Lila

[MumtoLila]

Just thought I would tell you that my DD is called Lila and I think it is a fab name. I just thought I'd post as people are always asking for ideas and I always want to say Lila but don't as it is a relatively uncommon name and would identify me.

So I thought I would name change just the once to give you all the benefit of my good taste

Feel free to use it!

My neice is called Lila; she is French, I thought it a French name? French for Lily?

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I really like it. Unfortunately we cannot have it if we have a girl as it doesn't go with the surname. I prefer it to Lola in fact.

Well DH likes it so currently one of our top 3 contenders.
Thanks mumtolila!

Hi my dd's name is lila, I love it ,called her after my gran who was elizabeth and called lila for short

lovely name

LOVE this name. when pregnant with DS i chose Tyler Jay for a boy and Lila May for a girl. If future #2 is a girl, unfortunately I won't really be able to use the name (Tyler and Lila?? Nooo) lol. But it's GORGEOUS.

It's very pretty, although sadly always makes me think of that rubbish Oasis song now

Lila/Laila - Arabic name meaning "night".

Very pretty. I know a 1 yr old Lila.

Beautiful name. Wanted it myself but it doesn't go with our surname.

I love Lila (and Layla for that matter) but our last name is crap and starts with an Ly and I love Daphne as well! Good choices!

I didn't realize it was arabic, and that makes me want to use it even more My name is arabic as well (Farah) and although I'm not of arabic descent, I think it would be cool to have a daughter whose name was of the same origin.

Pretty name. It's Trinny Woodall's DDs name too.

My daughters name is Evelyn. Lila was my "would love to but..." name because my surname rhymes with Moss so thought it would be too odd! My second choice was Gabriella. I also went through a stage of wanting Aurora though was pg at the same time as Britney and read in a trash mag that she wanted to use the name if she had a girl, so vetoed it!

I worked with someone whose DD was Leila but pronounced as your Lila. I always thought Leila was pronounced Lay-la but in this case that is wrong! pretty name

Bumping again to give everyone the benefit of my excellent taste and to hear everyone say what a fab name my DD has

But just in case anyone needs any inspiration...

I'm hoping to start a Lila movement!

i like it but it makes me think of that Oasis song from a few years back 'Hey, Lila, your star's about to fall... hey Lila the world around us makes me feel too small' and other nonsense lyrics.

Lila means purple in german....pronounced Leelah....

Actually Lila is not so uncommon nowadays; it seems to have been trending up fast in the last decade:
baby girl name Lila (popularity chart)