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I think Layla looks trashy, sorry. I absolutely LOVE the name spelled Leila, though.

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I say Laila LY-lah, but nobody else does. It's much better than Layla, though.

Until I came to this site, I always thought Leila = LEE-lah. But I recently started loving the sound of LAY-lah, but not Layla. It seems most people here think Leila = LAY-lah, so I'm sticking with that spelling right now. :b Laila or Laela could work for LAY-lah, though (although the former might be pronounced as LYE-lah). Ugh, so confusing, lol. Jock is interesting, but only as a nn -- makes me think of a 'jock strap' though. :-/

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~Heather~

My favourite spelling is Leila, but both Layla and Laila are nice too. But Laila seems like it should be pronounced Lyla.

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I used Leyra in a story once, so, perhaps Leyla?

I really like the name Layla, it's lovely. If you are pronouncing it lay-luh, then I'd stick with Layla or Laila like you suggested. I don't find the spelling Layla trashy at all. Jock and Layla works as a sib set, but I don't like it. Jock is not a name I like very much. How about Hamish and Layla, Jake and Layla, Ryan and Layla, Remy and Layla or Caleb and Layla.

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I like Layla. I think it's a sexy name, but there is definately a sweetness to it as well. I have no problem as all with the spelling.

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Layla is a very lovely name. A woman in my church just had a daughter and she named her Layla. I don't think it looks trashy at all, but that's my opinion. Laila looks okay too but I prefer Layla.

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For a sibset in a book, Jock and Layla is nice. In real life, I would not like the name Jock at all.

Sorry, I don't like the way it looks either. I wouldn't go so far as "trashy" or "visual diarrhea" (LOL) but it does look kind of sloppy .. and the word "lay," with its bawdiness, jumps out at me.

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I automatically would spell LAY-la as Leila, and LEE-la as Leela, and Laila looks like LY-la (Lila, Lyla) to me. So I think you're being really unconventional if you're naming a character and folks will be getting the prn from just reading the name. If you are naming a real person, I don't think it matters and I'd suggest going with Laila if you don't care for Leila. Or perhaps Laela.

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- chazda

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Layla is the visual equivalent of diarrhea. I really dislike it.

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The way I pronunce the names in this family:

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Leila = LAY-lah
Lela, Leela = LEE-lah
Laila = lah-EE-lah (which becomes lye-EE-lah sometimes in my accent)
Lila = Lila

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So the only way I'd ever advocate it being spelled is Leila.

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I love it. I don't think it looks trashy. How do you want to pronounce it? There's one way to pronounce Layla and a few ways for Laila. Depends on what you want.