Leela or Mia - help us decide!

[RedRobin1]

Sister to Eva....which one do you prefer for dd2?

Eva and Leela
Or
Eva and Mia

Leela

Mia definitely x

I like Mia. But what about Mila (meet-la)?

Mia is lovely and a timeless classic.

Leela (especially spelled that way) is more modern but I'm not keen, if you want my honest opinion.

I thought Leela was made up for Futurama? Mia much prettier anyway.

Honestly I wouldn't choose either as I the sound of both is too similar to Eva and I don't like when sibling names do that.

If pushed I'd go for Mia. Leela is too Futurama.

Lila is nicer than both.

Leela is a very traditional Indian name

Leela - to my ears and eyes - is awful. It looks like a made up name, that's a less nice version of it's established alternatives. I'd go for Lila or Leila.

Otherwise Mia is lovely!

I think Leela is stronger and more unique, but Mia is prettier. I'm torn between the two!

How would you be pronouncing Mia?

Meeya or My-a?

Just that I wouldn't choose a name that could be mispronounced.

But then, my two DCs sound like an elderly couple from the 1930s so what do I know?

I prefer Mia

Would you definately spell it Leela? Sorry if this sounds rude, but it sounds awful as I read it. I'm just not sure what name it is meant to be? Is it a "unique" spelling of an existing name?

Mia
MYa (sounding like the place that advertises breast enhancement on ads on tv) or MEa?
I think Eva and MEa sounds ok, but as others have already said, both names open to mis-spelling and mis-pronounciation. Wouldn't pick either for those very practical reasons.

Dh prefers Mia too...and I wanted to spell it Leela instead of Lila to avoid ambiguous pronunciations.

Mia would just be Meea.

We can't think of another names right now and open to suggestions.

Names we like butcan't use as friends and family children have taken them are
Amara
Arya
Amelia
Rhea
Sara
Leah

I saw a thread the other day discussing the name Thalia. That's very pretty and seems to fit with the other ones you like. I think you can spell it Talia if you want to make the pronunciation clear.

I like Lila, but very definitely with that spelling - which I think you had on a previous thread, but then changed it for pronunciation reasons? Mia and Lila are both very elegant - to me, Leela loses that. Sorry.

So: I prefer Mia to Leela, but I prefer Lila to both.

I know you haven't asked for suggestions, but how about Lelia? (LEE-lee-ah) It has the start sound of Leela and the end from Mia. I'm not making it up - it's an unusual but long-established name, and I know a very cool Lelia which makes me like it even more. I also think it has an unambiguous pronunciation, which I don't think can be said for Mia.

Wishing you the very best, whatever you choose!

I just checked and Lelia isn't on the MN names list but if you search elsewhere you will find it, eg: www.babynamewizard.com/baby-name/girl/lelia It was popular in Victorian times apparently after a novel titled Lelia by George Sand in the 1830s.

To my eyes Leela looks like a 'made up' name. I really dislike it.
Mia is okay. Eva is lovely.

What about Thea? does it fit with the names you like?

I prefer Mia, which I would assume was pronounced as you intend it to be if you use it.

I've never heard of it being pronounced My-ah before. That isn't the norm.