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What you do think of the name Liyla?

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Jinwoo · 12/09/2017 21:55

We sometimes talk about what we would name our future child and I really like the sound lee-la. But we couldn't find any name that resembles this sound. Leila may does but it sometimes cause confusion and pronounced as Lay-lah. What do you think of the name Liyla? Any other suggestions?

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grufallosfriend · 14/09/2017 09:53

Leila would be like Sheila, so Leela.

noitsachicken · 14/09/2017 06:11

I knew two Leilas, one pronounced Lay-la one pronounced Lee-la!

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BunloafAndCrumpets · 13/09/2017 22:35

My friends have a Leela. Love the name! Why not just spell it like that.

grufallosfriend · 13/09/2017 22:33

Lila is german for violet (the colour) and pronounced Lee-la. I guess it's pronounced like that in many non English languages.

Pemba · 13/09/2017 22:30

Liyla? - Looks made up, but I would think it was ly-la, to rhyme with Tyler, too. I would think that if you spelt it Lila or Lilah too, although I suppose your chosen pronunciation does make some sense with that spelling, but normally those names are 'lye-la'. And Leila is always lay-la.

Why don't you spell it Leela, then there's not much possibility of misunderstandings? In general, I don't think names with a y in the middle look that nice visually anyway, when written down, the 'y' looks awkward somehow.

PurpleDaisies · 13/09/2017 19:42

Lila is pronounced Lye-ler

Not necessarily. I've known several Lilas pronounced lee la

TidyDancer · 13/09/2017 19:31

Lila is pronounced Lye-Ler. If you want Leela just have Leela. It's a name. In fact it was/is a character in Hollyoaks.

Rednailsandnaeknickers · 13/09/2017 11:58

I think most people in the U.K. would pronounce that spelling as "lie-la" not what you're after.
Why not just use Leela if that's the sound you want?

ILoveDolly · 13/09/2017 11:55

Layla and Leila and Lejla are pronounced Layla. They are relatively common names in many parts of the world and if you insist on Leila pronounced Leela then you ARE going to be correcting people's pronunciation.
Leela is pronounced Leela.
Lila can be Lie la or leela.
Both Leila and Leela are in Indian/Persian culture, Lila is a bit more European, depends what you want really. I really like Layla because I love that Eric Clapton song Grin

Sallywiththegoodhurrr · 13/09/2017 11:53

Really confusing spelling OP, why don't you just use Leela?

YorkieButtons · 13/09/2017 11:50

Slightly off topic but I know of a boy called Leland- as in Lee-land.
What a strange name!

ShotsFired · 13/09/2017 11:48

I was at school with a Leala (first version of the name I'd ever know, so to me it was "Lee-La" from the start). But she got called "Lay-La" by teachers a lot too.

It's just a name that you are going to have to pronounce for people if they pick the wrong one. Can you be arsed with that? If not, pick a different name.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 13/09/2017 11:43

I'd struggle with the pronunciation.
Rule with names are spell it as you want it pronounced
Leela
Leighla

autumnkate · 13/09/2017 08:21

Leila wouldn't be confusing because it is the Arabic name Leila pronounced Lay-la. It would never be pronounced Leela.

Fruitcocktail6 · 13/09/2017 07:50

Leela is a name. I know one.

TillyTheTiger · 13/09/2017 07:47

I think the only way you'll get the correct pronunciation is if you spell it Leela, every other variation will get lay-la or ly-la

Ttbb · 13/09/2017 00:31

The spelling you are looking for is Lila or Liala

BackforGood · 12/09/2017 23:57

If I saw it written down I'd say "lie - la" (to rhyme with pie), not "lee" (to rhyme with pea) which I think is what you are after ?

I would assume it were a name from Indian heritage too.

Liadain · 12/09/2017 23:50

Leela looks much better than Liyla. And Leila beats both by a mile! I'd go with Leila, I don't think you'd have to correct pronunciation more than once, and not with everyone.

I would have assumed Liyla is pronounced Lie-la, fwiw.

Sophronia · 12/09/2017 22:15

Leela looks much better than Liyla

Athena404 · 12/09/2017 22:09

I would pronounce Liyla as lie-hila. If you want Leela just spell it normally then everyone will understand

CrizzleMyShizzle · 12/09/2017 22:08

Go with Leela.

SuperBeagle · 12/09/2017 22:05

I'd pronounce Liyla lie-la, as in the name Lila.

If you want the pronunciation lee-la, call her Leela, like in Futurama.

HolgerDanske · 12/09/2017 22:04

Tbf it could still be a made up name.

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