Leela or Veda

[Cocktails4One]

Hi everyone - trying to come up with some ideas for modern Indian baby names easy to pronounce in English. Don't want something that's been used a lot but nothing too out there either. So far have thought about Leela or Veda for a girl - what do you think?

Leela is nice

Both are lovely, im leaning towards Veda.

I think I prefer Veda but both are nice.

I also like Priya and Sushama.

Veda is really strong name.

I love Veda

My daughters name is totally English, but her younger sister couldn't pronounce it and got stuck on Leela. I absolutely love it.

Veda

Another vote for Veda. It's a strong name.

Leela is ok but will get lost in a sea of similar names: Lyla, Lila, Lola, Isla, etc

There is a character called Leela in the cartoon Futurama. She is a strong female character and it is a nice name, so it's not necessarily a reason not to use the name, but better to know.

Thanks everyone! Think I'm leaning more towards Veda too, it's strong and feminine so not too girly.

Any suggestions for modern Indian boys names too as we don't know what we're having?

Veda

Veda just reminds me of a type of bread. Though I'm in Ireland and apparently it is only sold here lol

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veda_bread

Of the two I prefer Veda :)

@Popcorn15 same. You couldn’t be called Veda in Ireland

Veda is the best bread in the world though so not the worst thing to be named after.

I think Veda. I’m not Indian but I’ve heard the name Leela quite a lot but I’ve never heard Veda so it sounds quite unique.

I love the name Vader and I think it's good for kids to develop a thick skin.

Any suggestions for modern Indian boys names too as we don't know what we're having?

Sauron?

Veda? Pronounced Vader, as in Darth?

This needs a rethink OP!

Leela makes me think of Futurama. Veda makes me think of Star Wars. Sorry

Both sound like floor cleaning products

For Veda my first thought as well was Darth

Leela may be easier to pronounce for non-Indians. While Veda is a lovely name most people will pronounce it with the hard ḍa rather than the soft Hindi/ Sanskrit da. I would find the constant mispronunciation grating, and it of course changes the word itself from वेदः to वेड:

I thought of Darth Vader too, sorry! I like Leela though.

Veda is pronounced "Veeda" , maybe I could spell it with two e"s to stop mispronunciation. I'm in England so not fussed about the bread thing

Love Veda, but love Vada more. Looooove "My girl" 🥰