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Help[Opinions] Re: Isla?
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This is obviously a favorite of mine, so I have a few opinions about it. :) It's a name I love, but I'm not sure if I'll use it in the future, and that's only because of the spelling and pronunciation issues. But I definitely wouldn't change the spelling if I were you. The spelling is part of why I love it so much. And other spellings are just as likely to be mispronounced (such as Ayla, Ila, or Eila). I think once people get to know her and know how to pronounce her name, it'll be fine. It's just that when she initially meets people she'll have to prn. it probably.
Also on the subject of Isla: The actress Isla Fisher is the first celebrity with the name I've seen in the U.S. (She was in "Wedding Crashers" and is engaged to Sacha Baron Cohen, a.k.a. Borat.) A co-worker and I were discussing her, and I purposely brought her up to see if he knew how to pronounce her first name--I was curious. But he said ILL-sah. :-/ I told him it was EYE-lah, like the beginning of "island" and he got it right away. But then he asked me why I knew that and I just laughed. :b
Also on the subject of Isla: The actress Isla Fisher is the first celebrity with the name I've seen in the U.S. (She was in "Wedding Crashers" and is engaged to Sacha Baron Cohen, a.k.a. Borat.) A co-worker and I were discussing her, and I purposely brought her up to see if he knew how to pronounce her first name--I was curious. But he said ILL-sah. :-/ I told him it was EYE-lah, like the beginning of "island" and he got it right away. But then he asked me why I knew that and I just laughed. :b
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