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South African friends, one Jewish the other not, have just had their first daughter, Ayla. WDYT, and how do you pronounce it?
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I like it.
I'd pronounce it similar to Isla (like the beginning of 'island') but I've also seen it pronounced Ey-la (where the "Ay" rhymes with "hay"). I don't like that one as much.
I'd pronounce it similar to Isla (like the beginning of 'island') but I've also seen it pronounced Ey-la (where the "Ay" rhymes with "hay"). I don't like that one as much.
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Phonetically for me it'd be ay-lah / eh-lah (or between those?).
But I do recognize Ay as a Turkish name element I'd pronounce like "ie" and know that Isla is mega popular in the UK (which I associate vaguely since all the South Africans I've met personally lived in the UK and had English accents), so I'd be uncertain.
I associate Aayla (a minor Star Wars character name) a little bit.
The name itself is pretty. It's not unique seeming because it blends with other vowel-heavy short popular names (short names containing L also seem popular), but that's fine...I wouldn't say it's flimsy, more just kind of fluid seeming.
But I do recognize Ay as a Turkish name element I'd pronounce like "ie" and know that Isla is mega popular in the UK (which I associate vaguely since all the South Africans I've met personally lived in the UK and had English accents), so I'd be uncertain.
I associate Aayla (a minor Star Wars character name) a little bit.
The name itself is pretty. It's not unique seeming because it blends with other vowel-heavy short popular names (short names containing L also seem popular), but that's fine...I wouldn't say it's flimsy, more just kind of fluid seeming.
This message was edited 10/15/2023, 4:26 PM
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meant to be hebrew אילה? It's aight, prefer the Ayala spelling.
edit: it's terebinth. in Israel we pronouncr it Ella. like the international name. but yknow, whatever floats their boat. and I don't wanna share my opinions on the convoluted topic of intermarriage here.
edit: it's terebinth. in Israel we pronouncr it Ella. like the international name. but yknow, whatever floats their boat. and I don't wanna share my opinions on the convoluted topic of intermarriage here.
This message was edited 10/15/2023, 1:00 PM
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I think of Clan of the Cave Bear first! Ayla is nice, but a bit too polished and brief for me. But that's the thing in names these days, isn't it?
I would say it to rhyme with Kayla. Like Kayla without the K basically.
I would say it to rhyme with Kayla. Like Kayla without the K basically.
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Yeah you just ruined it for me, I somehow did not think of Kayla without the k.
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Sorry :(
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Interesting. I know someone from Turkey that just used that name. It's Ay like Day and la. I like it, it has the modern sounds.
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It's ok, I'd prounouce it Ay (rhymes with day)la
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AY-la, I'd assume. First syllable rhyming with May. It feel flimsy and lacklustre.
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I'm with you, Ari. Apparently in Hebrew it's a terebinth tree (which I haven't looked up yet) and in Turkish it's the Moon. And the mother has always loved the Moon so that's the meaning she's going for. Not my choice, but not my daughter.
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