Camila/Camilla

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Hi everyone, we are due to have our baby girl soon and love the name Camila (pronounced Ca-me-la). However to those I have mentioned the name to, some have mispronounced it as Camilla (Ca-mill-a).

i wanted to see if this is how most people would pronounce Camila. I love the name but don’t love the idea of my daughter correcting people on the pronunciation.

thanks in advance!

Sorry but I would just assume it was a "unique" spelling of Camilla.

Well - I suppose I would think it was Camilla spelt wrongly. Sorry!

I definitely wouldn’t think it was pronounced Ca-me-la.

Same.

I would prn Camilla and have to blink at the correction.

I would assume that was a mis spelling of Camilla or else pronounced Cam-eye-la

What country or language is it from?

How you want to pronounce Camila is how the Indian name Kamila is pronounced.

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I wouldn’t have known your pronunciation. I’m sure I could learn it if I was your neighbour/colleague/teacher.

So are you hoping for Camila to rhyme with Pamela?

Everyone will say Ca mil a

Spell it “Camella” for the pronounciation that you want. Camila is going to almost always be pronounced like Camilla

I would read it as Camilla. Why not spell it Camela ok instead? When looking at names a top priority for us was nothing that people would struggle to spell, pronounce or misread!

She will always be called Camilla and you will spend a lifetime correcting people. Just call her Camilla. It’s a beautiful name.

Our Queen is called Camilla, I think very few people will pronounce it Ca-me-la

The name Camila makes me think of the singer Camila Cabello, and I would pronounce the name "Ca-Mee-La", or similar.

The name Camilla makes me think of Queen Camilla, and I pronounce that name "Ca-Mill-a"/"Ca-Mi-Luh" or similar. (I am bad at explaining how I pronounce).

Or Kamala if you are aiming for same pronunciation as Kamala Harris?

And everyone pronounces Kamala Harris' name wrong, so please don't do this

I’d say it the traditional way - like our queen consort. Don't do it, she will always have to correct people.

would you go with Camille (Ka-meel)? Such a pretty name. On first glance, I’d have thought you meant Camilla, emphasis on the MILL. If spelt Camela, I’d be unsure if you meant it to sound like Ca(r)mela Soprano.

You'd need to spell it Cameela to get the pronounciation you're after.

Why would you do this to yourself / your daughter? Camilla is a nice name because it’s classic. I’d stick with that. It becomes much less classy when you mess around with the spelling.

Camila is the Spanish spelling, and pronounced as the OP wants.
Like the singer Camila Cabello.

Only issue is, in the UK, most people will automatically pronounce it the UK way, not the Spanish way (until corrected).

I would have read it your way OP but have worked with a lot of non British colleagues for years so I don’t automatically assume British pronunciations, do you want DD to only be known as Camila? Mila is a pretty diminutive and I think if she was known as Camila/ Mila then people would be more likely to see that the full version is just cah on the front?

Well, yes, they would. Because this isn’t Spain.

I have colleagues called Camila, pronounced the way OP wants it. It isn't the least confusing, it has never occurred to me it was a misspelling of Camilla.

I agree with this. I would judge it by the number of Ls, so:

Camilla - I would pronounce Ca-mill-a
Camila - I would pronounce Ca-me-la

it’s just whether or not people follow the typical rules of English language pronunciation!