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I prononce Ella and Elah the same.
Sabra (sah-brah to me) is cute, a bit out there. Sidra is very interesting http://www.behindthename.com/submit/view.php?name=sidra
. Thisbe is nms.

I'd be inclined to pronounce it AY-lah on first glance, actually.

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It's pretty, in any case. Sabra is too reminiscent of "sabre" for me, and Sidra just doesn't really appeal to me tonight, but I've always loved Thisbe.

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Yes, Elah looks like a creative version of Ella.

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:)

When I first saw it, I was saying E-lah. I don't see Ella, but I am not one that always gets it right, or maybe its the fact that I really dislike Ella.

I'm sorry but what is the difference between pronouncing Elah and Ella? I say both 'E-lah'.

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Sabra -ok, but seems nicknamish for some reson
Sidra -'sidro' means anchor (on ships) in Croatian, so no
Thisbe -not a fan of city names on humans, but it has a nice sound

I like Elah (and also Ela) pronounced the same as Ella. To me it's obvious that it's a Hebrew name that just happens to be pronounced the same as Ella, but non-namesnerds might think it was a creative attempt at varying Ella.

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I don't like EE-la, it sounds like a strange feminisation of Eli to me.

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Sabra is alright but I think of cactuses for some reason. Sidra is nms sound-wise, and Thisbe's pronunciation is counter-intuitive and I think of thistles. So I guess none of those are really my style lol.