Selah...

lizzie_1_7

Pronounced "Say-la"

 Thoughts? Opinions?

 Does it sound too little-girly or do you think it will be a name that will age well?

 Thanks!

{lovebird}

sorry in advance, but "Yuck, Yuck, Double YUCK."  doesn't sound nice for a girl, a woman, or a pet.

queenbone

I read this as Sea-lah.  Which to me sounds like someone lisping the name Sheila.

CrazyToast

I read this as Sea-lah, also.  I was thinking "Why isn't it spelled Sela like Sela Ward?" 

I don't like it - especially pronounced the other way.

lovesinthehouse

A friend of a friend of mine just named their baby Selah, and I wanted to pronounce it the way you want to, whereas DH thought it was "Cell-uh."

I think it sounds pretty as "Say-luh," and if you don't mind correcting people, it's nice. 

strangebird

I read it as see-lah, which I don't like personally, but I don't really have anything bad to say about it.

On the other hand, say-lah sounds like a slurred/accented pronunciation of "sailor" and for that reason is obnoxious.

LyndseylovesHugh

It is NMS at all, and I do not get the pronouciation Say-la from this spelling what so ever!  To me it looks like Cell-a, or maybe See-la, neither of which is pretty at all.  I think your DD will spend her entire life telling people how to pronounce this name and repeating it over and over again because people will say "what?"

still_a_bride

I like it and think it would age fine.

still_a_bride

I have no problem with the pronunciation.  I guess because I've read Psalms and it is a section in that book of the Bible.  ??  I have heard of this being used as a name too though.

Blue1299

still_a_bride:

I have no problem with the pronunciation.  I guess because I've read Psalms and it is a section in that book of the Bible.  ??  I have heard of this being used as a name too though.

This. I think it's a pretty name.

happyin10

I like it- its a biblical name and not heard very often at all.  Go for it!

dana1318a

A friend's mother owns her own salon, and it's named Selah..I think it sounds pretty.  You/she will probably be correcting pronunciation for the rest of her life though.  But that happens to a lot of names, even ones you wouldn't think are that uncommon.  My name is Dana (which isn't so unusual IMO) and I can't even tell you how many times I've gotten "Dan-nuh" (think Dan from Daniel)

MelCfromMN

It sounds like an ethnic name to me. I would pronounce it Sell -ah like Cellar w/ out the r. So you will probably have to tell people how to say it. That said, it's not bad.

streamtrax41

I like it, and also pronounced it Sayla. Although I think Selah is much prettier, if you're concerned about people being able to pronounce it correctly, you could spell it Sayla.

Ms Molly

I like it.  I think it's pretty and unique.

roses_wish

I love it!

KeriMichaelMarie

Selah is pronounced Sea-lah and it's a dumpy little town near where I grew up.

SarahReann

This is what my husband wants to name our baby if it's a girl! But we would pronounce it SEE-luh. I liked it at first because my name is Sarah and it kind of looks similar to my name( a little bit ), but as time goes on I am not liking it as much. Who knows, my opinion might change by the time I have the baby. I do think it would age well though! : ) If you like it, go for it. There will be problems with people pronouncing it different though...

brookandshan

I like it!

k*princess

I guess I am in the minority, but I had no issues with pronunciation. Its pretty and feminine, and I think it could fit an adult.

GideonsMom

LOVE it. It is one of my favorite names for a girl and I say it Say-luh

mrssostaric

I think it's a beautiful name, and such great meaning. It's used in Psalms as sort of a crescendo, if that makes any sense. To lift praise higher. Not too girlie at all either!

wittyschaffy

I knew a person with this name... a 30 year old man.  He pronounced it Sell-ah.

jolynn326

Blue1299:

still_a_bride:

I have no problem with the pronunciation.  I guess because I've read Psalms and it is a section in that book of the Bible.  ??  I have heard of this being used as a name too though.

This. I think it's a pretty name.

Ditto!

ZTACRYSTAL

CrazyToast:

I read this as Sea-lah, also.  I was thinking "Why isn't it spelled Sela like Sela Ward?" 

I don't like it - especially pronounced the other way.

This. Definitely NMS.

Wish Upon A Star

I have a little girl in my class with this name. She is adorable- a total stinker!

clairej

I like it... but you'd be spelling and pronouncing it for people all the time. Most people would not know it is biblical...