How to pronounce Ayla

[WelliesTheyAreWonderful]

I'm soon to meet an acquaintance's daughter and have only seen her name (on Facebook). I always assumed it was Ay-la but they are English (we're Scottish) and now we're wondering if it's an Anglicised version of Isla? Hoping they introduce her straight away!

[MariaV0nTrapp]

No idea but id go with pronouncing it the same as Isla too if that helps

[MariaV0nTrapp]

I just read that back and I made no sense in regard your question!

Im English and would presume it was pronounced Eye-La but then I'd pronounce Isla the same too.. Are they not the same?

[RhubarbAndMustard]

An acquaintances little girl is an Ayla. It's pronounced Ai-la.

[Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost]

Unless its a well established pronunciation such as Niamh being Neeve. Isla being Eye-la, then I'd pronounce a name the way it was spelt so I'd say Ay-la

[Room101isWhereIUsedToLive]

A-la is how the one I know is pronounced but she is American and they do have different pronunciations, such as the way they pronounce Cara, we say Car-rah, they say Ca-ra.

[Out2pasture]

Long A, followed by la.

[KoalaDownUnder]

Yeah, I'd have thought
Ay (as in hay) - la

I'm not sure which language would get the same sound as Isla out if Ayla?

[mydogeatsnutstoo]

Definitely Ai - la

[dimdommilpot]

Its pronounced like Isla. I saw it as Ayla and wanted it but couldnt get past the correct pronunciation of Isla (which im not keen on).

[ExasperatedAlmostAlways]

I'm Scottish my niece is ay-la and my friends English and she pronounces her daughter ayla the same.

[2tired2bewitty]

The one I know answers to Eye-la

[ExasperatedAlmostAlways]

It's not pronounced the same as Isla at all. Here or England. Its pronounced ay instead of I.

[Amoamasamat]

As a Turkish name (and there are many in some parts of the UK) it's pronounced like Isla.

If a British origin family, I'd guess Ay - la to rhyme with sailor.

[KoalaDownUnder]

Agree with Exaperated.

Kayla and Layla are pronounced with the long 'a' sound, so why would Ayla be 'eye-la'?

[Permanentlyexhausted]

The one I know (here in deepest darkest England) pronounces it like Isla (i.e. eye-la).

[Permanentlyexhausted]

But it seems that either pronounciation is fine:

www.pronouncenames.com/pronounce/ayla

[SuckingEggs]

It's eye-la (Turkish friend)

[jorahmormont]

Knew one years ago. Pronounced Ay-la as in Sailor

[mintbiscuit]

I thought it was eye-la too as it's a Turkish name. My DD is called Aila which we pronounce A-la (we're in Scotland).

You might want to let them know about the misspelling if they think it's pronouced A-la!

[KoalaDownUnder]

Oh, it's Turkish! That makes sense, then.

[WelliesTheyAreWonderful]

Thanks everyone. They're not Turkish so I think it'll be Ayla, like Layla. I hope it is as I love Isla and would cry a little inside if they spelled it wrong differently!

[NadiaWadia]

I would have assumed Ayla rhymes with sailor too. Isn't that the name of the main character in those 'Clan of the Cave Bear' books? Obviously a very old name!

[CheerfulYank]

I know quite a few here in the US. It rhymes with Kayla, but not sailor! :o

[Holly34]

I dont think you will be the only ones wondering how to pronounce the name! Just go with the flow on the day they would be rushing to tell you her name for sure!!

[NadiaWadia]

Kayla and sailor rhyme to most English people, Cheerful. But maybe not to Scottish people and North American people. I know, it is going to be one of those rhotic/non-rhotic accent issues, isn't it? (Is that what it's called - and you sound out the 'r' in sailor more?)