Leila/Laila/Leyla--CLICKY poll

lauramk31

Hubby loves this name more than Lila(h), but I'm more on the fence...we have a niece, Kayla.  Does that matter?[Poll]

BlueRidge8

FYI one of my closest friends is Leila but she pronounces it LEE-la

RedCardinal

I think it will get mispronounced a lot. Leila could be Lee-la, Lay-la, or lie-lah.

Leila- 

 GENDER: Feminine

USAGE: Arabic, EnglishOTHER SCRIPTS: ???? (Arabic)PRONOUNCED: LAY-l? (English), LEE-l? (English), LIE-l? (English

austenreader85

Out of those options the only spelling I've seen is Leila, and I've always known it to be Lae-la and have never been confused about how to pronounce it.

But I've only ever known ones that spell it as Laela.  I don't really like the Layla option.

bell2belling

Definitely Leila, the other ones sound completely wrong.

sept9107bride

I prefer Layla.

kmv68

I am apparently confused!  Do you want the name to be Lilah or Layla?

lauramk31

Sorry for any confusion....but the name I'm asking for opinions on the preferred spelling of the name "LAYLA", though, I don't like THAT spelling, as much.  I'm leaning toward LEILA.But I wonder if it is too similar to my niece, Kayla.

Moneypenny424

lauramk31:

Sorry for any confusion....but the name I'm asking for opinions on the preferred spelling of the name "LAYLA", though, I don't like THAT spelling, as much.  I'm leaning toward LEILA.But I wonder if it is too similar to my niece, Kayla.

Definitely Leila.  It does rhyme with Kayla, but I much prefer it 

Kelli7025

A friend of mine spells her name Leila and it is very frequently pronounced incorrectly. Everyone says it with a long E as "Lee-la" instead of "Layla" how it is supposed to be said. I think if you want it to be pronounced with a long A as "Layla" then you should spell it with an A as either Laila or Layla.

kacelle

I only like the spelling Layla.

alohamora

kacelle:

I only like the spelling Layla.

Same here.  I think of the Clapton song.

rockmommy12

Layla

sugarpumpkin716

leila to me is LEE la. laila is the nicest spelling IMO.

KellyAnn911

I prefer Leila.  Ialso don't see what is so hard with the pronunciation. Lei (Hawaiian flower garland) -la.  I don't see how Lei could be Lee or Lie.

Lteach3

I never post, but felt the need to on this one! My name is Laila so I guess I'm totally biased! Love the way my name is spelled and wouldn't spell it any other way!