How would you pronounce the name Mila?

[napkinparty]

Me-La?
My-La?
Miller?

I would say Mee-lah but that is only because of Mila kunis. Amazing how one person can determine a pronunciation. No people have pointed out how Milo is pronounced i can see it is strange to pronounce it that way. Similarly -bit like Maya and being told it is pronounced Mai-ya after Maya Angelou. but no one looking at it phonetically would not think May-a. I just can't look at and see any 'i' sound but somehow one person's pronunciation because the norm

My-La

I wouldn’t know, and if I needed to, would awkwardly guess either Me-la or My-la.

Saying that, I should add that I do think either is a nice name!

Like Milo

Milo with an a at the end

Mila = Meela.
Camila = Cah-meel-uh
Camilla = Cah-mill-uh

My-lo-a?
Mee-lo-a?

If a person is basically anglophone, they'll want to say My-la.
People with knowledge of European languages will likely recognise its origin and pronounce accordingly; Mee-la.

My-Lah but only because I've never come across the name and didn't have a clue.

Mee-Lah - it wouldn't even occur to me that there were other options.

Me-la

Mee-la, the Eastern European way. It's not my fave name for some reason, I don't know why, although it's pretty written down. I know a couple of Milas.

Mee-la

If I wanted Myla I’d spell it that way.

MEE-la. But sadly confusable with well known upmarket kitchen appliances. Just don’t.

Me-Luh

I'd never thought of that!

Mill ah

I have a cousin with this name and that's how it's always been pronounced.

Personally, I automatically think Mee-la when I see the Mila spelling as Mila Kunis is so well known, but I would always check first as I have known many to be My-la instead. Understandable really, due to the pronunciation of Milo/Miles, and the fact that Lila is usually Ly-la rather than Lee-la.

Personally I prefer My-la, as it's softer. Mee-la just makes me think of mealworms! If looking for My-la though, I think the Myla spelling avoids confusion. I've never heard it said as Miller, personally. Maybe that's a regional thing?

As you have probably realised by now, it's a problematic name which she's destined to have to spell out and have pronounced incorrectly all her life (similar to Maya, Esme, Sara etc). Some names are definitely more complicated than others!

I know a Miller and a Meeler!

Meela. It's beautiful

I would have expected My-la but there is one at my daughter's school and her name is pronounced Meela.

I never thought of any pronunciation other than Me-la. My-la sounds strange, it's not an English name and therefore has no relation with Miles/Milo

Me-la

It wouldn’t occur to me to pronounce it another way.