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Persian name: Leila Parisa, Leila Isabella, Leila Isla, Leila Sophia, Leila Eve?

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Thenutcrackerr · 02/01/2021 11:25

Parisa is a Persian name so it honours our heritage but we love the names Isabella, Sophia, Isla, Eve and Celina as well.
Leila Parisa
Leila Isabella
Leila Isla
Leila Sophia
Leila Eve
Leila Celina

We have a two syllable surname. :)

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PrivateParty · 02/01/2021 11:27

Not isla. I think that's too similar..

IVflytrap · 02/01/2021 11:28

Leila Parisa because it honours your heritage and also because it's a bit different to the other names - all the others except Celina are very common these days.

Second choice would be Leila Celina.

Chilldonaldchill · 02/01/2021 11:39

Leila Parisa is lovely and sounds great.

Oneearringlost · 02/01/2021 11:43

Leila Isabella or Leila Sophia, the former is not as lyrical to say, as Leila ends with a vowel and Isabella starts with one.

Thenutcrackerr · 02/01/2021 13:26

Thank you for all your comments!

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PetraRabbit · 02/01/2021 14:57

Leila Isla is awful (sorry).
Leila Parisa is by far the nicest.

MintyCedric · 02/01/2021 15:02

Leila Sophia

Spudlet · 02/01/2021 15:07

Leila Parisa or Leila Sophia are both lovely. Leila Parisa is especially lovely if it has extra meaning to you because of your heritage, but both are really nice.

I find Leila Isla quite hard to say because of the two vowel sounds right next to each other, same for Leila
Isabella. It probably doesn’t matter too much because how often do you use a full name anyway, but if it were me I’d avoid those two.

EssentialHummus · 02/01/2021 15:27

I like Leila Parisa best.

I'm not sure about Persian/Farsi but in Arabic "Leila" means night, so Leila Eve is a no go for me.

PoodleMoth · 02/01/2021 16:18

Leila Parisa is lovely!

SionnachRua · 02/01/2021 16:27

Leila Parisa is lovely, that would be my pick.
Leila Celina is nice too.
Leila Sophia is ok.
Leila Eve also ok.
Leila Isla - definitely not, too sing-songy and hard to say.

yuyubooboo · 02/01/2021 16:29

I love Leila Eve and Leila Sophia - but they're all lovely names!

EdgeOfACoin · 02/01/2021 16:48

Leila Parisa is my favourite - beautiful and unusual.

Then Leila Sophia.

Then Leila Celina.

I find Leila Eve doesn't flow as well as the others, although still okay. Leila Isla doesn't work at all, although both names are nice on their own.

EdgeOfACoin · 02/01/2021 16:49

Oh, Leila Isabella is a bit of a mouthful and a bit heavy on the 'L' sound. Isabella could be a sister for Leila in the future, though!

Meredusoleil · 02/01/2021 16:57

Leila Parisa 100%. In fact, I would use Parisa as her first name tbh 👍 It means Little Fairy in Farsi doesn't it?

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 02/01/2021 17:58

I'd go with Leila Parisa (I think unusual middle names are lovely and it's nice to honour your heritage). Second choices would be Sophia or Eve - there are too many L sounds in the others to sound as nice with Leila (particularly Isla).

Thenutcrackerr · 03/01/2021 00:46

Thank you everyone for your comments, they have been really helpful! :)

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