Would you pronounce these the same?

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omg35 · 10/01/2021 23:31

Would you pronounce Lila and Lyla the same? Thinking of this name for our DD. I prefer spelling it with an I, he prefers Y and said he'd pronounce my spelling Leela. I don't want a name that'll constantly be mispronounced as I've had with my own name my whole life but I much prefer the I spelling. Any thoughts?

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PaigeMatthews · 10/01/2021 23:38

I agree with your husband.

Vitaminsss · 10/01/2021 23:38

First instinct was leela - your pronunciation does makes sense but is an afterthought. She will definitely run into pronunciation errors.

CrochetOrBust · 10/01/2021 23:38

I’d pronounce them both as Lie-la unless told otherwise

meditrina · 10/01/2021 23:37

I would pronounce them the same (in Asia the chocolate bar Lila Pause is pronounced Lyla Pause - don't know if it's the same in Germany where I think it originated)

SleepingStandingUp · 10/01/2021 23:36

@lovablequalities

Lila = Leela

Lyla = Lie-la

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SacreBleeeurgh · 10/01/2021 23:35

I’d pronounce them the same instinctively, but also wouldn’t be surprised if someone corrected me to ‘leela’ if it was spelt Lila (helpful.... sorry!!)

I think both spellings are nice.

lovablequalities · 10/01/2021 23:33

Lila = Leela

Lyla = Lie-la

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