How would you pronounce...

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How would you pronounce the name Mila?

1. Mee-la
2. My-la

It's my favourite name right now but I worry people would pronounce it wrong

Thanks in advance

Me-La.

Would pronounce as Miller.

Meela.
Because I know lots of middle aged Eastern European women called this whose full names are Ludmila/Radmila etc.

I'd incline towards Meela, but then that would make me think she'd been named after a washing machine or vacuum cleaner!

Can't ever imagine calling a child Hoover, Hotpoint or Zanussi - and yet, it is a lovely-sounding name!

Obviously, a few might go for 'Myla', but I think the problem is that most would think it's 'Meela' or 'Miller' BUT not quite know which one; so the natural thing to do for a lot would be to make a non-committal sound that falls somewhere between the two in the hope that it would be heard as whichever the proper one is - at least before they know her properly (assuming they remember subsequently).

It seems a shame to potentially have people mumbling your child's name rather than confidently asserting it.

Makes me think of Jack Dee's joke from years ago, about ordering in McDonalds but not knowing how to properly pronounce Filet O' Fish - and not wanting to embarrass himself!

Meela like kunis

Mee-la

No wait - My-la

Gosh, i have no idea.

I think i must use both interchangably 🤔

Mee-la as in Kunis.

Meila would be May-la as Mei is a name pronounced May and I'd assume it was like Leila

Mee-lah. But I have come across it pronounced as Mill-ah.

I'd say Milla!

My-la but I’m not based in England if that helps any (although still part of the UK)

Myla, like Miles and Milo.

You will get a LOT of My-la.

Meila - definitely even more My-la! Do not do that!

Ohh read The Castle of Tangled Magic by Sophie Anderson - brilliant kids book (aged 7 up) and the castle is called castle Mila.

My - la. Would also pronounce Meila the same.

I'd say that spelling as Mee-la, but there are so many different variants of this name. It's the new Ella - I don't like it at all

My La

I would say Myla.

I have a name that can be pronounced a couple of ways, it doesn't bother me if people go for the version that isn't how i would say it. They're both 'right' 💁🏻‍♀️

@Trinityhome mee-la xx

Meela but Meila would definitely be pronounced Mayla like Leila.

Mee-la, as in Mila Kunis

Mila=Miller.

Myla = M-eye-ler

Mela = Meller

For 'Meela' you need the double ee.

Meela like mila kunis..

I’d say Meela like Mila Kunis.

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I'd incline towards Meela, but then that would make me think she'd been named after a washing machine or vacuum cleaner!

Can't ever imagine calling a child Hoover, Hotpoint or Zanussi - and yet, it is a lovely-sounding name!

Your comment is ridiculous. It's a Slavic name, nothing to do with washing appliances. Not every name is English.

I would pronounce it as Meela, as Mila is a popular Slavic name.