Olalla

[bumblebee2233]

I recently heard a song by Blanco White and fell in love with the name Olalla.

But my worry is that no one will know how to pronounce it and will be forever correcting people.

If you've never heard it, how would you imagine it's pronounced just from the way it's spelt?

As in... oh là là? The French phrase?
Don't do it!

O-la-la?

No

I don’t know how it’s supposed to be pronounced but I can tell you everyone WILL say Ooh La La.

Oh-la-la

Oo-la-la-la, I love you baby. Song lyrics.

Please don't.

Haha 😂
It's pronounced O-liar

m.youtube.com/watch?v=sPeplPZvWmI

Now that's made me think of all the are you lying jokes!

I think I’d say it Ohh-lar-lah. I am from Yorkshire though so flat vowels.

It made me sing, ‘oh na na, what’s my name’. The Rihanna song! The correct pronunciation sounds pretty though.

Thanks all I completely see your points!

Annoying as the name is pronounced so lovely, wonder if there is an alternative spelling...

Oh the ll = y. I can see that but I’d have guessed oa-la-la (with a short ‘a’).

Read somewhere it can also be spelt Olaya....

How are we getting Oliar from Olalla.

Spanish pronunciation I guess

Olaya looks like she's named after face cream

I'd pronounce it twoouttaten

Eulalia? She was a saint I believe.

I went to school with an Ollia, same pronunciation

The spelling of Ollia is pretty and wouldn't be mis pronounced

Olaia

Oh-lye-ah

I would pronounce Ollia like Ollie-ah.

Alaia is similar?

I think spelling it Olyah or Oliah would probably be most likely to give you the pronunciation you want (although you then could get "Ol - yah " I suppose.)

I thought I'd heard of most names (etymology is my thing!) but I'd never heard of this one. I have heard of Eulalia, of which Olalla is apparently a spanish variant. I think unless you live in a spanish speaking country you might find people struggle with the pronunciation.

Olaya or Oliah is ok but I thought "Oh la la" too for the Olalla spelling

It makes me think of something like a tanning moisturiser or feminine wash... specifically, the Aldi rip-off version of a popular branded version of one of these. Sorry!