Lyla vs. Lila

MyLovelyUsername · September 2011

It's going to be the middle name of my first daughter if I have one, and I was just wondering if Lyla is a correct way to spell this name because I like the Y better than the I

aimee1899 · September 2011

I love it spelled Lilah. It is one of my best friend's name.

lilygirl · September 2011

I hadn't seen the "y" until last year and really prefer the more traditional Lila. Looks like the random "y" syndrome to me.

Calla123 · September 2011

I like Lilah actually

babyzep · September 2011

This is our #1pick if we have a daughter. It will be Lilah though. We love it!

abba916 · September 2011

TraceyAnya:
I like Lilah actually

this...dont do the "y"

BethPSU · September 2011

Lila or Lilah, but not Lyla.

MAMAxB · September 2011

I never heard the name until my SIL/BIL used it for my niece (spelled Lyla).

So the "y" is the most normal spelling to me. But I do prefer more traditional spellings and would also probably vote for Lilah.

annabelle.27 · September 2011

definitely use the i.

guilletskichuk · September 2011

Lyla is a respelling of the traditional way to spell Lila.

I like it better with the y too.

curlylocks3 · September 2011

Lila. Lyla makes me think too much of Lyle (Lyle Lyle, Crocodile actually!)

frlcb · September 2011

Lila. I don't really like Lilah either.

NDA2011 · September 2011

Lyla

cogbot · September 2011

my order of preference... Lilah, Lyla, then Lila.

bread&jam · September 2011

curlylocks3:
Lila. Lyla makes me think too much of Lyle (Lyle Lyle, Crocodile actually!)

This. The "y" spelling completely ruins this name for me. Yuck. Lila is the traditional spelling, but I would choose Lilah looooong before Lyla.

mljohnson · September 2011

curlylocks3:
Lila. Lyla makes me think too much of Lyle (Lyle Lyle, Crocodile actually!)

I would spell it with a "y" only because my dad's name is Lyle (I wouldn't use Lyle as a boys name, but would honor dad with a Lyla). Otherwise I like the I.

Dominique1219 · September 2011

Lila.

Liz4444 · September 2011

We are using Lilah.

sunnyday016 · September 2011

I much prefer Lila. Lyla looks tacky with the Y IMO.

seb09 · September 2011

I prefer Lyla as well. I don't think it looks made up or anything because it almost looks like the girl version of Lyle.

Just a tid-bit for you.... In Hungary, the government does not allow the letter "Y" in names, except for very affluent and/or famous people. So I personally think the "Y" makes it classy. Example.. you know Mariska Hargitay from Law and Order? You can tell she came from a well-to-do family because otherwise her name would be spelled Hargitai, like most people with that last name.

alexvause · September 2011

I like Lilah. My mom had a friend growing up named Lila and it was pronounced Lee-lah so that is how I say Lila in my head when I see it.

HannahO28 · September 2011

I think Lila looks more grown up

bwralc · September 2011

Ok so I'm probably going to be the only one that says this but I like Lilah or Lyla. I pronounce Lila differently like Lily. So Lil-uh. I pronounce Lyla and Lilah like Lie-la. I also like h's at the end b/c to me names just don't look finished with out them like Sarah, Norah, Lilah. Im probably the only one who feels this way though...

McGillicuddy13 · September 2011

Definitely Lila.

Lilah is okay, but I'm a Sara, so I tend to steer clear of the superfluous h's. Hate the whole "y" trend unless it's a family thing, as PP mentioned.

AllieBelle1 · September 2011

I like Lyla better and it is a more recent, but more popular spelling in the last year. Lilah is the least common and whereas some other dislike the "random y", I dislike the random "h" on the end.

elise.daggett · September 2011

Ha. I have never heard of "random y syndrome" but I like the term. This is a perfect example. But, I am more traditional.

shaina1215 · September 2011

I'll tell you why Lila is the correct spelling: because this was my mother's name, and she would have been 68 this year. Until a few years ago, no one, and I mean NO ONE, outside of our very small family had ever heard of this name. So I consider my mother to be the 'original' Lila

Somehow this name came into popularity a few yrs ago and ruined my plan to give my daughter her grandmother's unique name. Yes, I still named her Lila, spelled this way (the correct way!), but it now seems like she's one of the many other trendy-named kids.

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