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I like it.

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I'd pronounce it similar to Isla (like the beginning of 'island') but I've also seen it pronounced Ey-la (where the "Ay" rhymes with "hay"). I don't like that one as much.

Phonetically for me it'd be ay-lah / eh-lah (or between those?).

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But I do recognize Ay as a Turkish name element I'd pronounce like "ie" and know that Isla is mega popular in the UK (which I associate vaguely since all the South Africans I've met personally lived in the UK and had English accents), so I'd be uncertain.

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I associate Aayla (a minor Star Wars character name) a little bit.

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The name itself is pretty. It's not unique seeming because it blends with other vowel-heavy short popular names (short names containing L also seem popular), but that's fine...I wouldn't say it's flimsy, more just kind of fluid seeming.

This message was edited 10/15/2023, 4:26 PM

meant to be hebrew אילה? It's aight, prefer the Ayala spelling.
edit: it's terebinth. in Israel we pronouncr it Ella. like the international name. but yknow, whatever floats their boat. and I don't wanna share my opinions on the convoluted topic of intermarriage here.

This message was edited 10/15/2023, 1:00 PM

I think of Clan of the Cave Bear first! Ayla is nice, but a bit too polished and brief for me. But that's the thing in names these days, isn't it?

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I would say it to rhyme with Kayla. Like Kayla without the K basically.

Interesting. I know someone from Turkey that just used that name. It's Ay like Day and la. I like it, it has the modern sounds.

It's ok, I'd prounouce it Ay (rhymes with day)la

AY-la, I'd assume. First syllable rhyming with May. It feel flimsy and lacklustre.