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in reply to a message by Isla
I know how to pronounce it only because I've looked it up and very occasionally heard it in the media, some actress or other.
In the UK, where it seems to be very popular I imagine there'd be no particular issue with spelling and pronunciation. In the US, the numbers say it's getting popular but I've never met one or heard of a real-life one. It could be tricky.
I knew somebody who twenty years ago had a baby girl and named her Ayla, after the character in the Clan of the Cave Bear series. She pronounced it like Isla, but years later when I read the book I found out the character's name rhymed with Kayla.
"It's one thing to be open-minded and quite another to be so open-minded your brains fall out."--Dear Abby
"Let other people push you around, and you deserve whatever bad things happen after that."--Lauren Bacall
In the UK, where it seems to be very popular I imagine there'd be no particular issue with spelling and pronunciation. In the US, the numbers say it's getting popular but I've never met one or heard of a real-life one. It could be tricky.
I knew somebody who twenty years ago had a baby girl and named her Ayla, after the character in the Clan of the Cave Bear series. She pronounced it like Isla, but years later when I read the book I found out the character's name rhymed with Kayla.
"It's one thing to be open-minded and quite another to be so open-minded your brains fall out."--Dear Abby
"Let other people push you around, and you deserve whatever bad things happen after that."--Lauren Bacall
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I've started to see it.
I know of two off the top of my head, and another child whose name is pronounced the name but spelled differently. (Not sure of the spelling, I'd have to go dig on facebook. It's the niece of my husband's coworker.)
I know of two off the top of my head, and another child whose name is pronounced the name but spelled differently. (Not sure of the spelling, I'd have to go dig on facebook. It's the niece of my husband's coworker.)
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I'm a fan of the books (Clan of..)..maybe not inspired writing, but I found them very interesting.
In my mind, I always pronounced Ayla as rhyming with Kayla.
In my mind, I always pronounced Ayla as rhyming with Kayla.
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