Since some people were confused about the pronunciation..

LittleMamaB

I want to ask again. What do you think of the name Mila (it's pronounced Me-la)? And more importantly, I know that they look similar when written, but do Miles and Mila (again, Me-la) sound too close to use Mila for a girl?

Thanks.

TripMomma

It's not my favorite name, and honestly I do think it's too close to Miles...sorry.

NancyBotwin

I love, love, love the name Mila. It's one of my favorites (and every Mila I know is a fabulous person).?

I also love the name Miles. Why is it important whether or not they sound too close? (not being sarcastic, I really am wondering....)?

thomas&lynn

I LOVE the name but unfortunately it is very close to Miles (another name I love btw!!). So that's a tough one for me. I would also think your third LO may feel left out because his so different..........

Miles and Mila sound like perfect twin names!!!

LittleMamaB

NancyBotwin:

I love, love, love the name Mila. It's one of my favorites (and every Mila I know is a fabulous person). 

I also love the name Miles. Why is it important whether or not they sound too close? (not being sarcastic, I really am wondering....) 

I'm not really sure to be honest. It just nags at me for some reason. My husband said the same thing because Mila is one of the very few girl names that we both like.

cherrykat

Miles and Mila sound too close and "matchy matchy" to me.

NancyBotwin

Well if you introduce your kids in birth order, you'll never have to say their names next to each other

?I know many people who have named their children similarly to someone else in the family (i.e. Laura named her daughter Lauren; two brothers named David & Daniel...) I think you should go with the name you love. The good thing is that the i in Miles and the i in Mila make different sounds, so it's not like you're going to call out one of their names and they'll both come running...?

EmmaRae

I think Mila is a very pretty name. And sounds completely different from Miles (not that I think that's even an issue).

rebus82

Mila looks like Mila, pronounced Me-la. Miles looks like Miles, pronounced like, well, miles.

I don't see why anyone would find this complicated, unless they've lived under a rock. Mila is not a terribly strange or uncommon name. And for the record, I like it.?

maryhale333

I love Mila & don't think it's too close to Miles at all! 

I am Mary, my brother was Marc, and we never suffered from confusion or any other negative effect from haing three letters in common.

CourtneyRDH

I don't like the name. It is too similar to Miles.?

sestock17

I don't know why people are always concerned about names sounding too similar.  Each child is going to have their own individuality despite their names.  Three of my siblings are named Mary, Mark and Marlene.  The other 3 of us are not 'm' names though.  I never thought about their names sounding similar and neither will anyone about your kids.  If you like Mila go for it!

shopgirl_07

To me, it would be the equivalent of having a Nicole and Nicholas. I just wouldn't do it.

tct1219

i love it! since it's pronounced like mila kunis and milla jovovich [and not my-luh], i always liked their names.

jsillyfun

I think it is too similar. Just my opinion. And I do think some people will pronounce it my-la, although I would say me-la (and I do like the name).

babydragonsister

LOVE Mila.  And I don't think it's confusing to pronounce...Of course, you will run across people who have never heard the name before, so they won't know how to pronounce it, but that's par for the course when you select a beautiful name that is not uber-popular.  Go for it!

wheelenl

cmeon_the_water:

Yes, it's beautiful with it's proper pronunciation- I'm surprised so many people are unfamiliar with it. It's a variation of Emilia, and if you think Mila is too close to Miles (they're lightyears apart in pronunciation, I can only see it being a problem when they're written), perhaps think about Emilia as a full name, with Mila as a nickname.

Mina is nice, too, and similar. 

You live in Florida.  In the Midwest, with a smaller percentage of Hispanics in the population, I've never, ever heard of the name Mila pronounced Mee-la. And I don't live under a rock, unless you consider the Midwest a rock, that is!

I like your suggestion of Emilia, nn Mila. 

rengal1

I love both names.I don't think they sound too similar, but they definitely look similar.