Ayala?

[Emmaknightly]

Hi,

What’s your thought on this name?
Sounds a bit like Isla/Ayla but much less overused. It’s a Hebrew name (we are not Jewish).

I think it sounds quite melodic.

What nickname choices are there?

Thoughts on the nickname aya? Or ally?

Thanks

I don't like it, sorry. It's just blah. It's 3 'a' sounds with some nothing consonants in between.

I don't like it, too many as, and I would have no idea how to pronounce it

Ay - a - la

Aya - la

A - yala

What about Alara? Think it's a Turkish name, very pretty imo and no confusion over how to pronounce.

I’m not too keen because it feels like a bit of a mouthful to say. But I would say - it’s your baby and whatever you call her; it’ll be her name and no one will dispute it once she’s here.

Ayala is a bit of a mouthful to say. Allalah or Alara is easier but the Allalah I knew called her self Leila as she said people coudn,t say er name right.

Awkward to say and you will get alot of issues with pronunciation. I think it is important to choose a name you like and not just to be different as what is different now may not be in years to come.

It’s a champagne house if that helps?!

I think it’s cute! Unusual but not in a contrived way and easy to pronounce. It works for a little girl but also for a woman. Go for it!

I think it's nice and like the meaning (some people might confuse it with Aliyah) It's also very common Hispanic surname the one reason I would I go for it, but the same can be said about Miranda :)

I don’t love it if I’m honest, and found it a little hard/awkward to say.
Being honest tho, if you love it, go for it.

I like it. It type of deer.
The ones I know pronounce it eye-ya-lah with emphasis on last syllable.
I think it will be a tricky one for people to pronounce.

I don't love it.

Anara is nice?

How about Azariah?

meh. Sorry not for me.

Is that Ay-ar-lar? I think it would get annoying for the child to have to explain how to pronounce it all the time.

No.

There are too many really really similar very popular names out there at the moment- Amara, Aliah, etc etc.

Sounds made up and too try hard.

Sorry, I agree its too many A's and could be mispronounced. I'm not even sure how you DO pronounce it???

I prefer other suggestions, Aymara, Aleaha, Leila etc

Ayala d'Ay is a very classy champagne house, if that helps. 😃😊

It's a very common surname amongst Spanish people so I can't really see it as an actual first name. That's only because I've grown up with it being a surname so it's like the equivalent of hearing Smith being used as a first name. It's my personal experience and opinion on the name though. I assume you're in the UK so people probably wouldn't have that perception of it.

On the other hand, I really do love the name Alaia which has a very similar vibe and sound

I work with one, and her name is mispronounced all the time. I don’t know if that’s worth considering as a factor in your thinking.

I like it - I've never heard it before and think it's a very pretty sounding name. At the end of the day, only you and your partner's opinions matter though!

I like it