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I prefer it pronounced Lee la, as Lie la just sounds harsh and awful.

There’s nothing appealing about this name.

Nickname “Lie”?! No thank you!

I too, do not trust anyone whose name starts with LIE. The only potential nickname for this name is “Lie”. Awful!

LIE la.

Please don’t use any name that starts with “lie”.

Lila is a very pretty and delicate name. It would make a good alternative to the popular Lily.

I have had the name Lila for 62 yrs now & most people still pronounce it wrong! I always tell them, my name is pronounced with a long i. When I was younger I hated my name & was teased in school a lot because of it. As I grew older people would tell me what a beautiful name it is. It's a very unique name & of course today I love my name. I used to think it was a very odd name because for the longest time I had never met another Lila... not only Lila, but my middle name is Mona so it was like a double whammy for me back in the day! It only took 46 yrs for the name to come back! Lol!

My sister is named Lila, and I'm named Maya. There's actually a Sanskrit philosophy that Lila is the playfulness in life, and Maya is the destruction and illusions of the mind. Our parents didn't know any of that when they named us, though. I found out from a friend of mine. My sister pronounces her name LIE - la, like telling a lie, or lying down. It means "night" in Hebrew, and comes from that Arabic Layla, I believe.

So, I LOVE the name Lila! Always have. My grandma, who passed away when I was 7yrs old, was named Lila (LIE-LA). She would be in her 80’s or 90’s now, if she was alive. My whole life I have always planned on naming my future daughter, Lila. So 1yr ago, when my cousin had his first baby, a little girl, and named her Lilah (LIE-LA) I was furious! My grandma Lila was my dad’s mom's name and my cousin is from my mom's side of the family. He had never met my grandma or had any emotional ties to that name. I do! Even though I’m 35yo and have no children yet, I felt like that was wrong for my cousin to name his daughter that! I’ve been trying to have a baby for 17yrs now, with no luck. So I've had that name picked for a very long time. And he has a 1-night stand and boom he steals my grandma's name from me. I know I'm on a rant but I'm just so upset! If I ever have a baby girl, I will still name her Lila! My grandma was the absolute best and I'm still going to pass down her beautiful and unique name :)

Pretty Persian name.

My name is Lila pronounced LIE-LA. I used to not like my name because teachers always got it wrong when they said it for the first time and because I could not find it anywhere in gift shops at the name plate section. I love it now because it is very unique.

In America this spelling produces the pronunciation LIE-LA. This is a very pretty, feminine name. I'm partial to the spelling Lilah. Spelled either way it is a lovely name.

Lila is a cute name with both Lee Lah or Lay Lah soundings, but in Europe it would be pronounced Leelah, so Lyla spelling would avoid confusions, I prefer Leelah, sounds girly and bubbly.

My name is Lila (lie/la) I hated my name as a child. I never knew anyone with my name, and teachers rarely, if ever, pronounced it correctly (Lee/la, lilly/a, lil/a) and some I have no idea how they came up with that p pronunciation. It's four letters how hard can it be? As I've gotten older I've grown to like the uniqueness of my name, although I've grown to accept that people will always mispronounce my name and it's my job to correct them, and people will always have trouble remembering it correctly.

I would see LILA and pronounce it LIE-LA not LEE-LA. My little girl's name is LIE-LA but its spelt Lyla as I thought so many people would call her Leela if they saw it written the other way... she does however get called LAYLA which really irritates me! Here in the UK Lyla is not a popular name, in fact I've yet to meet another Lyla and people are always commenting on what a pretty name it is and how they have never heard it. I originally always wanted to name my daughter Lily, but since hubby's cousin is called lily I had to change it!

I had Lila picked out for my future daughter from when I was in primary school - it was the name of my primary school pen-pal & a character in a book I was reading at that time. I am now in my 30's & still love it. Unfortunately I told everyone that, and my brother & his girlfriend swooped in and used a name so similar, that I it rendered Lila unusable (even after I told them 3 weeks before birth when they wouldn't tell their names "I don't mind what you name your baby as long as you don't take our girl's name, Lila". They called their baby Lola) To me this name is so pretty, elegant and feminine. I imagine it to belong to a strong, sleek, smart, dark-haired girl. I wish we could still use this beautiful name for our own child.

