Cadhla

[mummanewness]

I really like the name Cadhla but pronounced with a hard d, so it sounds like cad-la instead of kay-la. Is that weird?

I haven't heard it before. If I was saying it I'd guess it was like Cadillac without the last C sound,

I've never heard that name, but yes - pronouncing it the way you want to is weird. Sorry.

Not a name I have ever heard. Where is it from?

Phonetically it looks as if it's written in the Irish language but I've never come across it.

Yeah, it's Irish. I know it's not everyone's cup of tea but I can't stand any other names lol everything is so overused and generic. Im finding that even the 'unusual' or 'uncommon' names are actually very common. Naming a human is HARD!

Never heard of it. Not keen.

Never heard of it as an Irish name. Cadhla would be pronounced Cay la in Irish.
Cadla wouldn't be an Irish name.

I know one, it is pronounced 'Kayla'.

I’d say cad-la, my mind can’t figure out how that’s supposed to say Kayla but then again I’m not familiar with Irish.

As someone that had an unusual name, why do you want to give your child one? I say had as I changed my name during my teens as I hated it so much, having a unique name can be awful. You’re setting them up for a lifetime of misspelling and mispronunciations, it can be draining. You’re essentially just lumbering them with a weird name.

I have an unusual name too and love it. Yes it's sometimes difficult for other people to spell it or pronounce but that's not my problem - they're the ones that apologise when they get it wrong! And then compliment me on my unusual name. Also I'm so glad I never changed my name because of a phase I was going through as a teen!

You do you hun!

Cadhla is an old Irish boy's name. It's an older version of Kevin than Caoimhín. Although it's also used as a girl's name too now.

It's pronounced ki-la. The ki is like in kite.

Its an Irish name so it’s said as it it’s spelled according to Irish phonetics - Kyla.

If you want your child to be called Cadla then call it Cadla. Don’t use an Irish name and change the pronunciation.

Yes, as @Ochon says, it’s KY-luh (second syllable a schwa.) You can’t reinvent Irish phonology, OP. Cad-la to rhyme with ‘Bad Da’ is just as mispronunciation, like Shy-oh-ban or Nee-am.

As PP said - the Irish name Cadhla is pronounced Ky-la, not Kay-la or Cad-la. I'd say go for a spelling of Cadla if you want it pronounced that way, less confusion.

I'd stick with the original pronunciation if you're going to use it. It's not commonly used in Ireland as a first name now, but is an old name in the Irish language. I've only come across it as a surname. The dh isn't pronounced.

It being an unusual name isn't the point. OP is thinking of using a name from a different language but pronouncing it in a completely incorrect way, changing it to how she wants it to sound. It just looks a bit, well, daft is the kindest word I can think of. Glad some Irish speakers have come along to explain the correct way to say it.

I would know how to pronounce it correctly in Irish.

If you want to call your child Cadla in English call it Cadla. In neither Irish nor English is Cadhla pronounced Cadla.

If you pronounce the d it won't be the Irish name Cadhla. It will be a name you made up (nice one though). Cadhla in Irish cannot be pronounced with a hard d.

Yes, the adh letter combination in the middle of a word in Irish (also seen in the name Tadhg) is pronounced something like a long i in English. Thus Kyla. I'd spell the name differently to get the pronunciation you want OP.

Much better to just have Cadla as others have said (tho sounds like Cadillac/cuddler) because people who aren't Irish may well be unsure how to pronounce as they might be with Aoife, Niamh etc

Having had a vet quick google, Cadla appears to be the brand name of a mediation. Not sure if that affects your feelings on the name but thought you should know.

*medication

It's pronounced Kyla.

It's really weird, downright contrary actually, to take a name and mangle its pronunciation and then inflict it on a child.

If you want 'Cad-la', spell it Cadla or Kadla.

Or maybe go for Clodagh....

It really would be like pronouncing Niamh as "ny-am", or Caoimhe as "ca-o-ee-mah". You just can't change the way names are pronounced.

You could use the anglicised form, e.g. Niamh becomes Neve, Caoimhe becomes Keeva, and Cadhla becomes... I don't know... Kyla?

I'd just choose something different.

I know a Cadhla. It's definitely pronounced ky-la.

Pronouncing it with a hard d is ridiculous. Like calling a child Nicholas and pronouncing the ch or pronouncing penelope penny-lope. Why would you?