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I say it EYE-la. I have a friend whose mother is Turkish and her name is Ayla (EYE-la); that being the only person I've met with the name plus the instinct of how I want to say it anyway makes EYE-la my first reaction and my preference.

I pronounce it "A la" (with the long A sound), so I definitely prefer it this way. I think it's a nice name...probably not something I'd use personally, but one that I'd like seeing on someone else's daughter.

I'd definately say IE-lah: (I think that's the EYE-la one then), because I'd assume it's Turkish and that's the Turkish pron.. I like the name, it's been one of my favs for a while.

Personally I pronounce Ayla as "AY-lah" (probably your "A-la") because that's how a girl I knew called Ayla pronounced it.

I pronounce it AY-la (long A)

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I associate it with scantily dressed dumb blonde cave girls, as the main character in The Clan of the Cave Bear was named Ayla.

AY-la

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Isla is EYE-la.

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I like it but it's very, very Clan of the Cave Bear.

I pronounce Ayla as AY-la and I love it : )

It personally looks like Kayla without the "K" to me, so I instinctively say long A + lah. But I can see it being pronounced both ways (though I definitely prefer spelling EYE-lah as Isla ;b). As a name, I realize it's legit but it just seems/looks made-up and trendy so I have a hard time getting past that.

I like Ay-la.

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Love it actually and always have. :)