Different ways to spell Isla?

[HelloPeopl3]

Im currently pregnant with our first baby.

My partner and I have only 1 name we both love and that is Isla, however he's not keen on the spelling..

And also a name to go with Isla as we may double barrel first name
Any suggestions?
Thank you x

Anyone?

I met an Aiylah pronounced as Isla a few weeks ago.

It’s spelt Isla so if you don’t like the spelling maybe a different name?

How can you love a name but not like how it’s spelt? Isla is spelt Isla. You could cobble together some letters that could be pronounced the same if that’s what you’re after - Aisle-arr, Eyelah, I’ll-Ah. Done.

I suppose you could spell it Eila...? But then she'd have to spell it out for others for the rest of her life.

It’s Isla. Please don’t go down the unique spelling route. It’s a lifetime of corrections and mispronunciations for your child!

Not quite Isla ( Can't think of another way to spell Isla without it looking totally made up) but I know an Ayla. Ay pronounced to rhyme with Hay. Any good?

Islay is the traditional spelling. Like the Scottish island.

The original spelling of Isla was Yla.

I know of an Iyla

I've seen it spelled Islay, as in the island. But it took me ages to realise it was pronounced eye-la rather than eye-lay!

I can say with 100% certainty it was never yla 🤦🏼‍♀️

Islay is the correct answer you are looking for. Takes one to know one 😉

potters off and changes username

Don't ruin the name by spelling it anything other than Isla. What is wrong with your partner FGS?

If you look at old maps of Scotland it was spelt 'Yla'.

Aisla possibly?

Ds had a friend at nursery called Iyla....

There's an Aiyla in my daughter's class.

I thought her name was pronounced Ay-la until her Mum was correcting people in the playground.

I know someone with an Eila.

I think you could go with Islay and not be a walking Kath and Kim parody - I find it weird to not like the spelling of something though, it’s letters to make a sound, what’s not to like

Honestly, it’s Isla.

Don’t spell it differently, it’s just weird and your child will be correcting people forever. The spelling of the name Isla is I-s-l-a. Sorry.

Yla was a Gaelic version until around 1800 along with ili.

The modern gaelic is Ile. Anglicised is it Islay.

I'm in Scotland and know Islas (lots!), an Islay and an Aisla - all pronounced the same way!

I never knew that Islay was pronounced the same as Isla
I'm not sure I've ever said it out loud but it's always been Is-lay in my head

Eyelarrrr

What about Ayla ??