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How would you pronounce Laelia

65 replies

PoemBeatrice · 18/05/2022 16:47

I would pronounce it like Layla but with a -e-, so maybe bit more drawn LEH--lee-a, where you draw first syllable a bit.

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ladytessa · 18/05/2022 23:46

Layldjfbdiebwnwodvla

Not a typo :)

Talipesmum · 18/05/2022 23:39

Lee-lia or layee-lia.

SouperNoodle · 18/05/2022 23:35

It might be nice for you to give your baby an unusual name but remember that they have to live with it their whole life.
She will forever be correcting pronunciation and spelling and that's just mean to do to a child.

ObjectionHearsay · 18/05/2022 23:29

Lay-Leah

As in rhymes with labia...

the kids in Human Biology 101 as young teens will make this connection and rhyme,.don't say I didn't warn you

NewandNotImproved · 18/05/2022 23:19

‘ae as in faeces’ 😂😂😂😂

the name, on sight makes me think ‘oh for fucks sake, do I need to figure out how this is meant to be pronounced?’ Lay-Leah

Luredbyapomegranate · 18/05/2022 23:11

I'd assume Lay-lee-ah

But it's a kind of orchid, so it will be easy enough to double check

Ellmau · 18/05/2022 22:45

Lee-lee-a.

elfran · 18/05/2022 21:06

Good grief, are we ever going to see the end of these confounded L-heavy names? Lily, Lyla, Leila, Lola, I can't turn around without bumping into one these days.

That said, I'd say Lay-lee-ah?

KirstenBlest · 18/05/2022 19:09

it's the name of a flower @bobbythevet

NC1010 · 18/05/2022 19:06

So confusing.

I wouldn't.

Layla is much better.

Choopi · 18/05/2022 19:06

I'd say lay-lee-a. It would occur to me to pronounce it like layla, I'd presume if someone wanted to call their kid layla they would.

Sniffypete · 18/05/2022 19:05

Lay-Ellia

bobbythevet · 18/05/2022 19:00

I would inwardly roll my eyes at the spelling then pronounce it 'lay-lah'

VintageGibbon · 18/05/2022 18:52

Lee-lee-a or Lay-lee-a

ElenaSt · 18/05/2022 18:51

Lay lee ah.

I wouldn't saddle a child with that spelling as she will be forever having to spell it out and see her name misspelled all the time.

muddyford · 18/05/2022 18:49

Ae is pronounced ee as in faeces. So Leelia.

KirstenBlest · 18/05/2022 18:42

Layl-ya or La-elly-a

BalladOfBarryAndFreda · 18/05/2022 18:39

Yep. Lay-lee-a

Rot · 18/05/2022 18:39

Can I have another consonant please Carol

Figgygal · 18/05/2022 18:37

Poor thing would be correcting people her whole life
Dont do it op

Shmithecat2 · 18/05/2022 18:26

Lay-Lee-Ah. I knew a girl with that name, but it was spelled Lelia.

ohCARP · 18/05/2022 18:19

I work with a Lelia pronounced the way you want. She's Greek and apparently it means "well spoken"

PulledPineapple · 18/05/2022 18:19

Lie-Lee-ya

TabithaTittlemouse · 18/05/2022 18:19

La ellie ah

It’s a bit much.

whosaidtha · 18/05/2022 18:15

It's not name. No babies have been called this in England or Wales. don't saddle your child with a non name with pronunciation issues.

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