Ee-la

[misamisa]

Ok so my sister is supposed to be naming her daughter EE-la, not eye-la, and is getting very angsty with me for being utterly confused about how to spell it.

So, my question is how would you spell a name pronounced ee-la?

I'll let you know how she's spelling it after.

[Vixxfacee]

Ila

[PotteringAlong]

real.

[TeaBelle]

Eelah
Aiolah

[PotteringAlong]

Noooo! Real was an auto correct

I'd spell it Eela

[UntilTheCowsComeHome]

Eilah?

[PurpleDaisies]

Isla (although I'd normally pronounce that eye-la).

[IncidentalAnarchist]

ee-dash-la?!

[ifigoup]

Ila.

[Twoevils]

I'm guessing it's going to be Isla, though I would usually pronounce that Eye-la.

To get an Ee-la pronunciation I can only imagine Eela, Elah, Ela, Ilah??

[IHeartKingThistle]

My great aunt Ee-la was spelt Elia. But that's the West Country for you.

[KlingybunFistelvase]

Ila or maybe aoila

[VixenLupin]

Eylah.
Eilar.
Eeeeelaaaa.

[FockerFun]

Yla?

[Awwlookatmybabyspider]

Eila (Like Sheila but without the SH)

[QuimReaper]

...why don't you just ask your sister how she intends to spell it?!

[PurpleDaisies]

The op knows quim-she wants to she how we'd spell it then she'll tell us the answer afterwards.

[peachypips]

Sounds like a tellytubby!!

[QuimReaper]

Purple

I get so irritated with people who don't read the OP properly and then make a totally boneheaded reply right under it.

Sorry OP

[BroomstickOfLove]

Isla.

I'd pronounce it Eye-la the first time I saw it written down, but Ee-la after that. It's no more confusing than Caitlin or Francesca or Claudia which can also be pronounced in various ways.

[Veterinari]

Is we-la even a valid pronounciation? Isla is a tradional name with a well known pronounciation
I'' not aware of an EE-la variant?

[ParisGellar]

Eala.

[Spam88]

I'm now intrigued as to what other pronunciation there is of Caitlin and Francesca...

[Unicornsarelovely]

I'd pronounce it 'eel-a' and Isla 'eye-la'

[misamisa]

Spam88 - bit ironic but said sister's name is Francesca pr Fran-ches-ca, but often at the dentist and suchlike it is pronounced fran-sess-ca or Fran-kes-ca... not that I've ever heard of them being "proper" pronunciations.

As for Caitlin, it's either Kate-lynn or Kat-lynn with Kat-lynn being the traditional one.

[misamisa]

Quim no worries