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Zeola or Zaola

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Roseg990 · 20/03/2021 10:41

I came up with the name zeola or zaola from the name zola.
Opinions please!
Zeola pronunced zee-oh-lah
Zaola pronounced zay-oh-lah
Maybe with an h on the end so zeolah

What do you think?

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MySocalledLoaf · 22/03/2021 22:39

Izola is another existing similar name.

Laureatus · 22/03/2021 22:37

What about Zillah on Zinniah if you're after 'z' namers?

Laureatus · 22/03/2021 22:36

But...why? Are you a Chelsea fan? Or an avid reader of French naturalism? I'm sorry it's a no from me. Just use Zola.

PattyPan · 22/03/2021 20:54

I wouldn't have guessed Zay-oh-la from Zaola, I would have said zah-oh-la or Zow-la. But Zeola does look like areola. Zola is better. There are also nicer names that would more intuitively give you the nns Lula or Zeze - like Zelda or Tallulah.

Ijustlikedthename · 21/03/2021 20:24

Zaola

DramaAlpaca · 21/03/2021 18:23

Zola is nice.

TeckanandMultra · 21/03/2021 12:57

No-way-ola(h).

Pieceofpurplesky · 21/03/2021 12:12

Ses Zola is a name (see up thread) but that's not the name the OP is asking about. Zaola or Zeola. Pronounced differently. Zola is lovely.

Zena
Xavi

user1493494961 · 20/03/2021 17:54

Emily.

sesquipedalia · 20/03/2021 17:47

It's not a made up name. Does no one else remember Zola Budd the South African runner in the 80s?

Showing my age....

Mavedrai · 20/03/2021 17:35

What about Zora(h)? Like Zora Neale Hurston. Zola is also good.

I feel like both of those are prettier and easier to pronounce than Zeola/Zaola. Zaola is particularly difficult -- I'm wouldn't know whether to say it "zowla" or "zayola". And Zeola would bring to mind ebola.

viques · 20/03/2021 16:59

Zeola starts me off singing Lola ..........lololololola, looks like a woman but walks like a man.

It’s my age. Sorry.

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 20/03/2021 16:16

Zola or similar Zelda are lovely vintage/retro style names, which are already pretty rare (12 and 32 babies respectively last year) or there is similar pretty Xenia/Zenia if you want 3 syllables (also 11/12 babies last year).

Of your two choices Zaola looks nicer (possibly because it looks closer to better known Paola) .Like pp Zeola reminds me of areola, sorry.

I think if you want the Lulu/Lula nn you need to go for something with the "lu" sound though - Lucia, Lucilla, Louisa, Tallulah etc.

AnyaMoondial · 20/03/2021 15:59

I really like Zelda which seems similar to me.

Zig4zag · 20/03/2021 15:18

Prefer Zaola. I think its lovely but fear her name might become Zaola Z.A.O.L.A

MimiDaisy11 · 20/03/2021 15:04

I think Zola is unusual enough that I would just go with that. It's also easier to spell. I'm not sure if some said their name was zee-oh-lah
or zay-oh-lah that I would know it was spelt the way you've written it. And vice versa if I saw the names Zeola or Zaola written down I'm not sure I'd know they were pronounced that way. Whereas Zola is clearer both ways.

PandaFluff · 20/03/2021 14:03

Lula even.

Do you like Lula as a first name?

PandaFluff · 20/03/2021 14:02

I don't think lulu would work as a diminutive. But nickname sure. Nickname can be anything you like. They tend to develop naturally though.

Anyway good luck with your name hunt!

bruffin · 20/03/2021 14:02

Zeola sounds like a disease

cerealgamechanger · 20/03/2021 13:57

Areola
Crayola is what came to mind.

Synchrony · 20/03/2021 13:53

Zeola does make me think areola, so I guess I'd prefer Zaola, but I would have assumed it was pronounced Zow-la (Zow to rhyme with pow as in power).

I think Zola is nicer than both though.

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Roseg990 · 20/03/2021 12:16

@PlanetPuddle

Your other thread says you want a name with a good nickname? Not sure what the nickname would be other than Zo.

Zeola is my favourite. If you google it there is information on it's use as a name. So it's not "made up". Just not very commonly used.

Thank you! we have the nn Lula or Zeze.
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averylongtimeago · 20/03/2021 11:32

If you like the Z sound, try Zilpha. It's a real, if rare name. You can pronounce it as Zilfa or Zilpa btw.

Pieceofpurplesky · 20/03/2021 11:28

Zeola is a surname too.

NameChangedForThisFeb21 · 20/03/2021 11:24

Zola is better than either.

Zeola looks like areola
Zaola looks like koala

Zelie (zay-lee) is an old French “real” name.
Zosia (zoz-ee-ah OR Z -oj-a dependant on preference) is another beautiful name.

There are also X names like Xanthe and Xevia which are unusual, not made up and pronounced with the Z sound.