I would not have thought to pronounce
Leda as LAY-da. It's not completely illogical, it just wouldn't have crossed my mind, so I imagine it might require some teaching to make that happen.
Leda is a way better look than
Letha for me, because I just see 'lethal' when I look at
Letha.
I don't like LAY-da because, even if it does have history, it just blends in with all the "ay" sounding names around. I don't want to demote it, but it feels like another one in the sea of
Jada,
Kayla,
Taylor,
Aidan,
Hayden,
Braden,
Layla,
Haylie, etc. I'm tired of that "ay" sound.
Three boys nappin', one mama namenerdin'
To peruse my top 100ish names:
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/82589
He is becoming greater, I am becoming less
Bits of the journey here:
http://jodifriesen.blogspot.ca/And some family cuteness here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/41705228@N08/