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Baby name Amala?

58 replies

julyyrain · 19/07/2025 11:08

What are your impressions of the name Amala and how would you assume it was pronounced?

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Oldraver · 19/07/2025 12:47

I would say Ah-mah- lah unless corrected

I think it's pretty, and not too out there

PopThatBench · 19/07/2025 12:41

castleclass · 19/07/2025 12:09

I would pronounce it Ah - mah - lah

not sure why pejole read A and say Uh?

This is how I’d read it.
I’ve never heard of the name before, I’d assume Arabic heritage.
Ah-mah-lah.

Snorlaxo · 19/07/2025 12:41

I wonder if people would be confused like with Kamala (Harris)

ClearlyAGiraffe · 19/07/2025 12:39

I would say uh maa la. It’s nice enough but it’s also forgettable. I was at a graduation this week where two hundred names were read out and I was thinking how some are memorable and others completely dull.

Moreteaandchocolate · 19/07/2025 12:09

I like it - I think it’s unusual and pretty. Uh- MAH-luh

castleclass · 19/07/2025 12:09

I would pronounce it Ah - mah - lah

not sure why pejole read A and say Uh?

Thewalrusandthecarpenter · 19/07/2025 12:08

Agree with the PP on pronunciation. I’d think it was someone who liked Amelia and Amelie but wanted to differentiate between the hundreds of those.

PanderBare · 19/07/2025 12:04

Vowelly and nothingy. Uh-MA-luh. I'd probably think it was a girl with Indian or Pakistani heritage.

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