I think I have told this story but i am named after my Dad . His name is Al so I am Alkia. pronounced (Al-Key-Uh) emphasis on the "Key"

Alot of people pronounce it alkee-yuh they run together the Al and the key

But it's all separate (for lack of better words) Al (like al Bundy) Key (as in lock and Key) uh (as in the way most female names end)