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Original poster

pronunciation of Aylah

61 replies

djtunes99 · 26/09/2021 19:59

DH and i have both chosen Aylah for one of our top 5 names for DD but not sure whether to pronounce it as A-lah or Eye-lah. DD is due in November so got a bit of time to choose and would love for your opinion,
Thanks.

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Nc4post99 · 26/09/2021 21:53

@Bancha

Surely if it’s one of your favourite names you know what it sounds like?!

I would pronounce it ‘Ai-lah’. But it’s absolutely awful.

Yikes that’s a spiteful thing to say. Op is probably double checking how other people would pronounce it not asking for help how to pronounce it.

OP id pronounce it Eye-la

thelastgoldeneagle · 26/09/2021 21:53

How can you like a name if you don't know how to say it? 🙄

I've seen Ayla - pronounced ay-la not eye-la (that's Isla).

thelastgoldeneagle · 26/09/2021 21:56

A-lah is a prophet.

Ayla is a proper name - dd has a Turkish friend called Ayla, but it might be better if you had a cultural link to a foreign name.

Elisemum · 27/09/2021 03:13

I’d pronounce it “Isla” but may I ask, if it’s one of your favourite names than should you not know how to pronounce it?:)
And why are you considering a name that you can’t even pronounce it? I’d say go with any other from your list, not this one.

manhattenrain · 27/09/2021 05:27

Ayla is pronounced Ay-lah. It's quite popular in Australia.

Eye-lah would be Isla.

Chunkymenrock · 27/09/2021 05:30

Ailer

ScabbyHorse · 27/09/2021 19:23

Maybe you are thinking of Ayala which is a beautiful Hebrew name pronounced Eye-e-la

https://www.google.com/search?q=ayala+name&rlz=1CDGOYI enGB773GB773&oq=ayala+n&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0i512l5.7618j0j7&hl=en-GB&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#kpvalbx==_ewtSYZqTII7WgQafqYboDw8

millzcrawf · 27/09/2021 19:33

Ay-La

WTF475878237NC · 27/09/2021 19:35

Did you want Scottish Isla? Or Hebrew/Turkish Aylah? In Turkish Ay is pronounced eye.

They all mean different things but are pronounced vaguely the same.

I was thinking this too. Surely you realise it is a name with particular heritage and meaning and therefore you need to choose accordingly, not at random.

AmItheonlyonehere · 27/09/2021 19:45

@eddiemairswife

Why do people choose names they don't know how to pronounce?

That's exactly what I came here to say😂 I'd pronounce it Eye-la but how can you both have chosen a name when you don't know how to say it? That is odd.

liveforsummer · 27/09/2021 21:56

Neither of those ! Id say it Ay-la as that's what it says

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