Page 4 | Thoughts on the baby name Carla with Spanish pronunciation?

FLAMENCOQUEEN · 2026-08-06T10:22:21+00:00

In Spanish i love it - it reminds me of ELITE (A show i like) and carla from scrubs, but i prefer ELITE pronounciation (CARR-LAH) - in english i dont like it, too old lady lol _______ thoughts????? coming back to me after watching Elite and a few videos on leanring spanish

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RaraRachael · 07/08/2026 13:40

We had a pupil called Beatrice. In NE Scotland it would be pronounced "Beet-riss".

The parents went mad, even if anyone said "Bea-ah-triss" (or how it would be said in an English accent)

No, it was "Bay-a-treech-ay". They had no connection to any other country - they just wanted it to be unique.
Poor child facing a lifetime of correcting people.

rahhhh · 07/08/2026 13:33

If you’re not Spanish this sounds pretty weird to me! Why would you want people to pronounce it in a Spanish accent? Can you even speak Spanish?

user293948849167 · 07/08/2026 13:27

If you live in England nobody is going to pronounce it like that and I think a lot of English only speakers would find that pronunciation difficult.
You could move to Wales or Scotland of course where it would be no problem.
Or accept the English Carla pronunciation!

Iwantanothergo · 07/08/2026 13:12

RaraRachael · 06/08/2026 18:02

Me too. I've been saying Carla and Carr-lah but to me they're exactly the same.

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I would say it as Cahla (nearly Cahler).

BCBird · 07/08/2026 13:07

Be prepared for it to be pronounced incorrectly if u do not live in Spain. Don't saddle a child with a name that constantly needs to be corrected.

LoafofSellotape · 07/08/2026 13:07

I can't really work out what you mean OP,so just googled. Google says it's to do with a clipped A at the end. You'll be forever correcting people.

LoafofSellotape · 07/08/2026 13:02

I can't pronounce it differently so it would hard for me!

UpDownAllAround1 · 07/08/2026 12:58

So a life time of correcting people in the UK who mis pronounce!? Erm no

Needmorelego · 07/08/2026 12:58

I don't know any other way of pronouncing Carla than the "Spanish" way that the OP describes.
The few "English" versions people have suggested sound exactly the same to me.
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WeddingDressguest · 07/08/2026 12:57

I wont be putting on any accent to pronounce a name. Doubt anyone would.

littlebigchicken · 07/08/2026 12:53

I love Carla! So beautiful

DeeNiall · 07/08/2026 12:44

@EmpressaurusKitty , in a rhotic accent, the Car in Carla sounds like the Car in Carol.

In a non-rhotic accent you don't hear the r.

'ah' to me is the a in cat,not the a in car.

supercrone · 07/08/2026 12:35

DeeNiall · 07/08/2026 12:06

It's the 'uh' sound you get for vowels in unstressed syllable in words in English.
For example, Ian is said as Ee-un not EE-an, Emma is said as EMM-uh not EMM-ah, Simon is said as SIGH-mun not SIGH-mon

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It might not apply in your local accent.

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Thank you, I think it's is different in my Irish accent. Emm ah is what I'd say

EmpressaurusKitty · 07/08/2026 12:33

Mandarinclementine · 07/08/2026 12:23

It’s to do with pronouncing the r…you don’t have to roll an r to pronounce it. R’s are rolled in some accents, not others. And even then usually only in some words.

You can hear the r in car being pronounced by Irish and American speakers in this link:
https://forvo.com/word/car/
They have rhotic accents so pronounce the r at all positions in a word. Most English accents are non-rhotic.

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Thank you. I can just about hear the difference.

RaraRachael · 07/08/2026 12:29

I've always wondered what a schwa sound is.
I now know that I don't say it. To me Emma is exactly that Emm-ah, not Emm-uh.

Thanks @DeeNiall

I don't roll Rs but I do pronounce them. I wouldn't say murrrrder but kind of swallow the R sound - very hard to explain.

Mandarinclementine · 07/08/2026 12:23

EmpressaurusKitty · 07/08/2026 11:30

I’m a Londoner & can’t see any difference between Cah and Car. Unless it’s to do with rolling the r?

It’s to do with pronouncing the r…you don’t have to roll an r to pronounce it. R’s are rolled in some accents, not others. And even then usually only in some words.

You can hear the r in car being pronounced by Irish and American speakers in this link:
https://forvo.com/word/car/
They have rhotic accents so pronounce the r at all positions in a word. Most English accents are non-rhotic.

DeeNiall · 07/08/2026 12:06

supercrone · 07/08/2026 04:23

What is a schwa sound?

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It's the 'uh' sound you get for vowels in unstressed syllable in words in English.
For example, Ian is said as Ee-un not EE-an, Emma is said as EMM-uh not EMM-ah, Simon is said as SIGH-mun not SIGH-mon

Mid central vowel - Wikipedia

It might not apply in your local accent.

EmpressaurusKitty · 07/08/2026 11:30

I’m a Londoner & can’t see any difference between Cah and Car. Unless it’s to do with rolling the r?

RaraRachael · 07/08/2026 11:13

@supercrone Thanks. That explains it well.

supercrone · 07/08/2026 08:42

roshi42 · 07/08/2026 05:12

I’m so confused… what is the difference in pronunciation? Carr-lah. So car like a car you drive. La like do re me so far etc. What other way of pronouncing it is there?

(I would google Spanish pronunciations but I have a sleeping toddler next to me so can’t use sound on my phone!)

I've been thinking and I think that some English people wouldn't provide the r at all. So it would be Cahla maybe?

AndAllOurYesterdays · 07/08/2026 05:27

There is a Spanish kid in my daughter's class called Paula and everyone pronounces it Pow-la not Paul-a. So it is possible.

roshi42 · 07/08/2026 05:12

I’m so confused… what is the difference in pronunciation? Carr-lah. So car like a car you drive. La like do re me so far etc. What other way of pronouncing it is there?

(I would google Spanish pronunciations but I have a sleeping toddler next to me so can’t use sound on my phone!)

supercrone · 07/08/2026 04:26

RaraRachael · 06/08/2026 18:02

Me too. I've been saying Carla and Carr-lah but to me they're exactly the same.

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Identical to me too

supercrone · 07/08/2026 04:23

FunnyOrca · 06/08/2026 14:17

It’s not though because in a Scottish accent, while you will get the rolled R, you still get the schwa sound with the a meaning it’s actually quite ugly.

Cara in a Scottish accent gets the schwa on the last a rather than the first and sounds much prettier.

Unfortunately OP, because Carla is a commonly known name in English you won’t be able to dictate the pronunciation.

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What is a schwa sound?

user1492757084 · 07/08/2026 04:09

If wee Carla has Spanish. Scottish and Canadian relatives and friends she will usually hear her name as CARR-LUH.

I like both ways.
Carla is lovely.