Lyla/Lila

[itsmylife]

Wdyt?

Do you think it will be linked to this decade or do you think it's timeless?

TIA

[ttcbabyno3]

Oh i love that name, so pretty.

[queenofthehouse]

I love that name as it is so similar to the name I love Isla. I hadn't seen it spelt with a y but I much prefer it. Definately timeless it's so pretty.

[CoteDAzur]

Lila will date and Lyla just looks like you can't spell.

Go with Laila/Leila if you want "timeless".

[annasophia]

In my opinion

Lila = Lee-la
Layla/Laila = Lay-la
Leila = Lee-la (like Sheila)

[tobago04]

We are having the same debate itsmylife,my dh says Lyla as in the oasis song but Lila seems more popular

[CoteDAzur]

Your "opinion" notwithstanding, that is not how Leila and Lila are pronounced. Sorry.

[itsmylife]

Leila is Layla and Lila is Lyla!

I prefer the sound of Lyla

[annasophia]

In German Lila is the name of a colour (violet) and is pronounced Lee-la.

[Ondine]

I much prefer the Lila spelling, I think it is quite trendy but it's an established name so can't date that badly. Maybe simialr to a name like Freya.

I actually like the name pronounced Lee-la best. Like the Sanskrit name but not sure about the spelling Leela.

[dizzydixies]

I know one, pn Lie-la
to me it makes me think of Lie-Lo-Lil from Bread but that might be me showing my age

[tostaky]

In France Lila is pronounced Lee-la and it is the name of a flower tree that smells gorgeous
As a french name, timeless...
www.google.fr/search?hl=fr&q=lilas&meta=&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=

[CoteDAzur]

Is OP French or German? No. Does she even live in France or Germany? No. Then what is your point?

I live in France, by the way, and the only Lila I have seen is a little English girl. Pronounced Ly-la.

[annasophia]

I don't know which nationality the OP is or where her dd may grow up (wasn't made clear in her post).

But I thought she might find it helpful how other people (including those of different nationalites) might pronounce her suggested names. However, if that is not helpful, I apologise .

[CoteDAzur]

No need to apologize, annasophia

[CoteDAzur]

I'm just irritated by this tendency on baby names threads to validate bizarre words or strange pronunciations by "But it's used in Swahili language" or "But it's pronounced xyz in Kyrgyzstan". Googling our way to nonsense.

Or maybe I should find a hobby

[tostaky]

I think you do need to find yourself a hobby...

I am French myself and I do know a few French Lila in France....

I am having a boy but had this baby been a girl she would have been called Lila...

[CoteDAzur]

I didn't say the name Lila doesn't exist in France.

I said it is irrelevant how the French 'Lila' is pronounced, as OP isn't French and she doesn't live in France. And in any case, she clearly intends to pronounce it as Lyla not Leela, given the thread title.

[vess]

I also think Lila should be Lee-la - like here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lila

Layla/Leila is a popular arabic name, which I think means night. Different name, IMO.
By the way, I've never come across an Arabic person with that name who spells it Lila or Lyla.

[humptyismarriedtoanumpty]

TBH when I read op I thought Lee-la like the girl in Futurama.
Quite like it though, although seems to be some confusion about how you would pronounce it, if that makes a difference to your opinion if you have to keep correcting people?

[gemcgem]

go with what you like!! i like esmae an iv had no end of "carn't you spell" comments!! if it feels right go with it!

[CoteDAzur]

Layla is not pronounced the same way as Lila, which is probably why the Muslim name Layla/Leila/Leyla is not written as Lila.