Kayla

[johans]

Opinions?

Has a makey-uppy ring to it for me. Possibly because I once taught someone called M'KKaylah (Michaela). Yes, two Ks and an apostrophe.

I prefer Kelila/Kelilah (Kayla is a version of Kelila, a Yiddish name).

I also like Cara and Carla.

I have a kayla, i love it obviously!

Sounds very home and away to me

Micheala Strachan from the really wild show. A bit eighties.

Not a huge fan, but I do like Kylah and Kayna (Cornish) which are similar - each to their own!!

It's pretty. I like it.

ALL NAMES ARE MADE UP.

ALL WORDS ARE MADE UP.

That is all.

I don't like it because for us it reminds us of a line in the original version of Ireland from Legally Blonde.

Very American. A bit of a blah nothing name.

I've met a little Kayla. She must be about 5 or 6. She's a very sweet little girl so I associate with her. Apart from that, it's not really my cup of tea, but it certainly isn't a name I dislike or anything. Inoffensive is pretty accurate.

I really don't like it.

Yes of course all names are made up, but there are long-established, recognised names and there are recently invented ones. It's perfectly obvious that when people call a name 'made up', they don't mean 'made up 1000 years ago . I don't think it's that surprising that lots of people find the newly invented ones a bit odd or jarring tbh, particularly when lots of them aren't so much new names as 'uniquely' spelled variations of old ones.

Has a bit of the 'interchangeable first letter' about it... Like all the -ayden names. Not my cup of tea at all; if you like it, OP, that's all that matters really.

it is not 'common' or 'made up' but historically a Jewish name from Europe. AFAIK. it would be 'Keila'.

of course i havent made it up! it means "laurel, crown" and originates from arabic and hebrew :)

I must be honest OP, the first time I heard it, I said 'oooh is that short for Michaela?' which pissed the mum off no end.

I know several, all in the mid-late twenties. It's inoffensive and quite pretty. Go for it if you like it.

I love it. I have a 7 year old Kayla.

It's just a bit 'meh" for me. (But so are lots of names). It's not bad, but TBH if I was having a girl there are 100s of names that aren't meh (in my opinion) to choose from. I also don't see it as a strong name and (to me) it lacks depth, somehow, I think maybe because it sounds too much like it's been shortened or is too "new" sounding.

But what does it matter? It's your choice, if you like it that's all that counts. It's pretty sounding, at least.

I like it.