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Makingdo · 19/04/2008 00:55

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hatrick · 19/04/2008 17:21

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Makingdo · 19/04/2008 17:20

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3andnomore · 19/04/2008 17:20

admittedly, it never actually bothers me that people get my sons names wrong and some call Sven seven and Yannic Yannice, lol....but it doesn't happen very often anyway...if people know their phonics they usually will be o.k., and tbh, even if your child has a name like ds 3 , who is Flynn, they may well still get it wrong...because Flynn has many times been referred to as Finn or eve=n Finlay, lol

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Makingdo · 19/04/2008 17:18

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3andnomore · 19/04/2008 17:16

so, you will be happy to repeatedly explain to people that it is pronounced Eyela even though it should be pronounced different, really?

hatrick · 19/04/2008 17:16

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msappropriate · 19/04/2008 17:16

well not quite as Isla is a name that is more common whereas Ayla isn't so more people will know it instantly. (also its the same start as the word island) But then again maybe people who don't know what alias means may have trouble with it!

BubbaAndBump · 19/04/2008 17:16

I'm still laughing on my own at my brilliant Masonette idea - simple things and all that

As a teacher, I always ask kids how they say their name before just assuming I know (if it's not a conventional name) - sometimes make a phonetic-ish note of it in my register if I don't think I'll remember it, but always call them by the name they're supposed to be known as ~ quite easy really.

VictorianSqualor · 19/04/2008 17:16

Well, we'll see you in AIBU in a few months then

3andnomore · 19/04/2008 17:15

Makingdo...I am german, and even I realise that Isla is pronounced Eye-la....because as hatrick says it's the same as Island and Isle....it just makes sense in the english language (not many things ever make sense in this language, but that one does....)....however, if I say Ayla, honest to god I would not think it is pronounced Eye-la....sorry....it just doesn't make sense at all....

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Makingdo · 19/04/2008 17:13

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Makingdo · 19/04/2008 17:12

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hatrick · 19/04/2008 17:12

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VictorianSqualor · 19/04/2008 17:09

Well, no. Because people will read it as it is spelt, she is aware of that and has chosen to spel it wrongly so it will be on her own head.

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Makingdo · 19/04/2008 17:09

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BubbaAndBump · 19/04/2008 17:05

She will be in a position to complain Victorian, as it will be her child and her pronunciation that counts!

What about Masonette as a middle name for your lump/bean if it is a girl? lol

hatrick · 19/04/2008 17:02

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VictorianSqualor · 19/04/2008 17:02

Well, as I said, it's your baby, your choice, but if people call her Aye-la you won't really be in a position to complain.

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Makingdo · 19/04/2008 17:00

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Makingdo · 19/04/2008 16:58

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hatrick · 19/04/2008 16:57

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msappropriate · 19/04/2008 16:56

isn't the pronunciation eye-la usually spelled Isla? You may get a lot of aye-la's as my friend has a simlilar problem with her sons name and everyone pronounces it aye not eye!

VictorianSqualor · 19/04/2008 16:55

Isn't 'eye-la' spelt Isla?
I'd have thought 'ayla' would be pronounced 'Ay-la'

edam · 19/04/2008 16:53

Makingdo, re alias: it is NOT a name, it is a word that means a pseudonym or assume name.

The link you provided just means there are some very daft people in the US who don't understand words. Hardly a big surprise. (There are plenty here, too!)

You just confused the name Elias with the word alias. Glad you've decided against it. Because you would have condemned your son to a life of people going 'er, what?' and thinking 'blimey, his parents must have been a bit odd'.

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Makingdo · 19/04/2008 16:53

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