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Lyla or Lilah

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CharlieSon · 10/10/2019 14:38

Have picked this if we have a girl but unsure how to spell it. What do you think?

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Peachbubble · 10/10/2019 15:10

Prefer Lilah

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CharlieSon · 10/10/2019 14:48

I definitely don’t want Leyla / Leila, I want it pronounced Lie-la

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MikeUniformMike · 10/10/2019 14:46

Neither.
Lila or Laila.
Laila is arabic for night, and that is the transliteration. It's pronounced Lie-lah

NannyR · 10/10/2019 14:46

Lilah or Lila, I don't think it looks right with a y, although that is an accepted spelling.

I thought Leila was pronounced lay-la or lee-la, not lie-la?

TheAnnoyingSatsuma · 10/10/2019 14:43

Or Leila?

Spied · 10/10/2019 14:41

Lilah.
To me Lyla looks like Layla missing the a.
And I actually prefer Layla as a name so I'd go Lilah.