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Re: LEELA Vs LIE-la
by Raven Briar (Constant)
8/11/2020, 8:12 AM
in reply to a message by Janan
Lila & Lyla are both pronounced LIE-la
Leela and Leila are pronounced Lee-la although occasionally Leila is pronounced Lay-la.
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- Perrine (Destry)   +1
8/11/2020, 10:43 AM
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.
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- Raven Briar (Constant)
8/11/2020, 11:02 AM
German tends to have "ei" sound like "eye," which is reflected in names like Leigeber, so their pronunciation of Leila doesn't surprise me. I thought Layla was pretty much universally pronounced like Lay-la, so an alternative Ly-la pronunciation surprises me.
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- Janan (jeziana)   +1
8/11/2020, 8:14 AM
My Indian friends who are named Lila say LEELA.My Arabic friends who are Leila or Layla are LAYLA.These people speak the original language as their mother tongue.
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- Raven Briar (Constant)
8/11/2020, 8:20 AM
Leila and Lila are used in a lot of countries, and India contains multiple dialects and regional variations. I'm not saying your friends are wrong. How can they be? But that doesn't mean that they are the only ones who are right. I already stated that I have heard Leila pronounced two ways.
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