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in reply to a message by Lily
These generally confuse me, when it comes to deciphering what pronunciation was intended by the spelling. Simply, I love Lila, Lilah, pronounced with a long "i" sound, as in "lilac". Leila, to me, also looks like it *should* be a long "i" sound, like the "ei" in Lorelei, but I know an "ay" sound, as in Kayla, is often intended. Personally, I don't care for the sound of Layla, or any spelling variant meant to rhyme with Kayla.
If the "ay" sound, like Kayla, is wanted, then it makes sense to me to use Layla or Laila, which I would intuit that way, and imagine most other English-speakers would as well.
I would not intuit anything but LIE-luh for the Lila spelling. Never have payed attention to the popularity of these, but have never met one, of any spelling, and haven't even heard of one from anyone within my circle.
If the "ay" sound, like Kayla, is wanted, then it makes sense to me to use Layla or Laila, which I would intuit that way, and imagine most other English-speakers would as well.
I would not intuit anything but LIE-luh for the Lila spelling. Never have payed attention to the popularity of these, but have never met one, of any spelling, and haven't even heard of one from anyone within my circle.
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