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girls name...first impressions?

Lila James (2 syllable last name starting with j)

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    My first impression is I don't know how you want that first name pronounced.  I'd pronounce it "lee-lah" ~ if you want it pronounced "lie-lah" I'd spell it Lilah.  I like James for a girl so that is fine by me, but I bet there will be a lot of people on this board that are not fans of that mn.
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    LOVE!

    We are using James as a middle name if we have another girl! Love the whole name though too!

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    If pronoucned lie-lah, I like it.
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    thank you for your opinions.  yes, the middle name is in honor of someone.  It is pronounced Lie-Lah :-)  I honestly didn't think that there would be confusion on the pronunciation since it is a traditional spelling, thanks for pointing it out...may add the 'h' now.
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    imagebrinkley:
    thank you for your opinions.  yes, the middle name is in honor of someone.  It is pronounced Lie-Lah :-)  I honestly didn't think that there would be confusion on the pronunciation since it is a traditional spelling, thanks for pointing it out...may add the 'h' now.

    I don't think you have to add the "h".  Most people will not be confused with the pronunciation.

    I like it.  Lila is one of the names on my very loooooong list.  I think James is a perfectly acceptable mn with such a feminine fn.  Especially since it is honoring someone.

    Good luck!

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    I like it as is. The "h" makes it look misspelled, to me.  I think most people know that Lila = lie-luh and Leila = lay-la.  Or just correct them once and they'll get it.
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    This is my niece's name exactly and I love it.  Obviously, it's pronounced Lie-la. 
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    I think it sounds great!
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    I like Lila alot.  Not a fan of boy names on girls but since it's a middle, it's not completely awful.
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    I like that name.

    James is going to be our LO's middle name :) 

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    Looks & sounds great!
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    Love it :)
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    First name-very cute

    Middle Name-bad bad bad...

    but at least it's the middle name 

     

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    Please go with your original names and spellings.  When most people see Lila, it will be pronounced exactly as you want it to be.  Adding an "h" to the end would not make most people pronounce it differently. 

    If James is the name that you decided for her middle name then leave it that way.  I don't know why so many people care so much about what other people are naming their child.  Even in life outside of the Bump.  

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    imagealdyn:
    My first impression is I don't know how you want that first name pronounced.  I'd pronounce it "lee-lah" ~ if you want it pronounced "lie-lah" I'd spell it Lilah.  I like James for a girl so that is fine by me, but I bet there will be a lot of people on this board that are not fans of that mn.
    I think most people know how to pronounce Lila.  I like it.
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