Message: "Lila and Layla" - Behind the Name

Lila and Layla

by Murasaki (lady murasaki)

4/6/2009, 4:36 AM

Which do you prefer and why? I really like Layla, not so much Lila because it looks a bit nicknamey and childish to me, and which in my first language I'm inclined to pronounce Lee-la. However, I like Layla pronounced like English speakers would pronounce Lila, and which I think is the actual Arabic pronounciation of Layla (as well as that of the Hebrew word for "night").

#Layla #Lila

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- Circus Lullaby

4/6/2009, 12:17 PM

My friend just got a baby sister names Lyla who's adorable so I'm more partial to Lila than Layla.

- Llewella (penguiny7)

4/6/2009, 5:37 AM

I like Lila if it's pronounced LIE-la (dislike LEE-la). Layla is alright, but I don't see how it could be pronounced like Lila, at least in English.

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- Sekhmet (Nicola17)

4/6/2009, 4:44 AM

I prefer Leila, as a mix of the two I suppose. Between Lila and Layla, I really have no preference. =/

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