How to pronounce Leia?

The English name is pronounced as previously explained, L-EE-uh, ee like SEE.

but the Hebrew name is pronounced L-AY-uh,
AY like in WAY.

The final syllable is the same.

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Hebrew

Female

Leah, Laya

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Leia :: LAY-a

as in "lay a blanket down on the grass".

The correct pronunciation of this name is Lay-ah.
Anyone who speaks English and knows how to spell knows that by pairing the letters E & I creates the pronunciation AY.

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French

Female

Leia is pronounced as

l ai ae

l	sounds like the		'l'	in 'let'
ai	sounds like the		'ai'	in 'pain'
ae	sounds like the		'a'	in 'at'

Leia is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ l ai ae ]

l	ai	ae
let	pain	at

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