Thoughts on this girls name

[jazzyjenbo]

I love the name Isla but it is far to overused/popular for me but I heard the name AYLA today (pronounced
A-La) and think its a nice alternative.
Abit of googling suggests that in some countries this would still b pronounced as Eye-La but to my UK eyes I would read it with the Ay sound.

She would be Ayla Mabel W..

Any other similar suggestions very welcome, i like short names, surname is long.
Thanks x

Ayla Mabel..... how pretty. (but she would get very fed up having to spell it and explain the correct pronunciation.

Orla?
Ola?
Ella?

I like it. Not fond of Mabel, but Ayla is nice.

Ayla will definitely be a name that will need to spelt out on a daily basis and to be honest I think it's so similar to Isla that you might as well pick Isla.

I think they go beautifully together. Love it as it is - go for it!

Ayla by The Maccabees is one of my favourite songs.

Ayla Mabel sounds perfect

How about Lyla?

My friend has just had a daughter called Ayla but pronounced Isla so you may find she does get called Isla rather than AY-la

I know an Ayla. People seem to often pronounce it Isla. She is an adult, and it's definitely not a name I've heard within children.

Btw - look up illustrations by Mabel Lucie Attwell if you haven't seen any.

I know an Ayda pronounced eye-da. Not if your surname is Downe though.

The only Ayla I've come across was pronounced Isla.

And she would be in her 20s now.

Its nice makes me think of the clan of the cave bear books, ayla was main character and a good strong woman

What about Myla?

Wow lots of response already thanks so much.
I know mabel isnt everyones taste, its my nanas name and she is 94 and still going strong!
I've never heard of an Alya which is why i was drawn to it when i heard it. I can see how ppl will mistake it for Isla whilst that name is at the peak of popularity but somehow A-la flows nicer off my tongue than Eye-la.
Also like the spelling Aylah so it reads more like A-lar.

I love it! Is on my list if I ever have a girl...so pretty

I know a little Ayla and as far as I know her name never gets confused with Isla. Most people would pronounce it as it's spelt rather than with an eye sound. Go for it, it's lovely.

Ayla is the name of the main character in the Jean Auel series of books.

I know an Alaya. I think that's pretty.

I think I'd naturally pronounce it like Isla but you'd only need to correct people once and I've spent a lifetime telling people how to spell /pronounce my name.

What about Ida? Ada? Love Mabel- my daughter's name.

Meant to say, having to tell people how to say or spell my name never bothered me.

Thanks again everyone, it is now a definite contender and dh actually likes it! Almost everything else i've suggested has been met with a 'no'!
Lois.. I think we have similar taste, your name is also on our list (my other 2 dc's have biblical names so yours ties in)

Which spelling do you like best please Ayla or Aylah?

I know a lovely little Ayla and it's a sweet name. Not heard of it being confused with Isla.

Mabel is a lovely name I've not heard in use.

Funny how Isobel is so common, and Mabel so rare.