Need help spelling a name

[Annoy2312]

We love the name 'ALE-A' I'm not sure how best to spell it as Google suggests Ela but partner feels it's too much like Ella. We like Aela but this seems to spell 'A-LA'. Suggestions needed.

Ayla

Could you not just spell it Alea? Aila?

Oh, definitely this!

Eh?
Honestly, if it's this difficult your daughter is in for a life of correcting people over the spelling and pronunciation of her name

Just choose something else.

Ale like the beer and then capital A?

Aliyha.

I predict your DD a lifetime of frustration having to correct pronunciation and spelling of her name. Choose another name.

Surely Ayla. Unless I’ve got the wrong pronounciation?

I know two girls called Ayla and both pronounce it Eye-La.

They are of mixed Turkish heritage (one has a Turkish mum, the other a Turkish Dad). I don't know if that makes a difference to the pronunciation.

This is usually pronounced like Isla using proper Turkish pronunciation.

I can't even work out what name it is! Why saddle your child with a name that she will be having to correct when it's said and spell when it's written for the rest of her life?

I know an Ayla said the way you would like - it’s a lovely name if you don’t mind the pronunciation issues (which would only happen if people read the name before hearing it said, not day to day).

Aaliyah?

@Annoy2312 I don't get how you are pronouncing it.
People are suggesting Ayla but I would say that as Ay (as in "I") la.
But you are saying the name you like is Ale (like the drink) la.
So totally different.
What do you want the name to sound like?

Aila

If you are going for a pronunciation of ‘a-leah this is how I would spell it

I know an Aaliya too: Ah-LEE-ya

Yes Ale (like the drink) A

For what it's worth, the Hebrew girls' name Ayla is pronounced the way you described (ALE-ah). It's sometimes also transliterated as Ela, but I suspect that might be frequently confused with Ella in English. I've generally heard the Turkish name Ayla - spelled Ajla in parts of the Balkans - pronounced like Isla (EYE-la).

Aila

Aila

You could go for Eyla? Or Aila?

A friend's wee girl spells it Aila so I would go with Aila or Ayla x

Ayla

That's not even close