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my baby is due october...

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Makingdo · 18/04/2008 08:43

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Makingdo · 18/04/2008 10:22

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Makingdo · 18/04/2008 10:21

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sleepycat · 18/04/2008 10:20

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ten10 · 18/04/2008 10:19

I like Iona,

Also wanted to say that my name has two different pronunciations and I get so fed up of correcting people that I often just let people pronounce it how they want.

When I was a child I used to get very upset if people didn't say it right.

pootleflump · 18/04/2008 10:14

You're right with Iona (lovely little Isle it is as well).

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Makingdo · 18/04/2008 10:04

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ObsidianBlackbirdMcNight · 18/04/2008 10:01

Ayla is nice, but will be pronounced to rhyme with Taylor. Isla is pronounced 'eye la' which is what I think you are after.
Call her Ayla and spend the whole time correcting people's pronunciation if you like, but there are certain linguistic conventions and rules in the english language and almost everyone will see Ayla and say (t)aylor.
Mason is ok.

pootleflump · 18/04/2008 09:41

I don't believe anyone reading 'Ayla' would pronounce it as you do. I think you need to decide on a name which actually sounds as it reads.

pootleflump · 18/04/2008 09:33

Makingdo, I'm scottish and would definitely not pronounce Ayla as eye-la (like portandlemon said to rhyme with taylor), though I would pronounce Isla as eye-la.

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Makingdo · 18/04/2008 09:23

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Makingdo · 18/04/2008 09:19

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CantSleepWontSleep · 18/04/2008 09:18

But you also said that it wasn't pronounced the same as Isla, which it now seems it is, so you have contradicted yourself.

I think I'll leave this thread now, as I get the impression that you only want to hear from people who will swoon at your choice of name and spelling.

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Makingdo · 18/04/2008 09:15

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CantSleepWontSleep · 18/04/2008 09:13

Well it matters if you're asking us to comment on a name, and we can't even work out what that name is because you won't answer our questions about how to pronounce it, yes.

Is it so hard to say whether it rhymes with Taylor or not?

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Makingdo · 18/04/2008 09:07

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CantSleepWontSleep · 18/04/2008 09:02

Aye and eye aren't necessarily the same pronunciation in England though makingdo, so I think most of us are still confused! Aye can be pronounced 'ay' or 'eye'.

Is Ayla to rhyme with Taylor as someone suggests?

I've never heard anyone pronounce Isla as iz-la or ees-la.

Dragonbutter · 18/04/2008 09:00

Could you use the initials of the family names to create another name?

hatrick · 18/04/2008 08:59

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Makingdo · 18/04/2008 08:56

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Makingdo · 18/04/2008 08:54

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Dragonbutter · 18/04/2008 08:53

Sawyer is a fabulous name.

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Makingdo · 18/04/2008 08:52

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