Okay lets try this again

[magcnurserybaby.livejournal.com]

Haha so everyone seems to hate my Ireland idea.....what about this other one that has long been on my favorites list:

Eilea (pronounced "I-Lee")

Comments

[n0kittie.livejournal.com]

I sorta like how it sounds but reading it, I'd say "Ay-ih-lee-ah"

[itsprincess2u.livejournal.com]

iawtc

[composure.livejournal.com]

That's pretty close to how I pronounced it at first, too.

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

I've never heard of it. Etymology?

*keeps pushing Isla - similar in sound!*
:)

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

And I agree that a lot of people won't know how to pronounce Eilea.

[thepastperfect]

Amen.

Isla is a great alternative, as is Eilidh, if you have the heritage to back it up.

[miss--nikki.livejournal.com]

I love it :-)

[magcnurserybaby.livejournal.com]

thanks :)

[jenniferdunn.livejournal.com]

It sounds pretty, but the spelling might throw people off. It looks like it would read "I-LEE-UH".

Are there any spelling variations? Like Eilee or Eileigh [those look a little awkward though =/]

[jenniferdunn.livejournal.com]

Oh & I didn't get to comment on your other entry, but I personally love Ireland as a first name. I went to college with a girl named Ireland and she also went by her nickname Irie [pronounced "Eye-ree"]. I always thought it was a gorgeous name, maybe I'm just biased because I'm Irish ;P

[magcnurserybaby.livejournal.com]

Now if I could only have twin girls I'd be set, lol....Ireland and Eilea, they go well together.

[daveandmonika.livejournal.com]

This is how I would have pronounced it as well

[whisperthewords.livejournal.com]

It looks and sounds pretty, but I bet people would always pronounce it wrong. =/

[magcnurserybaby.livejournal.com]

I'm used to wrong pronunciations, my first name is Nicolette and as easy as that looks to say everyone finds a way to screw it up. Plus my maiden name was Costanzo, and there were always extra A's and N's getting thrown in there. Once you tell someone how to say it it should be fine IMO, like Chelsea, it ends the same.

[amberatcmu.livejournal.com]

I think it is really pretty and if people can pronounce eileen they should be able to pronounce eilea...its not that hard...lol

[magcnurserybaby.livejournal.com]

I agree, and like Chelsea, it ends the same way with the same "ea" ending. Actually I had orignally picked the "ea" because best friend at the times middle name was Lea, pronounces Lee, so I was doing it for her. But I had a boy, lol.

[mysticamor.livejournal.com]

I love it.

[http://users.livejournal.com/espoir---/]

I actually think Ireland is a very pretty name for a girl. I know I would have loved it. I like Eilea, although not as much. I know a girl who is named Eilea and pronounces it i-LEE-ah, and I prefer it that way.

[depeche810.livejournal.com]

There was a girl in one of my classes in high school named Aili, pronounced like "I-Lee"...I'd spell it like Aili or Ailee...maybe even Eilee or Eiley. Eilea is kind of confusing.

[mountain-nest.livejournal.com]

I knew a girl named Ily... which stood for "I love you." pronounced the same way.

[magcnurserybaby.livejournal.com]

I like that 'I love you' conotation but Ily is too short for me. Maybe as a middle though, that would be cute.

[composure.livejournal.com]

Aww... I think that's adorable!

[baby-gidget.livejournal.com]

I like both names, actually, both Ireland and Eilea. I'd be concerned about people pronouncing it wrong, but once that's established...it's beautiful!

[magcnurserybaby.livejournal.com]

Eh I'm used to mispronounced names, my first name is Nicolette and my maiden was Costanzo. But yea, once you get it out there how to say it, its all good.

[quiet-recluse.livejournal.com]

It's alright, but I'd pronounce it I-lee-a. Spelling it Eilee would be less confusing.

[http://users.livejournal.com/---surfacing/]

i had a friend in high school whose last name was Ihle (pronounced i-lee as well) but i've never thought of it as a first name...which i love!! i think it's different and pretty. i also love the ireland/irie combo.

[sweet1986.livejournal.com]

I really really like it, very pretty! Is that the original spelling?

[magcnurserybaby.livejournal.com]

Not really, there are many different spellings for it if you read the comments, but I know for sure I added the a at the end. I just like it better that way and I was doing it in honor of a friend originally, cause her middle name is Lea pronounced Lee, but we arent friends anymore.