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I think it's a lovely name too, but prefer the spelling Lila.

I only like it spelled Lila, but when spelled like that I think it's a really pleasant name.

I like the name, but I don't like that -h. I'm definitely a Lila girl. The H in Lilah makes the name seem heavy and cluttered with unnecessary letters. I feel the same way about Nora vs Norah and, to a lesser extent, Susanna vs Susannah.

I enjoy the sound of Lilah. She feels southern to me and makes me think of lilacs. This spelling looks like it's definitely meant to be pronounced with a long "i", which I prefer over any of the other variants/pronunciations.

I really like the sound of it, but I definitely prefer Lila to Lilah. The "h" at the end of Lilah seems superfluous to me.

Lilah is a Muslim name? Didn't know that. Wouldn't that be Layla or Leila - pronounced LY-la? Lila is a Hindi name and pronounced LEE-la, originally.

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I love Lila, pronounced LEE-la. I like Leila pronounced LY-la and Layla pronounced LAY-la.

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Lilah looks wrong to me but it's alright. And I would pronounce it LY-la whereas I would pronounce Lila as LEE-la so it's probably an ok spelling. I think if I wanted her pronunciation the clearest way would be Lyla.

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Personally I think there are way too many similar sounding names around: Layla, Leila, Laila, Lila, Lilah, Lyla, Lylah and the name is pretty common.

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I prefer Lyra.

This message was edited 3/8/2012, 4:56 AM

It's beautiful and sultry.
I adore the Leila group of names. If I used Leila I'd pronounce it layluh.
Lilah leaves no ambiguity re pronunciation and reminds me of the Hebrew for "night".

I like it. And it's a little different, not currently mega-popular, which is always a plus. I would approve this name choice.

I love the name Lilah, same spelling. It's been a top girls name of mine for a few years. I just can't find a MN I like. Also, SO and I both have 'L' first names, so it could end up being a little much.

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But back on topic, I love Lilah!

I love it! But spelled Lyla. I'd never use it on my own child, but maybe on an animal. There's a show on TLC called "Quints By Surprise" and one of them is named Lyla, which is where I heard it and began liking the name.