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NEED HELP WITH BABY GIRL NAME - AYLA, KAYLEE, OR ELLA

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Mom3334 · 07/02/2023 08:51

Baby girl is due any day, and I still have no name for her. Thinking of Ayla, Kaylee, or Ella. Any insight would be appreciated!😘

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viques · 08/02/2023 12:21

Ella.

SalviaOfficinalis · 08/02/2023 12:18

Ella is lovely

inappropriateraspberry · 08/02/2023 12:14

If you 'a' names:
Leah
Aisha/Aysha
Nisha
Cara
Cora
Clara
Sara

inappropriateraspberry · 08/02/2023 12:12

Kaylee/Kayleigh is very dated now,
Ayla - everyone will think you're saying Ella!
Ella - lots of Ella's and Ellie's at the moment.
I think there are lots of other, nicer names to choose I'm afraid!

Lollyloup91 · 08/02/2023 12:11

Not Kaylee - Ella is nicest!

WhenYouWalkThroughTheGarden · 08/02/2023 12:10

What about Eilidh? Pronounced to rhyme with “daily”. It’s Scottish Gaelic and means “radiant one”.

Mortima · 08/02/2023 12:04

I've always liked Ayla ever since reading Clan of the Cave Bear (pronounced ay-la, not like Isla), definitely my pick. Ella and Kaylee are a bit boring to me.

JenniferLJ · 08/02/2023 11:07

Ella is lovely

Also love

What about
Lyla
Lola
Mia
Maya

tobi21 · 08/02/2023 10:13

I like Ayla if pronounced eye-la. Not sure if there would be constant issues of mispronunciation tho

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Mom3334 · 08/02/2023 08:50

@GelPens1 Any other suggestions?

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RebeccaCloud9 · 08/02/2023 08:41

Kaylied means drunk, so Kaylie is even worse thank Kaylee!

GelPens1 · 08/02/2023 08:38

I dislike names ending in ‘ee’ and ‘igh.’ I prefer the spelling Kayley, but it’s not my favourite name. I pronounce ‘Ayla’ like ‘ay-la’, not ‘eye-la’ (Isla). I feel like Ayla is an incomplete name. Ella is okay but not my favourite either.

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Mom3334 · 08/02/2023 08:34

Oops, I meant to spell it Kaylie, not Kaylee.

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Mom3334 · 07/02/2023 09:15

@HasItStoppedWayneing No on Isla as it is a friend's baby's name.

are they not pronounced the same so don’t know how u can say no to Isla but want to use Ayla?

Ella is my favourite from your list but agree it’s very popular. I like the suggestion of Callie

octoberfarm · 08/02/2023 03:25

Love Ayla!

RebeccaCloud9 · 08/02/2023 03:12

I think Ella is beautiful.
Ayla I think is lovely if pronounced ay (rhymes with hay) la. I would never have thought to pronounce it Isla until reading pp. So so many Islas, literally 3 per class round my way.
Kaylee is awful, like a southern US trashy name.

Dartmoorcheffy · 08/02/2023 03:06

Kyla
Keeley
Loulla

HeadlessGummyBears · 08/02/2023 03:01

LaLaLouella · 07/02/2023 09:00

Ella - beautiful name and suits a baby, teenager adult and old lady!

Another vote for Ella for the same reasons. I also like the nicknames for Ella.

mathanxiety · 08/02/2023 01:37

Of the names, I would choose Ella.

However, you are going to get dirty looks from the friend whose daughter is Isla. The names are very close in sound.

Would you like -
Elisa
Elise
Elena (Elayna)
Alina (Al-ee-na)
Lena
Lara
Leila
Lola
Lyra

mathanxiety · 08/02/2023 01:33

@JamSandle - Kaylee/ Kayleigh is not an Irish name.

A céilí (pronounced kay-lee) - Scottish 'cèilidh' - is a country dance.

Spidey66 · 08/02/2023 00:03

80sneverend.com/kayleigh/

Spidey66 · 07/02/2023 23:55

Actually I always thought Marillion made up the name Kayleigh for the song!

Spidey66 · 07/02/2023 23:50

Back =bag

Spidey66 · 07/02/2023 23:49

I know a little Ayla (only cos she plays with my dog in the park!) Her name is pronounced like Isla, in fact I assumed her name was Isla until I noticed Ayla on her school back and I started chatting to her mum about my misunderstanding. Although I like it pronounced both ways, if I'd seen it before hearing it I would've thought it was pronounced Ay-la. Which way would you pronounce it?

I like Ella as well, but don't like Kaylee. I think it looks like a misspelling of Kayleigh and I expect people with that name to be mid to late 30s after the song was popular.

Catnary · 07/02/2023 23:47

NotABeliever · 07/02/2023 23:05

Ella 200%

Ella Ella - like Rihanna you mean?