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 [ 3 syll. a-za-lea, az-al-ea ] The girl name Azalea is pronounced as ahZEYLYah KEY. Azalea is used mostly in the English language and it is also of English origin. Derived from the elements 'azalea' ; 'azaleos' meaning dry. The first name is taken from the name of the flower azalea, itself ultimately of the Greek 'azaleos' (dry). It was first adopted by English speakers in the late 19th century. The English name Azalee is a variant form of the name. Other forms of Azalea include the English pet form Azzie and the English variant spelling Azalia. Azalea is rarely used as a baby name for girls. It is not ranked within the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Azalea include the Indian Achala, the Latinized Aglaea, the English, German, and Russian Aglaia, the German Aglaja, the Russian Aglaya, the Greek Aglea, the Hawaiian Akala, the Hawaiian Akela, the Indian Akhila, the Arabic Akilah, the Spanish Asela, the English Ashalee, the English Ashalei, the English Asheleigh, the English Asheley, the English Ashely, the English Ashlay, the English Ashlea, the English Azalee, and the Greek Agalia. KEY: Pronunciation for Azalea: AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
