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Layla or Leila?

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GenerationsLP · 03/02/2017 17:36

Really can't decide!

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AmberNectarine · 07/02/2017 20:52

Leila because that's my best friend's name 😊

jinglymum · 07/02/2017 20:47

I have two Persian friends and one is spelt Leyla and the other Lailla

KlingybunFistelvase · 07/02/2017 20:44

Layla, like the song.

MikeUniformMike · 07/02/2017 20:43

I know a Leila pronounced Leela and she's terrific.

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goldenrachita · 06/02/2017 10:53

Two spellings that are so different!

Layla makes it a retro 70s name. (Some will see it as dated, some will like the Clapton connection or love the cool throwback feel it has). Leila makes it a typical trendy 2010s name, along with all the Lilas, Lilys and Lolas . (Some will see it as very pretty and others will find it boring and unoriginal). Whatever you feel is most 'you', I guess.

scrivette · 05/02/2017 19:24

I have a friend Laila pronounced Lay la.

KoalaDownUnder · 05/02/2017 19:21

Layla. Then she won't have any pronunciation issues.

Rightly or wrongly, half the Leilas are pronounced 'leela' or 'lyla'.

GreatScot8 · 04/02/2017 00:10

Mixed, the closest spelling of the word from which Layla comes is "laylah", so I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that Layla is closer to laylah than Leila is.

Also, Layla and the Majnun.

Dontrocktheboat · 04/02/2017 00:06

I think of Leila as the original spelling and Layla as the Eric Clapton song. Both ok though personally would choose Leila.

MixedGrill · 03/02/2017 21:41

How is 'Layla' the original? It's an Arabic / Hebrew / Persian name so and spelling in English would be phonetic from the original language.

MixedGrill · 03/02/2017 21:36

Leila.

DramaAlpaca · 03/02/2017 21:33

Layla

Sophronia · 03/02/2017 20:51

Leila

MrsMeeseeks · 03/02/2017 19:25

Leila.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 03/02/2017 19:13

Layla or Laila

GreatScot8 · 03/02/2017 18:58

Layla.

It's the original spelling, despite what most people think. Plus, Leila removes the song connection and that song is one of the greatest ever written.

shaggedthruahedgebackwards · 03/02/2017 18:07

I like both equally. I would normally have a definite preference for the more 'traditional' spelling of a name but in this situation I think both spellings are fine

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 03/02/2017 18:04

Leila.

alteredimages · 03/02/2017 17:55

I would spell it Leila for ليلى and Layla or Lela for ليلة.

CactusFred · 03/02/2017 17:54

Layla because just reading that spelling plays the opening rift of Eric Clapton's classic.

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GenerationsLP · 03/02/2017 17:51

Allofme she pronounces it incorrectly Wink

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raviolidreaming · 03/02/2017 17:49

Layla, as in the Eric Clapton song.

Allofme2017 · 03/02/2017 17:45

I know a Leila pronounced Lee-la.

user1485706893 · 03/02/2017 17:45

I have a friend called Layla, I really like it

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