What do you think of Aila?

[HD98]

I'm Scottish and my sister is Eilidh - pronounced Ay-lee (Ay as in day).
I don't want the confusion of Eilidh for my own which happens outside of Scotland. But I met a little Aila which I hadn't heard before. I liked the name and that it's not very common, it's Scottish, and it reminded me of Eilidh but with less confusion.

I like names that are short, sweet and simple. I'm just worried that this might but seem like a made-up name?
There are two pronounciations - Ay-la and Eye-la. I like the first because otherwise it just seems like a knock off of the popular Isla.

Be kind! Thanks

There is another thread on here with Aila as a name suggestion today - I haven’t seen the spelling before then though. Ayla is a lovely name, but with the alternative spelling it just makes me think of ‘ailing’ or ‘ailment’ which aren’t very positive connotations?

Lovely name. I know 2 but spelt Ayla

Aila seems a bit too similar to Isla, Ava etc

I love it. I’ve seen it spelt. Ayla and Aiyla. We considered it for our youngest DD but her big sister is Eilidh and we decided it was too similar for siblings. Definitely not for Auntie and Niece though xx

What about Ailish? Same initial sound, nice soft end sound. More Irish Gaelic than Scots though.

I know how to pronounce Eilidh, but wouldn't be sure about Aila.

It's really pretty, has a lovely sound to it. I think I also prefer the spelling "Ayla" but either way it's a very nice name, go for it!

If I were your sister, I would not feel that calling your child a name that is spelt and pronounced differently from mine was, in any way, honouring me. That's fine, of course. You can call your child anything you like. But don't pretend that it's honouring a person when you've given them a name that has nothing in common with theirs.

I have a little Aila and my sister is also called Eilidh :) Nothing but compliments about her name. I toyed with the Ayla spelling but as you say, I think a lot of people would pronounce it as Eye-lah. I also looked it up and found the Scottish Gaelic spelling and meaning of 'from a strong place' which I love!