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Help with girl name please!

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suziequeue1 · 10/02/2026 13:22

These are the only names we like but it is hard to choose:

Elyana
Lilia
Lea

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NamingNoNames · 11/02/2026 15:26

@suziequeue1 , I don't think she'd appreciate being called Liar. Smile

Needmorelego · 11/02/2026 15:26

@suziequeue1 my name is sometimes pronounced "wrong" simply because of different accents.
I don't really give it much thought 🙂

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suziequeue1 · 11/02/2026 15:01

NamingNoNames · 11/02/2026 13:30

To be honest it's not a huge deal.
"Hello Lay-a"
"Actually it's pronounced Ly-a"
"Oh apologies... Hello Ly-a"
and then use that pronunciation from then on. 🤷

Exactly lol... my name is ALWAYS mispronounced!! And I just correct them and move on... I was simply asking which name is nicer, not which is easier to pronounce. Also I'm not British and the ethnic names in my culture are even harder to pronounce...

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NamingNoNames · 11/02/2026 13:30

To be honest it's not a huge deal.
"Hello Lay-a"
"Actually it's pronounced Ly-a"
"Oh apologies... Hello Ly-a"
and then use that pronunciation from then on. 🤷

Needmorelego · 11/02/2026 13:26

NamingNoNames · 11/02/2026 13:21

I'd think it was My-a. Maya Angelou and Maya Jama are both My-a. 🤷

Actually now I think about it with Maya Angelou I have always said her name as My-a.
But I would have been introduced to her books at school by a teacher who presumably said her name that way.
To be honest it's not a huge deal.
"Hello May-a"
"Actually it's pronounced My-a"
"Oh apologies... Hello My-a"
and then use that pronunciation from then on.

NamingNoNames · 11/02/2026 13:21

I'd think it was My-a. Maya Angelou and Maya Jama are both My-a. 🤷

Needmorelego · 11/02/2026 11:50

NamingNoNames · 11/02/2026 11:38

If you want the Laya sound then spell it Laya. Maya is usually My-a.

Unless I was told otherwise I would assume Maya is said "May-a" not Mya 🤷

NamingNoNames · 11/02/2026 11:38

If you want the Laya sound then spell it Laya. Maya is usually My-a.

CurlewKate · 11/02/2026 11:11

Sorry. None of the above . Not with those spellings, anyway!

KarriTreeSullivan · 11/02/2026 11:09

I voted Elyana, thinking it is pronounced Elly-arna, I quite like long names.

I have never heard of Lilia as sanitary products, it was a very close second.

Lea I assumed was pronounced Leah (Lee-Uh), I would never had thought Lee. If you would want it pronounced Leia (as in Star Wars Leia) the just spell it Leia or Laya like some else suggested.

I think they are good choices!

FestivelyPlump63 · 11/02/2026 10:59

suziequeue1 · 10/02/2026 13:22

These are the only names we like but it is hard to choose:

Elyana
Lilia
Lea

All great names!
We had a similar predicament a few months back when trying to pick a name.
Turned to a baby name decider on chatGPT which helped break the deadlock.
Best of luck

Needmorelego · 11/02/2026 09:12

If you want the Laya sound then spell it Laya.
Or if you are massive Star Wars fans go for Leia.
I think Laya sounds pretty.

Thursday5pmisginoclock · 11/02/2026 09:06

Combine a couple for “Linnea”?

ultracynic · 10/02/2026 23:22

If you like Lea/Leia and Lilia, how about Layla / Leila?

NamingNoNames · 10/02/2026 23:09

Léa would work but the accent would not always be included. Leia would be better IMO.

user1492757084 · 10/02/2026 22:24

Lilia is the less confusing to pronounce as you intend.

ComeOnRef · 10/02/2026 19:57

I love the name Leah but wouldn’t have pronounced Lea as Leia.

RoseApp · 10/02/2026 17:49

I would have pronounced Lea as Leah or Lee would never have got Leia from that sorry

KnickerlessParsons · 10/02/2026 17:21

How do you intend pronouncing them all? There are variations available.

fashionqueen0123 · 10/02/2026 17:11

What about Lila? Elodie? Or Leah?

RegalDiamondMonster · 10/02/2026 17:09

I would have voted Leia if it's that pronunciation, like Princess Leia? But assumed it was pronounced Lee, so voted Lilia. I didn't think of sanitary towels.

Calliopespa · 10/02/2026 15:35

I don't like Elyana, whatever the spelling. It sounds slimy - like an eel.

Nursemumma92 · 10/02/2026 15:34

Definitely Eliana and Leia otherwise they will be mispronounced.

I know 2 Elyanas (!) and they are both pronounced 'El-yarna'.

Lilia is definitely the nicest.

MissyB1 · 10/02/2026 15:15

Lea is always going to be pronounced Lee. Don’t set the child up for having to correct everyone, it will be really tedious for them. Leah however is a perfectly nice name.

NamingNoNames · 10/02/2026 15:12

@Irren, and there's a big difference between a name that was made up several centuries ago and one made up now.

@suziequeue1 , I don't really like any of them. I too would think tampons about Lilia. Lea is 'Lee'. Eliana is a better spelling than Elyana.