Came across a name today that I'd never heard before and I think I've fallen for it!

[therewasalittlegirl]

It's Ayelet.

What do you think? Would probably pronounce it Eye-leht. So I suppose it'd be like a mixture of Isla and Violet. I think it is very pretty and unique without being too unusual, but would love some opinions please and thank you! x

Depends on your accent. Some accents will make it sound hilarious or common. Some will make it sound fine.

But Rachel and Naomi are Biblical so common for Christians too. I had no idea Hannah was Jewish though, if pressed I would have said Germanic

I think Violet would be a better option.

How about Isla instead

Eye-yell-it = I yell it.

If that's what you want to call your child?

What do I do when I want to call my child in for dinner?

I-YELL-IT!

Sorry.

it's awfue...eyelet
he'll why not laces or zip if we are doing fastenings

Sorry - but it's really not good. I think you should blame your hormones and step away from the name before you do something you will might regret!

As in Ayelet Walden, the novelist?

It's a beautiful name.

I hate when all the dense Netmums transplants on here veto a name just because it looks or sounds "funny" or "forrin". Ayelet is a gorgeous Hebrew name.

at CaoNiMa.

Other names with stress on the middle syllable as you asked OP:
Susanna
Jemima
Serena
Can't think of any that don't end in a.

Name of DDs friend.
I-el-let. Lovely name, lovely girl. She is Israeli though. Not sure I'd want to call a child of mine something that is clearly a race/country specific name if I didn't belong to either.
It is a gorgeous name.

I like it but only when spoken with 3 even syllables,and I think people would soon be able to manage that after the first time.

I think the accent falls on the last syllable but I'm not certain. (I know the name from seeing it written but I don't know anyone called that.) Other posters have said the first or the middle. Make sure you know this for sure before you use it.

there is a pretty French name like this, I think it's Alette (sp?)

I know a woman named Ayelet, who is Israeli. She puts a very slight stress on the first syllable, so AY-el-et. I used to pronounce her name "EYE-lit" until she corrected me.

I like it.

It has almost the same stresses as the French name Elodie.

So is it like Violet, if Violet were to be pronounced with 3 syllables? A bit like how Beatrice can be 3 but blends into 2? Or am I just confusing things?

Thanks sock, I'm going to Google Alette!

Awful!

With the same names smooshed, how about Viola?

I don't like it much, but I think that might be because the Ayelet I know of is the write Ayelet Waldman, who I have never been able to tolerate after her 2005 piece in the New York Times about how she loves her husband more than her four children.

Well I feel much better and am still laughing - thanks for that! Hilarious postings from all.

It really should put you off. You shouldn't burden your child with a name that stupid.

There was an Ayelet when I was at school- pronounced Ay-yelle-et. Yes, Jewish/ Israeli.

No looks ugly and sounds odd.