Girl name - some help please!

I think Leela is a gorgeous name! I also like Leyla and Lara which are quite similar. I don’t think it’s teaseable and I wouldn’t worry about it not being typically British at all. It’s nice to have a more uncommon name!

Leela sounds absolutely fine to me, Op. There is a mild Sci-fi connotation but it's not hugely obvious - it's not Hermoine Granger level or anything.

It’s ok but not particularly interesting.
No issues with spelling or pronunciation which is good
IF you wanted to sound more English then suggest Leila (ay sound) or Lila/Lyla (with the eye sound instead of ee)

I don't like Lilibet at all - it is too much of a nickname and it just sounds a bit... Childish? Frilly? Like it might sound okay on a baby but an adult might be embarrassed to introduce themselves as Lillibet.

Leela is okay. It seems a bit... Nothing-y? Like there isn't much to it.

How about:
Elizabeth nickname Lilibet? Then you can also usr nicknames Lizzie, Eliza, Betsy, Betty, Bess... Whatever you want!
Lucy
Lillian
Louisa
Elpeth

I like both Lilibet and Leela! :)

Leela is fine and not that different to the many girls with the Laura/Lara/Lyra type names. I think the most important thing is that YOU like it and you've double checked it doesn't have some weird/offensive other meaning here- which it doesn't! Go for it!

Leela is lovely OP. I think most people would recognise it as a name, it may not be British but it's reasonably well known.

I know a Leila who pronounces her name as Leela but sometimes people pronounce Leila as Layla so I think Leela is the most practical spelling to ensure the pronunciation you want.

Lilibet is well known as the Queen's childhood nickname but I don't like it as a name in its own right - Elizabeth is much nicer.

I've always liked Leela

Leela is fine and I think by far the best of the 2 names. Lilibet is a bit odd and not classy I think. You seem to think that because it's a nickname of the Queen's that it's classy, but it's not really. Elizabeth, Eliza, or Lily, are much better.
I'd stick with Leela though.

I think Leela is a lovely name. Not keen on Lillibet, but OK as a nickname.

Lexi that was meant to say - hate typing on phones

I've always liked the name Lexu

Leela sounds nice enough to me. I would spell it that way, as Leila will get Ly-la or Lay-la I think?

My only hesitation would be that Lyla and Lyra are quite en Vogue at the moment. Then there is Layla, Lola, Lara, Elara, Elora...so it might sound quite samey if she has a few of those in her class. But if that doesn't bother you then go for it!

Lillibet is a bit comical / silly / informal / frilly sounding to me. Reminds me of Lilliput from Gulliver's Travels.

Of the two, I would definitely go with Leela.

Lilibet would be a weird thing to actually call your daughter - it’s a little girls nick name. Defiantly not ‘classy’.

If you like it you could call her Elizabeth or Lillian and use Lily/Lilibet as a nn.

Or just stick with Leela which is fine.

I’m not keen, I concur with what others have said about the sci-fi / chavvy associations. However, your surname could dispel all of those cultural biases, giving it a totally different feel if it’s not English as someone has mentioned.

I actually really like Lilibet, it’s a general nickname for Elizabeth (not just for the Queen), although agree with others the association is strong as no one else seems to use it, it’s always Liz, Lizzie or Libby. It’s long enough to be used as a name in its own right, it does sound quite twee and cutesy but also had vintage appeal, and it’s probably due a revival in its own right.

Yes, that's my understanding.

Re Lilibet it depends whether you are happy that it will always be associated with the Queen and you will assumed to be heavily royalist. I wouldn't especially say it is classy - it's a childish nickname.

If you called your child Elizabeth you would be less likely to get "like the Queen?" as a response.

I think Leela is fine.
Not many people, let alone children her age will be familiar with Futurama.

Lilibet would be v difficult to dissociate from the Queen. Never heard of anyone else use it.

I wouldn't think Leela was a misspelling of Leila - I'd pronounce the latter differently anyway.

Women I've met called Leela have been from India or Sri Lanka, or family origins there, so that's what it would conjure for me.

I prefer Lilibet to Leela, but I do prefer classic names/nicknames to others. Agree with Leila being the more common spelling (when I've seen it anyway) but it's a pretty name, if you like it go for it).
The only one I knew at school was a bit chavvy, but that's hardly the name's fault!

You could always name her Elizabeth - classic and timeless but call her Lilibet or Leila as a nickname /shortening.

I like Leela, it sounds fine to me.
Lilibet sounds like a nickname and I only associate it with the Queen.