How to pronounce Gitea? #1855

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opened 2025-11-02 04:15:18 -06:00 by GiteaMirror · 5 comments
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Originally created by @coolaj86 on GitHub (Jun 4, 2018).

Can you tell me how to pronounce this?

  1. Gitty
  2. Gih-tee
  3. Git-tee
  4. Gih-tee-a
  5. Gitty-uh
  6. Gittee-uh

Audio samples of me trying: https://youtu.be/YtmFGp4DbV8

I'm making a Screencast on how to migrate to Gitea.

Originally created by @coolaj86 on GitHub (Jun 4, 2018). Can you tell me how to pronounce this? 1. Gitty 0. Gih-tee 0. Git-tee 0. Gih-tee-a 0. Gitty-uh 0. Gittee-uh Audio samples of me trying: https://youtu.be/YtmFGp4DbV8 I'm making a Screencast on how to migrate to Gitea.
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@techknowlogick commented on GitHub (Jun 4, 2018):

I can't answer for others, but after watching the youtube video both 2 & 3 are ways that I pronounce it. As it is supposed to be a combination of Tea, and Git I think 4,5&6 can be excluded as the drink tea doesn't have an additional sound at the end.

@techknowlogick commented on GitHub (Jun 4, 2018): I can't answer for others, but after watching the youtube video both 2 & 3 are ways that I pronounce it. As it is supposed to be a combination of Tea, and Git I think 4,5&6 can be excluded as the drink tea doesn't have an additional sound at the end.
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@axifive commented on GitHub (Jun 4, 2018):

I think that the third

@axifive commented on GitHub (Jun 4, 2018): I think that the third
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@techknowlogick commented on GitHub (Jun 4, 2018):

ping @thehowl as you had feedback for this on Discourse: https://discourse.gitea.io/t/how-to-pronounce-gitea/161

@techknowlogick commented on GitHub (Jun 4, 2018): ping @thehowl as you had feedback for this on Discourse: https://discourse.gitea.io/t/how-to-pronounce-gitea/161
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@coolaj86 commented on GitHub (Jun 4, 2018):

I think that's what I went with: How to Migrate to a Microsoft Github Alternative: Gitea

@coolaj86 commented on GitHub (Jun 4, 2018): I think that's what I went with: [How to Migrate to a Microsoft Github Alternative: Gitea](https://youtu.be/dTvTBlzKqgg)
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@coolaj86 commented on GitHub (Jun 4, 2018):

I won't be offended if this doesn't get added, but just a thought to help with branding: Add pronunciation to README.md https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/4123

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How do you pronounce Gitea?

Gitea is pronounced /ɡɪ’ti:/ as in "gi-tea" with a hard g.

@coolaj86 commented on GitHub (Jun 4, 2018): I won't be offended if this doesn't get added, but just a thought to help with branding: Add pronunciation to README.md https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/4123 ## FAQ **How do you pronounce Gitea?** Gitea is pronounced [/ɡɪ’ti:/](https://youtu.be/EM71-2uDAoY) as in "gi-tea" with a hard g.
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Reference: github-starred/gitea#1855