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Help[Facts] how to pronounce?
Does any one know how to pronouce these names-
Lila
Lilah
I have been looking all over the web and I have found conflicting pronunciations. My initial reaction is to pronounce both (LY-lah / LIE-lah) but I have seen them pronounced as (LE-lah).
TIA
pansysmiles
Lila
Lilah
I have been looking all over the web and I have found conflicting pronunciations. My initial reaction is to pronounce both (LY-lah / LIE-lah) but I have seen them pronounced as (LE-lah).
TIA
pansysmiles
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If you follow the link on this site, it says that Lila comes from the Indian name Leela which I assume is pronounced LEE-la.
However, I have known more than one Lila and have encountered several characters in books (audio) and films named Lila. Every single one I have encountered pronounced it LYE-la. I assume it is because of the pronunciation of the name Delilah, especially when Lilah is spelled with the H. Being from America there is no way that I would look at the name Lila and think it was pronounced LEE-la. It is Lila to me, all the way. :o)
Melissa
However, I have known more than one Lila and have encountered several characters in books (audio) and films named Lila. Every single one I have encountered pronounced it LYE-la. I assume it is because of the pronunciation of the name Delilah, especially when Lilah is spelled with the H. Being from America there is no way that I would look at the name Lila and think it was pronounced LEE-la. It is Lila to me, all the way. :o)
Melissa
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I would say both as LYE-la, but I've heard the LEE-la pronounctiation, too.
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