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What's the consensus on Layla?

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mumtojust3whippetsuntilnow · 05/09/2009 15:00

I really like Layla if it's to be a girl... good, bad or indifferent?

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simplesusan · 28/09/2009 09:03

I don't like it as it always reminds me of that twat Eric Clapton.

mummy2t · 27/09/2009 20:03

my cousin is called Layla and she is the only Layla i have ever come across so i dont think its that common. i like it

halfcut · 27/09/2009 19:28

I like it

rouquine · 27/09/2009 19:23

*names....

ToffeeAddict · 27/09/2009 18:07

@ Roquine no she isn't , and thank you for the lesson in the spelling origins, but that's already been pointed out further up the thread

clapton · 27/09/2009 07:54

Personally I love the name.

rouquine · 27/09/2009 06:28

you're totally right MrsBadger

rouquine · 27/09/2009 06:11

By mumtojust3whippetsuntilno... I do prefer the Layla spelling - the Leila spelling seems more Arabic, and we have no Arabic connections, so I'd prefer to use the (what I feel is a) more Western version.

Since surnames can be spelled in many ways, the Leila spelling isn't more or less Arabic. There are lots of Arab people called Leila while others are called Layla....
Actually the name Leila or Layla is very common in Arab countries...

MrsMc82 · 26/09/2009 23:26

I think its a really pretty name but a friend's little girl is called layla and i keep calling her lola by mistake........ That might be me being thick (i blame pregnancy brain of course!)...... Or may mean its an easy one to get wrong and she'll be always correcting people and it'll irritate her forever!
my best friend's called marianne and its one of her biggest pet hates that noone can get her name right she's often called marion, mary-anne, marina etc!
Just something to consider! x

Ronaldinhio · 26/09/2009 23:15

you got me on my knees

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crankytwanky · 26/09/2009 22:50

Chavvy! Noooo!

Leila rocks!

audley · 26/09/2009 21:43

Big Mo from East Enders! She's just been on Come Dine With Me, was surprised by her RL name

qumquat · 20/09/2009 13:08

Why would nobody say to a Layla she had a lovely name KnickersandVest? I would!

I much prefer it spelt Leila but I think it's beautiful either way. No-one of her age will make any Eric Clapton associations.

Firawla · 09/09/2009 21:48

I don't think Leila is a more arabic spelling actually, Layla is more like the actual arabic.
Leila to me seems like people trying to spell it too exotic. I think maybe its more Persian spelling though not sure?

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mumtojust3whippetsuntilnow · 09/09/2009 20:54

Or maybe it's just because I'm a chav at heart

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mumtojust3whippetsuntilnow · 09/09/2009 20:52

MrsBadger, please don't 'ffs' at me, I find it quite rude to be honest.

Layla is an accepted spelling, so the comparison with Feebee and Looweeze is not valid I'm afraid.

If a name can be spelt one or more ways, then we make a choice about which one we prefer and use that one. I realise it's Arabic in origin, and that's fine. I agree that Leila is not an unnattractive spelling of the name. However, instinctively I prefer Layla, proably because my Western-programmed brain favours the aesthetic appeal of that version.

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chocolatefudgebrownie · 09/09/2009 20:03

Leila is a great name. My dd's name, so I'm biased! My dh is Arab, hence the spelling. I used to play the eric Clapton song to her when she was born. She liked it, I think!?
It's not a chavvy name at all.

MrsBadger · 09/09/2009 19:57

Leila much better - it may be 'more arabic' but it's an Arabic-origin name ffs

Using Layla because 'it's more western' is like saying Phoebe is 'too greek' and spelling it Feebee.

or that Louise is too French and it should be Looweeze

clairebear88 · 09/09/2009 19:39

love it love it love it but cant have it as rhymes with my surname

MrsJamesMartin · 08/09/2009 20:53

My v biased opinion is that its the best name for a girl

I only know one more who is in her twenties so its popularity will depend on where you are.

Boodlerpoop · 08/09/2009 20:50

Layla was my girls name too...love it

ObsidianBlackbirdMcNight · 08/09/2009 16:45

I was going to have Laila if DS had been a girl. Still might in the future although it is very common. I love it. (DH is arab tho)

MrsWuh · 08/09/2009 14:02

I know a Laila - she's a really sweet, polite little girl and not chavvy at all. I quite like it.