Ula

[BeeKeeping]

Curious to know how most folk would pronounce this name? Also any first impressions?

[mumsiedarlingrevolta]

You-la?

oooh-la?

TBH I don't really like it at all-don't give me a good impression. think difficult and awkward

[Camandmitch]

Ull-ah

[OddshoesOddsocks]

Oola

Dd1 was nearly a Tula and dd3 nearly an una, I prefer those tbh

[FedNlanders]

My neighbour is a Uela. Prn youlla

[PineappleWilson]

Oola. The lady I knew was Polish.

[idontlikealdi]

Oola.

Reminds me of Oonagh. I seem to recall it being Scandinavian they would probably pronounce it Ull-ah

[Watercoloursky]

'Oola', like the character in The Producers?

[BeeKeeping]

@Watercoloursky Yes! Although when I looked it up hers is "Ulla" I've never watched it

[Holidayhomeone]

Didn’t you post about this name the other day?

[BeeKeeping]

@Holidayhomeone I did yes- it's top of the list at the moment so on my mind a lot.

The other post was about whether or not folk thought it was too similar to my dogs name Ella. Opinions differed according to pronunciation so I wanted to know how most folk would say it.

It's pretty rare so I'm not getting my fix of scrolling through mumsnet past threads!

[EssentialHummus]

I’d say Oo-la. It made me thinks of The Producers, not sure how many people would have that association though. I’m not a fan op, sorry.

[DotDotDotDotDot]

How is it actually meant to be pronounced OP? I’m not too keen either way to be honest, sorry. I do like short girls names though if that’s what appeals to you. Maybe Orla, Liv, Zoe, Cora, Eve?

[ApolloandDaphne]

Oo-la. I like it. It sounds Scandinavian to me.

[Serpenta]

I might guess ulla or I might try oola, depending on my mood.

[BeeKeeping]

@DotDotDotDotDot I think it's supposed to be oo-la but you-la would maybe be an alternative. It's quite multi-cultural with scandi/polish/Spanish/celtic origins.

I picked it because of the celtic origin meaning "jewel of the sea"

[reallyalurker]

Made me think of Ulli in Helen Dunmore's short stories, but Ula is prettier.

[DotDotDotDotDot]

Ah that is a really lovely name meaning OP. Good luck with it whichever you choose.

[BiniorellaSun]

Sounds very Clan of the Cave Bear

[user1493494961]

I prefer the dog's name.

[Serpenta]

I'd be dubious of that Celtic meaning. It's usually American websites that declare names to have Celtic meaning when 'Celtic' is a very broad catch-all.

[Pugsley87]

Go Nuala instead?

[kimlo]

the Ula I knew said ooola. Short for Ursula.

[nocoolnamesleft]

Ull-ah

[BeeKeeping]

@Serpenta - I hope that's not true, I've tried to do some research and it's got some roots in Irish I believe... Tricky to filter just UK websites and obviously they could have got their info from anywhere...

I do also love Nuala, very similar sounding but DH thinks it's hard to spell

[DramaAlpaca]

Úlla is the Irish word for 'apples', if that helps