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Which is the best spelling of.....

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Spice17 · 22/08/2012 21:00

Layla?

The first one or Leila or Laila? My surname is 5 letters with an i in the middle, so I was thinking Leila/Laila was a no but DH thinks Laila is nice 'and exotic' I prefer Layla.

Any thoughts?

TIA :)

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LynetteScavo · 22/08/2012 21:32

Ooh, this is a tough one.

Leila, but I knew an American Leila, who was sometimes mistaken for a Lila.

Layla looks nice written down, though.

PinkChampagneandStrawberries · 22/08/2012 21:29

I like Layla Smile

herhonesty · 22/08/2012 21:27

Laila is traditional too btw

HappyCamel · 22/08/2012 21:24

Leila, the phonetic spelling just looks like the parents can't spell

TellyBug · 22/08/2012 21:24

Layla Smile

ALittleBitOfMagic · 22/08/2012 21:23

Layla . IMO that's the best way to spell it to avoid misspellings . And I think it's the prettiest looking Smile

ilovesprouts · 22/08/2012 21:22

layla .

Wizzbit6 · 22/08/2012 21:20

Layla... Gorgeous name xGrin

0lympia · 22/08/2012 21:11

Leila

SomebodySaveMe · 22/08/2012 21:09

Leila looks nicer. I hate y's in names for some bizarre reason!

herhonesty · 22/08/2012 21:09

I think all are correct and traditional. Sort of depends on how you want to pronounce it.

confusedpixie · 22/08/2012 21:06

chocolate: I'd say that about Laila, which looks to me like a mashed up version of Leila and Layla! Grin

confusedpixie · 22/08/2012 21:06

Leila, love it :) It's on my names list for when I have children! But then it's spelt that way on my list because it would be a more 'correct' transliteration from the ethnic background I'd be using it from.

I think Layla is an Anglicised version?

chocolatetester1 · 22/08/2012 21:04

I'm a traditionalist when it comes to names, so I prefer Leila. I think Layla looks like the parents weren't sure about the correct spelling! Wink