Opinions on the spelling. Of Iyla instead of isla

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

What do you think

Everyone knows how to pronounce Isla

You’d think, right.
I know people with a daughter called Isla. They pronounce is Is-la. It is not a cultural name.

I don’t know them at all well so I don’t know if anyone has told them yet.

Isla reminds me of the song La Isla Bonita by Madonna.

Isla pronounced Ees-la

Oh ffs. No, it's ridiculous.

I also read it as ly-la

Iyla I would pronounce as Lylah.
Ila works if you don’t want the s, but Isla is perfectly straightforward and we’ll known.

Just stick to Isla.

If nothing else, think of the poor bloody teacher, having to remember the unusual spelling every time, and the child in the future saying 'No, it's spelt....'

I misread it, to, but as Tyla!
Accept it , OP, English spelling and pronunciation are not logical and you won’t change anyone’s expectations by opting for another (simpler) spelling.
I’d pronounce Ayla Ay— La with a long A sound. Ayla and Isla are not interchangeable.
Orla is pronounced as it is spelled.

If you're dyslexic why choose a name you struggle with?
I'm dyslexic so i really don't understand why you would make you life and your daughters life harder?

The Ayla I know is pronounced Eye-luh.

Turkish. Meaning 'halo of moonlight', which is rather beautiful.

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

Because it's derived from the name of the island of Islay. Its already "correct".

I worked with a child called Iyla. EVERYONE thought she was Lyla, it caused a lot of admin problems!

It’s not straight forward if no one uses that spelling - it just causes confusion. Your choice, but Isla is perfectly straightforward.

Isla is the name of a river and glen in Scotland

Ila? Well, for starters, my brain read it as Lla, so tried to pronounce something vaguely Welsh...

I know one. I confess, I judge the hell out of the kid's parents.

Go with Ayla if you prefer a name or spelling that make sense to you.

Definitely don't choose the Ayla spelling for Isla if you're looking for simplicity. 😂 most people will say A La (I know the Turkish pronunciation is Isla but I also know children called Ayla pronounced A La)

If you want a phonetic spelling of Isla you'll have to call her Eye-Laa. Which is obviously madness.

Isla is in the top 10 names. It's well known. It's also exactly the same spelling and pronunciation as the beginning of the well known word Island. It's fine.

Ila I would have pronounced ill-a, ill as in sick.

Is Ayla not pronounced like Kayla but no K?

I’m dyslexic so try to spell names that are how it is pronounced but can now see how Iyla will cause confusion
Ok but the rest of us aren’t dyslexic so just spell names properly

Awful.

As a PP said, the name is from a Scottish river (two, actually) although most people associate with the isle of Islay which is pronounced the same as Isla.

A common Scots spelling for the island on old maps was Yla, so this might suit you for a more phonetic version and would still be a genuine old form of the name.

Alternatively, it was known as Yula to the Norn-speaking inhabitants of the Hebrides, so this might be an idea for you too.