I really love the name Lucia pronounced loo-SEE-ah. But how do most people pronounce it, is it Loo-SEE-ah, Loo-sha, or Loo-chi-ah? I need 100 replies to be convinced of what the general thoughts are...
Thanks so much for your help.

Wow! I didn't expect to get 100 replies so quickly, thank-you so much everyone. I have tallied up the replies and it ended up at

Loo-CHI-ah 65%

Loo-SEE-ah 29%

Loo-sha 5%

Loo-TSI-ah 1%

It really surprised me that a few people seemed to only know about the Italian version Loo-CHI-ah. Also surprising that some people assume the Italian pronunciation, when they know that there are several versions of the name. I love the softer Spanish version Loo-SEE-ah, just sounds so much prettier to me, but am a bit put off by the fact that most people do say Loo-CHI-ah. Lucy would be simpler, but that's probably why I like Lucia better as it is not as common and a bit exotic sounding! Still, 29% is a pretty good result and I guess she will only have to correct them the first time. For such a gorgeous name it may be worth it???
Thanks again.

I would say Loo-see-ah

Loo-CHI-ah

a feminine version of Luciano Pavarotti

Loo - Chee - ah
Chee = same sound in the begining of the word cheese

Loo Chi Uh. I've never heard anyone pronounce it otherwise.

ETA: in Italian isn't a 'c' in a word always a 'ch'?

Loo-CHI-ah

This.

Loo-see-ah with Lucy as NN

Loo-CHI-ah

Loo-chi-ah

I say it Lu see a.

Its a fabulous name!

I'm Italian and it's Loo-chee-ah

its is loo-chi-ah

I pronounce it Lu CHI ah.



It depends what it is followed by. If followed by an 'e' or 'i' then yes. If followed by an 'a', 'o' or 'h', then it's a hard sound.

I would (and do) say Loo-chee-ah.

I work with a loo-CHI-ah

I know of a loo-SEE-ah

and just to throw a spanner in the works in my town there is a lady who pronounces her names lutzia

My preference is Loo-CHI-a FWIW

LuCHEEa

Yup.

ETA: You could still use the nn Lucy with this pronunciation if you wanted to.

Loo-chi-ah

Its one of those names that I never say out loud until I hear how the parents pronounce it.

It's an Italian name and the correct pronunciation is with a CH sound (like church). TBH I don't know what spelling you'd have to use in order for it to be pronounced like Lucy... Maybe Lusia or Lussia? Although they might get the SH sound. If you want to go for something a little unusual then your daughter will get used to correcting people - if you call her Lucia and she has to correct people, well, she'll only have to do it the first time!!

Actually, my cousin called her daughter Luchia so that it would be pronounced with the CH instead of the S sound; I'm a bit of a purist though so I look at that spelling and want to say Lookhia!!

Loo-CHEE-ah, the Italian way is the way I pronounce it...but as you can see from behindthename, there are four different "proper" pronunciations:

http://www.behindthename.com/name/lucia

loochia is the correct italian way of pronunciation
here in brisbane, we have a suburb called st lucia, and it is pronounced st loosha
I like loochia as a pronunciation.

Lu-chee-ah.

(the Lucias I know are Italian)

I would say Loo-see-ah

I prefer it pronounced 'Loo-see-ah' which is the more Latin American (some say Spanish also) pronunciation. The Italian pronunciation is the '-ch' sound.

Either is valid though, if you prefer it with a soft 's' sound it wouldn't take much effort to correct people who were saying with a 'ch'.

It's a lovely name, worth using even if some people might use the different pronunciation initially.

Lu-chee-ah.

Mind you, I worked with a Czech girl called "Lucie" and she pronounced it "Loot-ziah".

Loo-chi-ah

There's a suburb in Brisbane called St Lucia - pronounced Loosha. So from habit, I would say Loosha but then think Loo-chee-a

I always thought Loo-chi-ah was the Italian version, and
Loo-see-ah was the Spanish version.

I like the Italian!

Loo-CHEE-ah

Loo-chi-ah

Loo-see-ah

Loo-chi-ah

Loo-chi-ah - definitely!

Loo-CHEE-ah

Loo-chee-uh

lu-TSI-a

i would say lu see ah! lucy or luci isnt pronounced with a ch and it is the same sort of spelling, so i think you could get away with any! i have never heard of any other pronounciation that lu see ah!

I prefer LuCEEah, but that's because I've lived in Latin America. But the Italian pronunciation LuCHEEah is equally valid (and by the replies, more common). Unfortunately this confusion puts me off this name a bit, although I love it.

I agree though with others that you can use either pronunciation, you'll just be correcting people occasionally.

See not Chi for me!

I just think it sounds nicer...

Loo-see-ah here, pronounced that way its gorgeoous. I can't stand Loo-sha. We'd probably have one if there wasn't so many ways.

Loo-see-ah

I would pronounce in Lucy-ah.

I would say "Lu-CHEE-ah"

Definitely Lu-Chee-Ah

I would have said it as loo-sha (as in the island St. Lucia). Learn something new every day.

I would ask how it is pronounced or wait to hear how it is pronounced and then say it that way.
I know a Lu-see-ah and a Lu-chee-ah.
I prefer Lu-see-ah.

Because I see it as an Italian name I pronounce it as Loo-chee-a. I really dislike the Loo-see-a pronunciation.