Opinions on Charlotte?

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Baby girl is here, I feel like she's a Charlotte. Although we had decided on Layla/Leila!

Do you prefer Layla/Leila or Charlotte?

Thanks

Layla and Leila are pronounced the same as each other - 'lay-la'. Lyla and Lila are pronounced 'lie-la'. (In my experience and accent at least).

I prefer Charlotte anyway!

Really dislike Layla sorry, charlotte Much much better

We have a 9 year old Charlotte but almost went for Elodie would you consider that ?

Yep, Layla and Leila are both pronounced Lay-lah, traditionally. Layla is the original spelling, and Leila is a variant.

Pluto, you're wrong. Yes, they're both said as Lay-la, but Leila is the original.

Leila is an Arabic name, Layla is the variant :)

Charlotte is a lovely name.

Charlotte is very Boden and very middle England.

Pretty name, I like it.

Love Charlotte. It's a classic.

I really like Leila (not quite so fond of Layla - not sure why!) but it does seem to be fashionable at the moment. For years I only had one friend with the name, but I know of lots of children called Lila/Leila/Laylas. Give it another few years I expect it will fade into obscurity again. So it might be a bit dating. Whereas Charlotte is a timeless classic...

There also seem to be different pronunciations for Leila - which could be annoying. My friend Leila is pronounced Lie-la (never Lay-la)

To me, Charlotte is a spoilt rich girl (may have something to do with one I knew while growing up), whereas both Layla and Leila sound beautiful, spirited, intelligent, and a bit glamorous when older. But it's all about personal associations/ tastes, so go with your heart OP.

Er, Layla is an Arabic name and the closest spelling used in the story of Layla and the Majnun. The word from which the name comes is spelt "laylah".

I would go with Leyla.

Leila (pronounced Lay-la). Much less common and can't be shortened.

I have a 12 yo Charlotte and when she was born it wasn't such a common name. I think it's beautiful and strong and don't know any other charlottes around my dd's age but wonder if it's over-used now since William and Kate named their daughter.....

I love Charlotte.

I don't like Layla or Leila.

I didn't know that Leila was meant to be pronounced Layla. I've never met either a Layla or a Leila. I'm not really keen on it to be honest.

Charlotte is lovely, and despite the statistics I haven't met a baby girl for years called Charlotte. But it's very timeless and classic in a way that very few names are.

We have a Charlotte, she is 6. Most people call her Lottie, she has never been called Charlie. I love her name and have only come across one other child called Charlotte who is 12.

I love Charlotte
Layla/Leila nice too but personally prefer charlotte

I'm not wild about either. Charlotte is very common, solidly middle classy, it's a bit bleh for me. Layla has a different feel altogether. I know a couple of Leilas - they both have Middle East origins, and it's a Middle Eastern name, so relatively common there.

pluto, i disagree with you... the original is leila!

it originates from the arabic word meaning night.

I don't like it. I much prefer Layla

Prefer Charlotte but would avoid due to popularity and possibility of being seen as a royalist