Baby girl name

[ByHazelMaker]

I am thinking of name Isla (for pronunciation) for my baby girl but abit confused either write it ayla or isla
as ayla has more meaning (moon light)
what do you think?

I would read "Ayla" as "Aay-la" not "Eye-la".
I don't know if others would think that.
Isla is a lovely name and that's how most people spell it.

I teach a couple of girls called ‘Ayla’, both pronounced ‘Isla’, think it’s normally a Muslim name.

I've only come across Isla & Aisla . . . I've never come across Ayla

It all depends on how you want to pronounce the name ~ Eye-la or A-la

Although it's nice to choose a name for the meaning, the day-to-day issues of spelling and pronunciation should take precedence IMHO

If you want it pronounced eye-la then I would have thought it should be spelt Isla. It's a lovely name.

Ayla (name) - Wikipedia

Isla is very popular and unless you have Turkish heritage I would use that spelling otherwise she'll be correcting the spelling or pronunciation.

There’s a girl in my daughter’s class called Ayla but pronounced Isla. It’s very confusing. Ayla to me is ay as in hay!

Ayla sounds like ailer. Isla is the spelling you need for that pronunciation.

Before reading this thread I'd definitely have pronounced Ayla with the ay like 'hay', so might be more straightforward to go with Isla.

I know a Ayla pronounced Isla. I prefer the Isla spelling.

I know an Ayla pronounced Ay-la (not eye-la) so I would assume that pronunciation. I think I’d choose Isla for an easier life!

I'm not a fan of unusual spellings, but that probably isn't the worst of them.

It's not a different spelling, they're different names, but many will think it's just a different spelling.

Spell it Isla. It’s a lovely name.

They're different names to me. I've taught both (obviously more Islas than Aylas!)

Ayla - Eh? - luh (A-luh - not sure how to write it phonetically. Like Capital A)
Isla - Eye - luh

All the girls with both names have been white British though, I didn't know Ayla was a Muslim name.

@miniaturepixieonacid , it's Turkish not Muslim.