Which is the best spelling of.....

[Spice17]

Layla?

The first one or Leila or Laila? My surname is 5 letters with an i in the middle, so I was thinking Leila/Laila was a no but DH thinks Laila is nice 'and exotic' I prefer Layla.

Any thoughts?

TIA :)

I'm a traditionalist when it comes to names, so I prefer Leila. I think Layla looks like the parents weren't sure about the correct spelling!

Leila, love it :) It's on my names list for when I have children! But then it's spelt that way on my list because it would be a more 'correct' transliteration from the ethnic background I'd be using it from.

I think Layla is an Anglicised version?

chocolate: I'd say that about Laila, which looks to me like a mashed up version of Leila and Layla!

I think all are correct and traditional. Sort of depends on how you want to pronounce it.

Leila looks nicer. I hate y's in names for some bizarre reason!

Leila

Layla... Gorgeous name x

layla .

Layla . IMO that's the best way to spell it to avoid misspellings . And I think it's the prettiest looking

Layla

Leila, the phonetic spelling just looks like the parents can't spell

Laila is traditional too btw

I like Layla

Ooh, this is a tough one.

Leila, but I knew an American Leila, who was sometimes mistaken for a Lila.

Layla looks nice written down, though.

I wouldn't think spelling it Layla would look like someone wasn't sure how to spell it.

I'd just think they liked Eric Clapton.

Layla

Leila

I knew a Layla, was the only spelling on the name I knew until MN!

She got called La La a lot...

I had a friend called Leila and it was pronounced Lee-la so no, I wouldn't use that.

Layla if you want people to know how to pronounce it. It's been around long enough that people will know it.

Leila- leigh la
Laila - lie la
Layla - lay la.
It depends how you want to say it.

Layla, because it is then obvious how to pronounce it. Leila isn't as obvious.
(but doesn't matter really, )

Thanks all, I like Layla but not because of the Eric Clapton song (though is a classic!)

Am also worried that it's an Arabic name and we're pasty white, british people, so in that case is it an odd choice??

Obviously suits Laila Rouass (literal meaning is 'dark beauty') but becuase of above am slightly wavering. She will probably be born with very dark hair though as I was, so makes me feel a bit better. If she has no hair or is blonde I won't know what to do!

Layla is the Eric Clapton version of the name.

spice my name means grace of god I am neither godly nor graceful

I think Layla is beautiful and I don't think you should worry at all about the meaning or origin .

I've only known one (white middle class) Leila, so wouldn't worry too much about its origins. I think it's a lovely name too. Would go for Leila myself, but wouldn't think anything adverse about other spellings... and it is a great song!