I love the name! It is so pretty and sporty. Never name a girly girl Lila. If your kid is named Lila you should enroll her in gymnastics at NYC elite. I bet that she will be great at it.

I have always wanted to name my daughter this, and when I recently told my best friend she said that it was the ugliest name she had ever heard. Is there anyone else who thinks this? Or is my friend just crazy?

I love this name, I'm using it for my daughter. It can be sweet for a young girl but also appropriate for a woman as it isn't too cutesy. I hope it doesn't become over used. Beautiful.

This is a lovely name with either pronunciation. It isn't very common, so someone looking for a name that's a little different (not trendy), would do well to choose this name.

IMO, it sounds pretty when said both ways (LIE-luh and LEE-luh).

It's pretty, but I'm not a HUGE fan of the stressed "IE" sound in the beginning. It's a nice short form of Delila/h.

I love this name, but I like the spelling Lilah more!

I think that Lila is a lovely name when pronounced LIE-lah. When pronounced LEE-lah, the name sounds (in my opinion) too much like a combination of Leah and Lilo, which are two names that I am not at all fond of. I also prefer the spelling Lila to alternate spellings.

This name has always struck me as an old lady name. Perhaps this is because the only Lila I've ever met was an ancient old lady who lived next door to me as a child. That said, I still think it's a lovely name and I would like to see it used more.

I like this name pronounced LIE-la. I also named my violin Lilah, short for Delilah (yes, I know I'm odd, naming my violins).

My great-grandmother's name was Lila and I think it is a very beautiful name.

It should be a name for a funny person.

My great-grandmother's name was Lila. I think it is a pretty name that sounds modern and old fashioned at the same time.

I've heard of three babies on a baby board named Lila or Lilah and another two on the way. Don't worry about the popularity of Delilah, Ayla or even Isla, Lila is the one to watch and be concerned by.

In my opinion, I like Lila pronounced, "Lee-lah" not "Lie-lah." I think "Lee-lah" sounds better. You don't hear the name Lisa pronounced like "Lie-sah" do you? If people prefer Lila pronounced "Lie-lah" then I believe they should spell the name like this: Lyla or Liela.

If the name is pronounced, "LIE-luh" like I think, I love it.

Sick of hearing it.

LEE la - *thumbs up*
LYE la - Trendful

I like this name pronounced LYE-LAH. This is the name of Kate Moss's daughter, Lila Grace.

I love Lila! I prefer the spelling Lilah, though. That is the Persian spelling. Lilah means "dark beauty" and I've heard the meaning "lilac" too.

Lila does not mean 'dark beauty' in Persian. Perhaps you're thinking of Layla, which means 'dark beauty' in Arabic. I also doubt that Lilah is the Persian form.

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Pretty name, though. LEE-lah is horrible, but LIE-lah is gorgeous.

Lila is a great name. I like it pronounced Lie-la better than Lee-la. It just sounds better.

I would pronounce it 'LIE-la' and I think it'd look much better spelt 'Lyla'. You know, like the Oasis song. :)

Lila (LIE-lah) is, in my opinion, plain. Yes, I'm one of those who is most likely to name my child Fauna or some other such creative name. However, I love LEE-lah. One of my best friends is going to name her first daughter Lila pronounced LEE-lah.

Lila is a beautiful name for a girl. I also pronounce this name LIE-lah, not LEE-lah. I have also seen it used as a short form of Delilah, that is where another spelling of Lila could be from, Lilah. I like this name with the "h" on the end of it.

This is a very beautiful, elegant name. I like to pronounce it LIE-lah so I would probably spell this name Lyla or Lylah to avoid confusion on the pronunciation on this name.

Lila is a very pretty, elegant name for a girl. A name she can grow up with.

I adore Lila pronounced Lie-luh. It's gracious, feminine, delicate and intelligent. One of my favorites.