Opinions on Orla

[LittlemissMama67]

What do you think

It's a beautiful name with a beautiful meaning, just pronounce it properly!

my DD is an Orla. Love the fact that it’s still relatively uncommon, but not ‘out there’.
No others in her class or school.

I have one. Easy to spell, not overused.

I'm Irish, like it well enough but know approximately a thousand (of all ages which is good though). Many British accents don't pronounce the letter R and so say it as Aw-la. Or some add phantom Rs and render it Or-ler. I don't like those pronunciations.

Beautiful name. As @McConkeysPlate said, easy to spell (so no confusions over the phone or anything) and not too overused...although 2 people I'm friends with on FB have used it recently so might be becoming more popular these days. Still a beautiful name though :)

Orlagh is lovely too, same pronunciation but I think it's a prettier spelling and not as complicated as Orlaith!

Orlagh is a bit of an Oirish spelling so I couldn't condone that one I'm afraid!

Lovely but sooo popular.

This year's Ottilie.

Isn't it written as Orfhlaith? Prefer the simpler version though.

Lovely name

My daughter has three friends called Orla, all aged 3-4. Two have an Irish parent, and the third has Irish ancestry. I have come across quite a few small Orlas through work so have the impression it is rather popular, but it is a nice name.

Pretty unusual to meet an Orfhlaith. Orlaith is a bit more common. But generally it's Orla.

I don't like it. It's getting popular, gets said as Awluh, and I can't not see Oral

I really like it.

I just see Oral

How are you meant to pronounce it? I just say Or-La!

It’s alright

V popular

I think Oona is much nicer, and more unusual

Every other person is Orla\Orlaithin Ireland

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Love it.

Yes?

Orlagh is a made up spelling intended to look more Irish. But it's inauthentic: Oirish.

Gorgeous

Love it

Too common. There's 5 in daughter's year alone. Not one is even remotely Irish!

Makes me think of Awful Oral.