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Pronunciation curiosity

15 replies

ButterRose · 19/09/2022 06:22

Geila
I'm not using this name but it was in my list of names I liked, I had only heard it pronounced gye-la in the past (the 'ei' pronounced like Eisley) and really liked it but just recently heard it pronounced gay-la....so I'm curious which is the correct way or does it just depend where your from??

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KirstenBlest · 19/09/2022 15:13

gheela (fairly short ee sound)

UnagiForLife · 19/09/2022 15:14

I would pronounce that gay-la

Libertyqueen · 19/09/2022 15:15

I wouldn’t know how. If I had to guess it would have been ay-s-leigh or igh-s-Leigh but I’d be very aware I was making a guess.

kuvira · 19/09/2022 15:44

Doesn't that mean "horny" in German? Is it a real name?

KangarooKenny · 19/09/2022 15:45

Gee-la

knackeredagain · 19/09/2022 15:45

I’ve ne er heard the name so would have assumed Gayla

YomAsalYomBasal · 19/09/2022 15:46

Gay-la like Leila to me

BuffaloCauliflower · 19/09/2022 15:47

I’ve never seen it before but I’d say Gay-La or Gee-La if sounding out, not Guy-La

ButterRose · 19/09/2022 15:49

kuvira · 19/09/2022 15:44

Doesn't that mean "horny" in German? Is it a real name?

Not to my knowledge but I'm not German so..... Anyways like I mentioned I'm not using the name just was curious as to the pronunciation. It's a Hebrew name meaning joy according to thinkbabynames.com

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ofwarren · 19/09/2022 15:49

Gay la to me
North west England

DrFoxtrot · 19/09/2022 15:58

I would also have said Gayla

Lilacsunflowers · 19/09/2022 16:09

Geil is horny! Pronounced Guyl

grey12 · 19/09/2022 16:21

Jee-la

Lilacsunflowers · 19/09/2022 16:27

I'd say Guy-lah

KendrickLamaze · 19/09/2022 16:34

I'd avoid saying it before I heard how it was pronounced but if I had to, I'd say Guy la.

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