Opinions on the spelling. Of Iyla instead of isla

[Youwillneverwalkalone12]

Not pregnant but came across this spelling. It’s more straight forward than isla /ails/Ayla.

What do you think

I know an Iyla. Everyone assumes the I is an L and calls her Lyla. So I’d stick to Isla.

That everyone will think it's a mispelling of Lyla

No. Why people have to mess about with the spellings of names is beyond me.

I've got a perfectly normal, common 1970s/80s name that my parents decided to spell slightly differently. It's a pain in the tits. I've spent my whole life having to say my name then automatically spell it or having to correct people and then I feel rude.

Looks like Lyla

I maybe doesn't help that you missed the capital letter on Isla but I read Iyla as Lyla too. Who could be bothered spending their whole life with people getting their name wrong when there's already a perfectly good spelling of Isla out there

I would assume Lyla with a small L.

Isla is the best spelling imho.

I don't like it but I don't like unusual spellings.

Isla is a pretty name and common enough that people would know how to pronounce it. It doesn't need to be made easier.

I would see Lyla not Iyla too.

Isla is a really popular name, everyone knows how to spell it.

Ayla works (but maybe just because I know of someone with this spelling) but I’m not sure about Iyla looks like it would be pronounces IL-EE-YA and in some typefaces it’s hard to tell if it’s meant to be Lyla.

Why change a perfectly good and acceptable spelling of a name?

People will just think it is Lyla without a capital L. Ayla is another name in its own right btw - not pronounced at all like Isla.

I also thought you typed Lyla.

I think you should probably not subject your child to a lifetime of it’s an I not an L.

No.

No. It’s not more straightforward, it’s wrong.

I assumed Lyla too, as will most people. Isla is not exactly complicated.

Ok was just curious, I’m dyslexic so try to spell names that are how it is pronounced but can now see how Iyla will cause confusion.

Everyone knows how to pronounce Isla
it's a perfectly normal name.

I read your title quickly and read Lyla.

Sorry, also read it as Lyla without a capital letter.

You could have Aisle-er. Handy if she works in Sainsbury’s.

Ayla is the most phonetic spelling.

Isla is pronounced Ees-la in Spanish.

Also why does the name have a s in it.
What would be the correct spelling if it wasn’t isla

Ila?

Island and isle both have a silent s. The Scottish island Islay ditto. I assume the name Isla is related to one or all of these. I've always thought of it as Scottish.

Ayla

Isn’t Ayla pronounced Ay-la while Isla is pronounced Eye-la.