[Opinions] Leila
How confusing is this name to you?
I really like it, but I like it pronounced LIE-la. Which is the German and Arabic pronunciation and also one possible English pronunciation.
Will she always get LEE-la and LAY-la?
Do you prefer Layla?
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I really like it, but I like it pronounced LIE-la. Which is the German and Arabic pronunciation and also one possible English pronunciation.
Will she always get LEE-la and LAY-la?
Do you prefer Layla?
Please rate my list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/6232
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This is the name of a prominent street in the city I was born in, sometimes I think of it as an honouring name for that reason. The street is always "LEE-la" so that's how I'd say it. I think chances are pretty good that a Leila would get multiple pronunciations, yes.
I don't like Layla.
If you want LIE-la I'd say go for Lila, which is also beautiful and more straightforward.
I don't like Layla.
If you want LIE-la I'd say go for Lila, which is also beautiful and more straightforward.
I'd go with Laila. I pronounce both Leila and Layla as LAY-la.
I prefer
1. Lila (2) - Lie-lah. It's more elegant than Leila or Layla, which are both Lay-lah to me.
2. Lyla - my second choice. It reminds me of Myla and Kyla and gives us Lie-lah.
Although my favourite pronunciation has always been - Lee-lah as in Lila (1), I might even use Lilla to get an -ee- sound.
1. Lila (2) - Lie-lah. It's more elegant than Leila or Layla, which are both Lay-lah to me.
2. Lyla - my second choice. It reminds me of Myla and Kyla and gives us Lie-lah.
Although my favourite pronunciation has always been - Lee-lah as in Lila (1), I might even use Lilla to get an -ee- sound.
It is very confusing. When I saw it in your subject line I thought LEE-la and then LAY-la. LIE-la did not occur to me.
Yes I prefer Layla.
Yes I prefer Layla.
I like it! I think it's pretty and reminds me of a night sky.
This message was edited 6/27/2021, 4:26 PM
Don't like it, too many spellings and pronouciation too
Here in Germany Lila is LEE-la too and it means "purple". But I can see how it could be pronounced LIE-la in English speaking countries.
My brain does this thing where it automatically pronounces names the Italian way, a lot of English pronounciations feel arbitrary any way.
Hmmm my first instinct would be to think it was Lelia, this spelling feels a bit to different for me to be Layla & one of her variants. I would think it was "Lelle-lia" than realize the location of the I and L and then assume Lee-la. After that I'd guess Lay-la but Lie-la would be the last of my guesses, though I'm dyslexic and reading pronunciations of names I am not familiar with vary on any given day.