In India, since we were under British rule, we pronounce it Zed. AdNear9552 • 8 mo. ago. It's a European thing. They also pronounce "H" as "heych". roysouradeep • 8 mo. ago. Actually, english was propagated by European (british) colonizers across the world. So most of its former colonies say zed instead of zee. Zed since that's how it's pronounced in the game, plus I think it sounds cooler than Zee. Roman titles, Latin names, Japanese characters, Western vehicles, and Arthurian weapons. - Final Fantasy 1 day ago · The pronunciation of the letter “Z” as “zee” or “zed” depends on the country. In England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Canada, India, Australia, and New Zealand, it is pronounced as “zed,” while in the United States, it is typically pronounced as “zee.” The katakana below the name say "Zetto", in Germany we pronounce it as "Dragon Ball Zed", I used to pronounce it as Zed. These days I am used to say "Zee" but I will always be aware of the katakana saying what they say. It's pronounced Zee, so anyone who says 'Zed' is just wrong. Regardless of your own countries pronunciation. Zebra in the UK is pronounced “zEH-bra”. I’m not sure why it should be pronounced “Zed-bra” any more than “Water” should be pronounced “Double-you-ater” or “Candle” should be pronounced “See-andle”. You don’t pronounce the names of letters when speaking, you just make the relevant sound. ZEE meaning: 1. the last letter of the English alphabet; Z: 2. the last letter of the English alphabet; Z: . Learn more. Because I’m not American. Zed. Only N America (in the English speaking countries of the world) pronounce it Zee. Always zed. As in Beyonce's husband Jay Zed, and Lay-Zed-Boy armchairs. Zed. Because fuck Sesame Street. Zed or dead. I say “zed”, though if discussing for example “World War Z”, I would say “zee”. The Teacher. The Man Known As "The Teacher" is the creator of - administrator for - and sole content contributor to - all that is GiveMeSomeEnglish!!!, as well as a being a TEFL certified English teacher A Master of Ninja Invisibility and Jedi Mind Tricks, AND has a secret under-ground UFO bunker and Mad Scientist's Laboratory hidden deep in The Balkans where he currently resides with his According to wikipedia, that's also why the name of the letter 'z' has persisted as 'zed'. It's a continuation of the Greek name 'zeta'. It's a continuation of the Greek name 'zeta'. Americans say 'zee' in analogy with all the other consonants. No, not really. English spelling is so awful at recording pronunciation that there are too many ways to represent the pronounced letter names, and no ways that are unambiguous. So you see ee, ie, e, i, for instance for E, o, oh, ow, ou for O, etc. Use phonemic symbols if you need accurate rendition of English sounds. And then added: MFQW.