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I grew up with a Shaila (she was Hispanic, not that it matters), and she was wonderful. Then, I met two girls named Shayla back in high school, and they were also both joys. I have always thought that the name Shayla was a light, airy, and beautiful name for a girl!

I'd prefer just Shay, but it's a fine name.

The name Shayla is a girl's name of Irish and Arabic origin that means "fairy palace" or combines the meanings of "admirable" and "night or dark beauty". According to the internet...

It's a decent name; soft, pretty, not commonly heard.

I don’t care much for it. Shay by itself is fine but none of the elaborations (Shayla, Shaylee, Shaylyn…) do much for me.

I just think of the "my shayla" meme. I don't think the name is that bad, but it's not my style.

It looks fake and unconvincing. A merger of Sheila and Carola, perhaps, with a tweaked pronunciation?

I find it tacky and grating. Yuck.

I think it's attractive, though I wouldn't use it. It's not as pretty as Kayla but much nicer than Sheila.

I have met a girl called Šejla (prounouced shay-lah) and I think that her name is pretty :)

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Shayla is okay, I prefer Šejla.