Lyla

[mamablondie]

Thoughts please ...

Nice?
Would it be better to go for Delilah and shorten it?
Popular?

No, not for me. It’s too bland. Lyra is better.

It's high on my girls list

I know a little Lyla and she's fabulous, so it's a yes from me. I like short pretty names.

@daisypond I’m hiding this from my OH because I hate Lyra and he loves it

It’s nice but agree Lyra is prettier.
My DD is a Lydia, in the same ball park I guess

Lyla is lovely. Lyra is likely to be turned into liar by unpleasant children.

I like Lyla

Though I know a little girl spelled Lilah

Dislike the Lyla, Lola, Luna trend.

Love it. Lyla and Lyra. Love Delilah actually.
-stealing that one for my list-
I work in a hospital with newborns. Don't see many of any of those names.

I would spell it Lilah but agree with others that Lyra is much nicer. Lyla is just asking to be mispelt and pronounced.

I don't like Lyra. Lyla is not a pretty spelling but Lilah is, but there are so many L names of four or five letters around that it seems dull.

Delilah is probably a lot more popular than you think. It's a cracking Tom Jones song but a bit much to live up to as a name.

How about Delia?

Delilah shortened to Lila is delightful

I don't like it, but I don't think you need to put Delilah on her BC. Why is no name allowed to be a name i n it's own right. What's this obsession with not just using a short name. Also if you put Delilah on her BC she might opt to be known as Dee or Dee -Dee

I really love Delilah. I know one Delilah and her nickname is Lyla (probs not spelt like that but still).

Yes to Delilah shortened to Lyla.

I know a Lyla (aged 2) I’d never connected it to Delilah. Not sure about the latter because of the horrid lyrics of the Tom Jones song but guess younger folk will not think of that as it’s a biblical name.

I also know Layla, Lydia, Lyra like all of these

Nice name. Much much better than Delilah so would definitely not choose Delilah and shorten it. Only choose Delilah if you're going to call her Delilah.
Also, Lyla is much nicer than Lyra I think.

Prefer Leila

I would have had it on my list if BIL's partner hadn't decided on it for her DD, I think it's lovely!