Nela

[theeuropean]

Thoughts on this name for a girl?

The name has cultural significance for us (Czech) but not entirely sure if it translates well to English/the UK?

Nelinka je krásné a neobvyklé jméno.;)

It is nice but I assumed it was pronounced Nee-la at first. Agree that spelling it Nella will solve that problem

If it has cultural significance for you I think that's lovely, I like it.

People will learn to pronounce it properly when they know her - eg now I know a few 'Paula's who pronounce their name 'Paola', I would comfortably pronounce it either way even though it was unusual for me the first time I can across it. But if you are concerned about someone getting it right the first time they read it off a register or something, then Nella is a safer bet.

I think it's lovely, by the way. It should work over quite a few northern/western European countries, which is good.

On reflection, if we did go for the name, I think we'll leave the spelling as is and just correct people if they mispronounce. DD1 has a Czech name which different people interpret the pronunciation differently but generally just need to be corrected once then everything is fine.

Thanks all for the feedback and děkuji @JosephineHass

I had no idea Nela had a nameday! I wouldn’t change the spelling to the anglicised “Nella”. Like nella the princess knight

@ektomarie 2nd February apparently!

Ha, I seriously was thinking the OP was taking the piss as I had never heard that name among Czech speaking friends. It’s lovely that even in a set calendar of 365 girls’ names you can still find an unusual name you never hear.

Her heart is bright, she's Nella the princess knight
(If you know, you know)

Sorry OP, I just think of the annoying kids tv character