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KnockedUpMell · 16/08/2012 10:23

Ela
Ila
Isla
Eila

We don't have long to go and I can't even decide what makes it onto the shortlist!!!

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Sophiesmummie · 16/08/2012 10:24

Ela = Eh-la
Ila = Eye-la
Isla = Ees-la
Eila = Ay-la

elah11 · 16/08/2012 10:51

Ela.....Eh-la
Ila.....Eye-la
Isla ......Eye-la
Eila...Ee-la maybe, havent a clue!

milkteef · 16/08/2012 10:52

Ela = Eh-lah
Ila = Eye-lah
Isla = Eye-lah
Eila = Eye-lah.

I'm assuming they're all variations of Isla?

MamaGeekChic · 16/08/2012 10:55

The only one I recognise as a name is Isla= Eye-la

chrisrobin · 16/08/2012 11:03

Ela - Eh-la
Ila- I-la (i as in did)
Isla- Eye-la
Eila- Eye-la

IawnCont · 16/08/2012 11:04

Ela- same as Ella (this is how you'd spell it in Welsh, I know a few)
Ila- Ee-la
Isla - Eye- la
Eila - Ey-la

Thumbwitch · 16/08/2012 11:07

Ela = ell-a
Ila = ee-la or eye-la
Isla = eye-la
Eila = eye-la or possibly ay-la

KnockedUpMell · 16/08/2012 11:10

Sigh... Except for Isla all are Indian names, and both Ela and Ila are meant to be ee-lah... It looks like both of those will be mispronounced often!
Eila seems promising so far though as most of you have gone for eye-la, which is what it's meant to be

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milkteef · 16/08/2012 11:19

Eila is lovely. I actually don't mind the spelling and I'm usually an advocate for 'normal spelling'. I don't know if Isla or Eila is the 'normal' version but they're both beautiful. I wouldn't have pronounced Ela or Ila as ee-lah.

Sophiesmummie · 16/08/2012 11:55

Eila is lovely and would be pronounced Eye-la in most languages (that I can think of).

Isla would be Eesla in German or Spanish, like the song by Madonna, La Isla Bonita.

amck5700 · 16/08/2012 12:19

Isla is a place name in Scotland pronounced Eye-la

CanoeSlalom · 16/08/2012 12:28

Ela - Eh-la
Ila - Eye-la
Isla - Eye-la
Eila - Ay-la

Sophiesmummie · 16/08/2012 13:44

Isla is also the Spanish word for island, pronounced EES-la. Depends where the op's dd may grow up.

Kittenkatzen · 16/08/2012 15:56

Ela - Ell-a
Ila - Eye-la or Eee-la (would probably ask)
Isla - Eye-la
Eila - Ay-la

TenthMuse · 16/08/2012 16:52

Think Ela (pronounced like Ella) is also quite popular in the Turkish community. I've taught several from Turkish backgrounds.

Ela - Ella
Ila - Eye-la
Isla - Eye-la
Eila - Ay-a

seeker · 16/08/2012 16:55

Ella
I-la
I-la
Ay-la

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