Aila

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Pronounced Eh-la. DS1 and 2 have traditional Scottish names but I'm not keen on many Scottish girl names. What do people think?

I like it. Never heard it before, but my first impressions are that it's lovely!

I wouldn't count on many people pronouncing it right. I would have said Ay-la.
Not a fan, tbh.

I thought this was a variant of Isla.

I would just spell it Ella...

I would pronounce it eye-la and think you didnt know how to spell Isla

What about

Eilidh
Ailish
Cartriona
Heather

It sounds different to Ella though!

Do you mean it sounds like ay la?

Maybe its an accent thing! I would say Isla sounds like Ay-la while Aila sounds like Eh-la!
This thread may have made my decision for me

Do you mean it to sound aihla (A-la)? Maybe Aidhla would work if you are in Scotland? Not sure...

Isla = iyla to me.

Eh-la = Ella with emphasis on the eh. (like a thinking pause... eh... Like that!)

If it's ai to sound like "mail" then my suggestion above might work.

Ailsa? Sorry, I'll stop posting now

Downton - your suggestion with the d might work, I also have an Alasdair!

What about Vaila? It's one of the Shetland Islands - a girl in Uni was called this and always loved it.
Aila is nice too x

Oh, I'm glad!

A relative has an Ailla which is Cornish and pronounced eye-la like Isla.
I'd think it was pronounced the same.

DD's best friend is Aila. Only time I've ever heard it. Means 'from a strong place' which I like to think means her Mother!

I think it's gorgeous.

And she says A-La, totally different from Isla.

People might think you mean Ayla, the heroine of Clan of the Cave Bear and Earth's Children prehistoric novels.