LEELA Vs LIE-la
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Agree. Lila is LEE-la, Lilah and Lyla are LIE-la. I'm sure there are enough people out there named Lila LIE-la for it to be a "legit name", but it really doesn't look like LIE-lah to me. It's more intuitive to pronounce Lila as, well, Li-la.
I guess I associate Lila / Lilah with Maria / Mariah, so that's why I automatically say it differently with and without the h? Lyla is more obvious but I think it looks more trendy.
I guess I associate Lila / Lilah with Maria / Mariah, so that's why I automatically say it differently with and without the h? Lyla is more obvious but I think it looks more trendy.
The pronunciation of Lyla seems pretty obvious to me. Like Kyla or Kylie or Rylee or Skylynn.
Maybe it's different for people who don't speak English, but that doesn't seem to be the issue here.
Maybe it's different for people who don't speak English, but that doesn't seem to be the issue here.
I think there was a grandmother or something on my stepfather's side who was Lela, pronounced LEE-la.
I once met a very old lady whose name was Leila, pronounced Lee-EYE-la.
I once met a very old lady whose name was Leila, pronounced Lee-EYE-la.
In Germany Leila and Laila are always pronounced as LY-la. Leyla and Layla are usually LAY-la, but Layla can be LY-la too.
Lila is a Sanskrit name and that is definitely pronounced LEE-la. However it can also be short for Delilah and then it's LY-la. There's really no way to tell which is why I'd avoid them even though I do like Lila and Leila.
Lila is a Sanskrit name and that is definitely pronounced LEE-la. However it can also be short for Delilah and then it's LY-la. There's really no way to tell which is why I'd avoid them even though I do like Lila and Leila.