Would you pronounce these the same?

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Would you pronounce Lila and Lyla the same? Thinking of this name for our DD. I prefer spelling it with an I, he prefers Y and said he'd pronounce my spelling Leela. I don't want a name that'll constantly be mispronounced as I've had with my own name my whole life but I much prefer the I spelling. Any thoughts?

As you can see, you/she will spend your lives correcting people, unless you don't mind people saying it differently to how you prefer.

If I saw it written down I'd say then the same, but I'd hope when I met you/DD one of you would say it before I needed to.

'Popper' comes in handy!

The other thing you'll get us people calling her LyRa as that more common.

Lila = Leela
Lyla = Lie-la

Wouldn't be surprised to hear of a Lila pronouncing it Lie-la though.

I went to school many years ago with a Leila - it was pronounced Lay -La and people didn't seem to have any problems with it.

Li-sa = Lee-sa on its own or

Lis-sa if it is short for Elisabeth or Melisande

Id pronounce them both Lie-la. Wheres the EE sound in Lila.

There again though. Lisa is said as Lee-sa its not Lie-sa is it.

Both the same but Lyla looks nicer.

Id say them exactly the same.

'Lyla' couldn't be pronounced as 'lee-la'.

I also don't see how 'Lila' could be Lee-la though

I would pronounce them the same. My friend’s baby is Lila, pronounced Lie-la

Both pronounced the same - Lie-la.

@SmeleanorSmellstrop

I also don't see how 'Lila' could be Lee-la though

And yet you can see how Lisa is Leesa? Or Mila is Meela? It's not that much of a leap.

I think Lyla is the most obvious spelling for 'Lie-la'.

I would pronounce Lila as Lyla but I can see why people would pronounce it Leela too - like how Mila is pronounced Meela.

I know a Leila (leela) which is probably why I don't see Lila as Leela. Sometimes Leila is pronounced Layla.

Tbh I think all of those names have the capacity for mispronunciation so if it was me and I wanted Lie-la I would spell it Lyla.

The only real issue on this thread is where on earth did @JerichosPenisInADeadChickHat get their username from?

This is one of those names that is spelt and pronounced in a multitude of different ways. I would avoid for that reason, personally.

Both the same

Leela is Lee-la to me

@CrochetOrBust

I’d pronounce them both as Lie-la unless told otherwise

Same

I have seen both spellings pronounced both ways!

I'd pronounce them both the same. Lie-la.

Both pronounced the same - rhymes with Isla.
... if you want Leela you’ll have to spell it as Leela.

The same. I prefer the Lila spelling.

I look after a Lila and she's pronounced Lie-la

Lila I would say lie-la
But I worked with a lyla who pronounced it lay-la

Both the same lye-la. Like the start of lilo

I used to say "Lye-la". Then I heard some people say "Lee-la" and thought I must have got the name wrong.

Basically, I've heard it both ways but Lee-la seems to be more widespread.