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in reply to a message by RoxStar
Sorry, though I suspect the majority of English speaking people under the age of 30 pronounce Leila the same as Layla, this is NOT the case among older generations. All of the women I knew as a child who were named Leila in the USA pronounced it as "LEE-luh" with the first syllable the same as Lee, and I still think "LEE-luh"" when I see that spelling.
If you want to be sure that almost everyone in an English speaking country will pronounce the name as "Lay-luh", the spelling Layla (or Laela) should be used.
If you want to be sure that almost everyone in an English speaking country will pronounce the name as "Lay-luh", the spelling Layla (or Laela) should be used.
This message was edited 7/5/2022, 8:39 AM
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