Isla with Irish spelling

[Qwerty1991]

We love the name Isla for a baby girl but our two boys have Irish names (Cillian and Donnacha). So we would like another Irish name. Can Isla be spelt in Irish to sound the same? Or is there a close Irish name similar to Isla?

How about Éala, Irish for Swan. Pronounced Ay-la

Why are you giving your kids names in a language you don't speak?

Isla isn't an Irish name it's Scottish.

What about Orla?

I don’t think we have that sound at the start of a name “as Gaeilge” (happy to be corrected). Actually you could have Eilidh and make a point of pronouncing it I-lee, although Éilis would usually be pronounced Ay-lish so she would probably get a range of pronunciations from Ellie to ay-lee and have to correct people. The girl’s name Sadhbh has it in the middle (syve). I have a niece called Aoileann (ee-lenn) which is nice. Why not just use Isla…the names don’t all have to match a theme. It’s still a Celtic name right?

I think Isla came from a placename in Scotland (Islay) so I don't think there is an Irish equivalent. Ailbhe, Eithna, Orlaith/Orla or Una are the ones that spring to mind for me as being most similar. Having said that, I would use Isla if you both love it. Imo it goes well with your boys names.

Eala, without the accent, is the Irish for swan, not Éala. The accent means they’re pronounced differently. Eala (swan) is Al-a.

Eibhlís is Eye-leesh, which is somewhat similar. I don’t think names have to match though.

Don't be put off Isla as a name if you can't find the 'irish' equivalent, my DD 13's best friend is Isla, and we couldn't be more Irish. Just call her the name you like

Eibhlín, which is pronounced Eye-leen (Eileen) or Ev-leen/Ev-uh-leen.

Why are you commenting if you have nothing constructive to say?
I am Irish and can speak Irish, my children go to an Irish language school. I asked about a specific name translation.

How about Inis (In-ish), one of the Irish words for island, which is a direct translation of Isla?

Correct, I should have explained that but thought I'd keep it simple. Éala us quite popular now and lovely imo.

I'd just go with Isla. Even if you find an Irish spelling for those sounds, given it's not a known name or word in Irish no one will know it iykwim. Isla is a lonely, popular name that would be much easier to live with.

I have one DC with an Irish name and one without. It's fine.

Eibhlaith or Eibhlagh

Adhla
nó
Áilfhlaith
nó
Áile
nó
Éile

Isla is basically just Ila, or Yla, Ayla or Aila, just with fancy s. You don't want to transcribe Isla, but Eye-la

In Gaelic the Scottish island is Íle and the s is recently added Anglicisation.

https://www.islayinfo.com/about-islay/place-names#:~:text=Islay%20(A)%20is%20pronounced%20Eye,lived%20around%20650%2D700%20AD.

Similarish names
Fodhla
Cadhla

Aisling?

Just pick the name you like, it doesn’t have to ‘go’ with the others, good luck.

Isla is Scottish who speak their own version of gaelic, I'd just stick with isla if you love it.

Aontaím leis seo.
Bí cúramach leis an t-ainm Isla: tá triúr acu i rang mo mhac-sa; Isla Mór, Isla Beag agus Isla Rua!

I don't read that as Isla, I read it as Evla.
I know Eileen is equated with Eibhlín, but i read Eibhlín as Evleen.

@PuddingAunt , wouldn't surprise me. How about Adhlagh?
It seems as ridiculous to spell a very popular name from another language in a Gaeilge manner a it does to use an Irish name and spell it in an English manner, but the latter has been done for a long time.

Isla is a Gaelic name, Íle, spelt using English convention for the word "island", and pronounced with the vowel shift that happened in English but not in most Irish dialects.
The OP wants the vowelshift pronunciation in Irish spelling.
My favourite is Ádhfhlaith meaning "lucky princess" but maybe simplify the spelling to Ádhla.

My favourite is Ádhfhlaith meaning "lucky princess" but maybe simplify the spelling to Ádhla.
But that won’t be pronounced Isla?
Ádh isn’t pronounced ‘eye’ so that spelling won’t work.
https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/%c3%a1dh

I know Eileen is equated with Eibhlín, but i read Eibhlín as Evleen.
It’s pronounced both ways. Eibhlís is pronounced Eye-leesh too.

Personally I’d stick with the Isla spelling, OP.