Zeola or Zaola

[Roseg990]

I came up with the name zeola or zaola from the name zola.
Opinions please!
Zeola pronunced zee-oh-lah
Zaola pronounced zay-oh-lah
Maybe with an h on the end so zeolah

What do you think?

Zola

Put your hard hat on OP, Mumsnet doesn't like made up names.

Of the two I prefer Zaola, but your kid will always have to repeat their name and spell it for everyone. I have an unusual name, and it really is a pain in the arse. Do you want that for your child? Would you like to be called Zaola?

Second vote for sticking with Zola. The other two make me think of areola.

Zola

How about Zoe?
Sorry, I don't particularly like either of those.

In this order, and with these spellings:

Zola
Zayola
Zeölah or Zeolah

Don’t like the made up names and agree with the areola comment. Also reminds me a bit of Zoella.

Zola is nice, also Zora and Zoe

I like Zeola - esp if the accent on the first syllable ie ZEE-oh-la. But I like Ze-OH-la too.

No.

Zola.

It looks far nicer than the ones you've made up plus it's easier to spell and easier to pronounce.

Zaola! Love this! What a beautiful name.

Came on here to say I’d never come across it before but as you’ve made it up that makes sense 😂

Marvin Gaye’s sister is called Zeola.

I'd just go with Zola.

Bloody awful

This is a human being you're naming! Zaola??? Ffs!

Neither, sorry

Zola, Zoe and Zorah are all much nicer sorry.

Sorry OP they make me think of cleaning products. I'd be thinking again.

Your other thread says you want a name with a good nickname? Not sure what the nickname would be other than Zo.

Zeola is my favourite. If you google it there is information on it's use as a name. So it's not "made up". Just not very commonly used.

Zola is better than either.

Zeola looks like areola
Zaola looks like koala

Zelie (zay-lee) is an old French “real” name.
Zosia (zoz-ee-ah OR Z -oj-a dependant on preference) is another beautiful name.

There are also X names like Xanthe and Xevia which are unusual, not made up and pronounced with the Z sound.

Zeola is a surname too.

If you like the Z sound, try Zilpha. It's a real, if rare name. You can pronounce it as Zilfa or Zilpa btw.

@PlanetPuddle

Your other thread says you want a name with a good nickname? Not sure what the nickname would be other than Zo.

Zeola is my favourite. If you google it there is information on it's use as a name. So it's not "made up". Just not very commonly used.

Thank you! we have the nn Lula or Zeze.

Zeola does make me think areola, so I guess I'd prefer Zaola, but I would have assumed it was pronounced Zow-la (Zow to rhyme with pow as in power).

I think Zola is nicer than both though.

Areola
Crayola is what came to mind.