Baby name and dog name sound alike

[LolaBearthePolarBear]

So i've seen a thread similar to this one so it is abit ridiculous but i need help.

I'm expecting my first baby in Oct with my partner however he already has 3 children so we have 4 between us. All the kids names begin with L and partner adamant babies name must begin L too, we also have a dog named Lola.

Now been as weve alreday taken 4 of the nicest L names, there aren't many nice ones left i like however i really like the name Liyla..

Problem is it sounds very like Lola and i think the dog is going to be confused anytime we call the baby which makes me a bit sad. I do have pet names i call the dog which we can use but she will still always come to her name Lola..

How much of a problem do you think this would be.. anyone got any experience with rhyming names!

and partner adamant babies name must begin L too
and how do you feel about that? i'd be thinking eff that, mate

How on earth is Liyla pronounced?
Is it some fancy spelling of Lila/Lyla?

If so, call the baby Delilah and be done with it.

I honestly think it's too similar. Also- I also thing that spelling is would be a pain in the neck. You really don't want her spend the rest of her life saying "No, it's spelled ...."
Lily?
Lucy?

Firstly, please go with Lyla or Lila and not Liyla.

i think the dog might get a bit confused, but I think your options are to call the dog by a different nickname, or change the l name. There are thousands of L names, is this the only one you like.

i do agree with pp too. How do you feel about dp being adamant and making that decision.
I’d rather my child had a nice name that we both liked
than trying to fit a sibling naming rule, which won’t matter for the majority of their lives.

Is that meant to be Lyla?

I'm sorry but how are posters not able to see that it's pronounced Lie-La. See it all the time on name threads I'm sure people just like to be shitty.

Op I think it's too similar to Lola myself x

@shadowchancesassy , because iy is usually ee-y. like in Priya, Kaiya etc.
Following that patteren would mean Liyla would be Lee-ila, which is just weird.

Out of 5 replies, 4 couldn't work it out, so it's probably be the name not us being shitty.

The pronunciation is obvious but the spelling is a bit silly, what's the point of the 'i' when Lyla or Lila is the exact same pronunciation? Not sure if OP made a typo.

What about Lyra? Still similar to Lola but at least there's one less 'L' sound.

*point of the 'iy'

Another vote for "please use lila or lyla, not a made up version that will be spelt and pronounced wrong forever"

also how old is the dog?

Why must the baby's name begin with L? Because your partner says so? He sounds like a bully.

If you're not married it's not his decision, only you can register the baby. Call her what you want.

Does your/your partners name start with an L? Is it something weird manly manliness show of what is 'his' and some bizarre ownership stamp of his?

No way would I call my child something beginning with L just so it could go with its half sibling.

Sounds bloody stupid/childish when they all share a first letter too.

Liyla - is that Lee-la or Lie-la?
Either way yeah I do think it’s a touch too similar to Lola. How about Lea/Leah?

That’s just daft. Never seen that spelling of Liyla either and I don’t think it’s clear how it’s pronounced.

First off, I'd be telling partner he doesn't get to dictate shit like that. Why can't YOUR child, that you're carrying and birthing, have a name that YOU like that doesn't have to begin with L? It's so screwed up - they are kids, individuals, not toy cars in a row.

Is it pronounced the same as Lila/Lyla? I think it is a bit too similar to Lola.

There are so many other lovely names beginning with L that are not too similar to Lola.

Lacey
Laurel
Lauren
Leah
Leanne
Leia
Leona
Lexi
Libby
Lilian
Lily
Liv
Lottie
Louise
Lucia
Lucy
Luna
Lydia

OP please consider that carrying on your husband's dynasty with a previous partner is not empowering.

I have met a family like this (all Shakespearean names starting with the same letter across two marriages and 6 kids). The dad was very controlling.

Ok so the spelling is just me being dyslexic.. it’s Lilah as in Delilah without the De. I was spelling it like Layla with an I in my head, sorry

Anyway.. the L thing is a contentious issue but I agreed to try and find a name I liked before I ruled it out. And it’s not just from one of his previous partners it’s from 2 so it’s something he’s wanted for all his kids regardless of partner. And part of me thinks if my baby is the only one without an L name now, will they feel left out?

Lilah so far is the only one I like yes, Lilah or Layla but both come with the same dog issue! Getting the feeling the L name might just have to be scrapped..

Just thought of two more lovely Ls. Leah or Lilith.

I hate that he's insisting on Ls though, although I understand why you want to carry it on for the new baby's sake.

I don’t think it’s too similar and, not to be morbid, but your daughter will outlive the dog so if people did comment it wouldn’t be forever.

Liyla- Never heard of it on its own….

Lyla or Layla yes.

What about Laia or Aaliyah.

Lucille
Libby
Lois
Lottlie
Liliana
Lettie
I think Lila and Lola is perhaps too much, plus sooo many Lilas around!

Leia too

Give the baby your surname, not the father's.

It doesn't seem to have gone too well for him so far, maybe it's the L's that's cursing it? Give your baby a name you like and see if it's third time lucky for him!

Lilah is a lovely name though. I love Leah as well.