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Hello, my name is Leila, pronounced Lee-I-luh, always has been. I was born in the United States of America, and was named after my grandmother, whose name was also Leila, with the same pronunciation. In college, I met and became friends with another Leila, pronounced the same way. While shopping one day, I met a checker with the name tag 'Leila', and began talking about the name. She was from England, and said the name is pronounced "Lee-luh" there, and went on to say that it is pronounced "Lie-Luh" in Ireland. Curious, I'd say. So maybe the American origin of Leila /Lee-I-luh is a FUSION of the English and Irish (Great Britain/British) pronunciations. And while my family is not from the middle east (Israel, Iran, Afganistan, Arabia),the Philippines, Hawaii, Norway, Finland, many with a pronunciation of Lay-luh, or Lie-luh,they do have some nice MEANINGS. Do you think we Leila's/pronounced Lee-I-luh, could vote on the American meaning of OUR name? Fusing the meanings of the middle east, with Norse, and Hawaiian we could get, "Dark Haired Royal or Heavenly Beauty wearing a flower garland or lei and full of Hope". I think I like it. What do the rest of you "American pronunciation Leila's" say?
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When I first saw the name Leila, I pronounced it LAY-LA. Same goes with Layla and Leyla. I used to pronounce the name Laila like LAY-LA, but I think it is my nationality or something that made me pronounce it LIE-LA. Either way, this name is okay, not the best, but not the worst.
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The German pronunciation of this name is LIE-la.
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My name is Leila. My grandmother (born 1910) was named Leila, as well as my aunt (born 1932). We have always pronounced it Lee-lah. I’ve often heard my name pronounced as Lay-lah, and less often as Lee-I-lah. Seems like the baristas at Starbucks pronounce it differently every time. I just answer to all of them- lol.
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This was my grandma's name and she pronounced it Lee I la.
She was born in 1919. It is a very old name.
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She was born in 1919. It is a very old name.
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I love this name! I was going through my family history recently and my 5x great grandma from Germany was named Leila. Growing up Hawaiian, though, I personally pronounce this name as lay-la.
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My name is Leila, and it's pronounced Lee-La. I don't mind being called Lay-la, because I'm told that in many Middle Eastern countries, it's three syllables, i.e., Lay-EE-la. The pronunciations that bug me are: Lie-la, Lee-Eye-la, Lee-lya, etc. It doesn't go well with my last name, which also starts with an L. It took me a very long time to accept it, but the name has been in my family for at least 150 years. It dies with me!
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My name is Leila. I pronounce it LEE-lah. People have told me I pronounce it wrong. Frankly I love my name- it throws everybody off.
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The name is pronunced Layla, it's an Arabic name.
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My name is Leila and I pronounce it "Layla". My mom was from Finland where the language is phonetic and always pronounced it 'Layla'. In the Finnish language, the letters 'ei' together are pronounced 'ay'.
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My name is Leila but my mom wanted it pronounced Lee I la. I used to get upset because no one could ever pronounce it correctly. So I just shorten it and tell people my name is Lee.
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One of the best (and worst) things about English: versatility of pronunciation. Personally, Leila/Leyla looks to me to say 'LAY-la'; Laila/Layla looks like 'LIE-la'; and Lila/Liela looks like 'LEE-la'. But technically, Leila could be any of those three pronunciations.
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My name is Leila. Many mispronounce it but none can deny the pleasure of two l's rolling off your tongue.
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My name is Leighla and it is pronounced Lee-la... as well as my great grandmother. Hers was spelled Leila and pronounced the same way. Why do people think it's Lay-la just because it's spelled a certain way doesn't mean it has to be pronounced that way!
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"Lye-la" and "Lay-la" are actually two different, distinct names.
"Lye-la" is of Nordic origin, meaning "Hope". (Sami people)
"Lay-la" is of Arabic and Hebrew origin, derived from the words for night.
Both can be correct. It just depends on what you're going for. For example, my daughter is named after a Norwegian grandmother; therefore "Lye-la" is correct for her.
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"Lye-la" is of Nordic origin, meaning "Hope". (Sami people)
"Lay-la" is of Arabic and Hebrew origin, derived from the words for night.
Both can be correct. It just depends on what you're going for. For example, my daughter is named after a Norwegian grandmother; therefore "Lye-la" is correct for her.
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My name is Leila and it is pronounced as LEE-LA. No one can say who's correct phonetically speaking, because no one knows.
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Remember that there are phonetic differences in languages. Just because it's pronounced differently doesn't mean it's wrong.
Personally, I think LEILA should be pronounced LEE-lah. I'm not sure about other languages, but at least in English, there is a separate spelling, LAYLA and is pronounced LAY-lah. (In English, we tend to use pronunciations from different languages).
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Personally, I think LEILA should be pronounced LEE-lah. I'm not sure about other languages, but at least in English, there is a separate spelling, LAYLA and is pronounced LAY-lah. (In English, we tend to use pronunciations from different languages).
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With Leila I see LIE LA not LAY LA or LEE LA. Some people say because it has the lei word like the Hawaiian lei it must be said as Lay la. Then what about the name Lorelei? Do you say that as LORE LAY? No most people say LORE LIE.
Also you have to think of the origins. It is an Arabic name. The Arabic lanuage does not use the same letters i.e. A-Z. Leila is a form of Laila. And Laila is SUPPOSED to be said like LIE LA not LAY LA. There is a book in the Quran called Lail and you say it as Liel even though it looks like Layl. I used to say it as Layl until my husband taught me the right way. And like I said they use a different alphabet system so it is not a direct translation. There could be more than one way to tanslate it. Same with Russian to English and others.
But I would never use the spelling Laila for my daughter if I wanted LIE LA. In the U.S. Laila would be said LAY LA 98% of the time.
Lila, at first glance, I say LEE LA like Dina DEE NA.
Lilah I thought was LIE LA like Dinah DIE-NA. But everybody says LIE LA for Lila.
Back to Leila. If you look at it from an Asian point of view it could be LAY LA. If you look at it from a German point of view it would be LIE. But from an Arabic view it is LIE LA.
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Also you have to think of the origins. It is an Arabic name. The Arabic lanuage does not use the same letters i.e. A-Z. Leila is a form of Laila. And Laila is SUPPOSED to be said like LIE LA not LAY LA. There is a book in the Quran called Lail and you say it as Liel even though it looks like Layl. I used to say it as Layl until my husband taught me the right way. And like I said they use a different alphabet system so it is not a direct translation. There could be more than one way to tanslate it. Same with Russian to English and others.
But I would never use the spelling Laila for my daughter if I wanted LIE LA. In the U.S. Laila would be said LAY LA 98% of the time.
Lila, at first glance, I say LEE LA like Dina DEE NA.
Lilah I thought was LIE LA like Dinah DIE-NA. But everybody says LIE LA for Lila.
Back to Leila. If you look at it from an Asian point of view it could be LAY LA. If you look at it from a German point of view it would be LIE. But from an Arabic view it is LIE LA.
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This name is correctly pronounced as LAY-la. I could see how you can get LEE-la, or even LIE-la from Leila, but it's really LAY-la. Think of the Hawaiian word 'lei' when you say it, since that's embedded in the name. Lei is pronounced as 'lay,' not 'lie' or 'lee.'
If you really fancy the pronunciation LIE-la, consider the lovely name Lila. LEE-la would be Leela.
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If you really fancy the pronunciation LIE-la, consider the lovely name Lila. LEE-la would be Leela.
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