just from reading to saying, this is how I pronounce it. However, if I met someone with this name, I would adjust my pronunciation to however they said it. I have a French friend named Matthias. Before I knew him, I would pronounce the name muh-THY-us. He pronounces it MAH-tee-us. So, I changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Yeah, I can't imagine them being cross because you ask them how to pronounce it instead of guessing ... especially since there are variations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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