Aila or Alisa!

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Bes2328 · 27/02/2024 21:48

I can’t decide between Aila or Alisa for my DD2.

Which of these names do you think sounds better?

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sprigatito · 28/02/2024 00:17

Have you considered Aphra?

LauderSyme · 28/02/2024 01:00

I think you made the right choices when you pared it down to the final two!

Both are lovely names but I definitely vote Alisa: it is stronger and has more character and goes better with Aria 🙂

KirstenBlest · 28/02/2024 10:07

Aila as “eye-luh” - People will spell it Isla
Alisa as “A-lee-sah”

Ailsa is nicer than either of them.

secondscreen · 28/02/2024 10:08

Don't call her Aila if you want people to say it like Isla. you're condemning her to a lifetime of "no, you say it like this....."

RuthW · 28/02/2024 12:20

I know someone calked Alisa.

She get called all sorts!

BarnacleBeasley · 28/02/2024 12:24

If it was me I'd go with Isla but I'd be deliberately avoiding the same initials - it seems like a nice idea until they get older and both start getting mail addressed to Miss A Surname. I had a friend at school who had the same first initial as her sister and dad and it ended up being really annoying for all of them.

SD1978 · 28/02/2024 12:26

Your first option sounds like you're trying to uniquely spell Isla. It will still be pronounced Isla, so seems pointless. Alisa is a beautiful name!

murasaki · 28/02/2024 12:37

Aurelia is beautiful. The others are fine, but could lead to pronunciation issues.

eleventybillion · 28/02/2024 20:16

One of these is my name! I've never met another me but delighted that it's mostly liked.

I do get all sorts of pronunciations but that doesn't bother me in the slightest.

Alisaann · 24/11/2024 20:27

Hi , what name did you go with ? My name is Alisa and I’ve always had to pronounce my name my entire life none gets it right first time

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