[identity profile] esilva7.livejournal.com posting in [community profile] babynames
A couple years ago I knew a girl whose name was pronounced "Lee-la." I'd always thought it was just spelled "Leila" but after looking it up, its actually pronounced "Lay-la."

How would you spell a name pronounced "Lee-la"?

Date: 2009-03-05 02:26 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] anodetonoone.livejournal.com
Leela...She's on my icon =)

Date: 2009-03-05 02:28 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] notmybusiness.livejournal.com
I knew a girl named Leila and she pronounced it "Lee-la." I prefer that spelling.

Date: 2009-03-05 02:42 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hoping-4-happy.livejournal.com
I have a great grandmother named Lela Mae, pronounced Lee-la.

Date: 2009-03-05 02:51 am (UTC)

Date: 2009-03-05 02:54 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thellamaqueen.livejournal.com
Lila maybe? I guess that could be pronounced "lie-la", but it could work for "lee-la" too.

Date: 2009-03-05 03:55 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] breenah.livejournal.com
My roommate's niece is Lela (lee-luh).

Date: 2009-03-05 04:28 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sandtree.livejournal.com
My great-great-aunt's name is Leila, and it is pronounced 'Lee-la.'

Date: 2009-03-05 05:01 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lovetokate.livejournal.com
I would spell it Leela or Leila.

I love Layla with the prn. of LAY-luh

Date: 2009-03-05 07:34 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] imyourrapunzel.livejournal.com
One of my best friends is Lela, pronounced the way you asked for.

Date: 2009-03-05 07:51 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kilobites.livejournal.com
Leela or Lila (although I usually pronounce Lila as Lye-lah)

Date: 2009-03-05 11:19 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tiphanism.livejournal.com
I was at school with a Lila "lee-la".

Date: 2009-03-05 02:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] stormqueen280.livejournal.com
I'd spell it the way it's pronounced.

Date: 2009-03-05 05:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nothingtolose19.livejournal.com
I'd spell it Leela, just the way it sounds :)

This is one of my online nicknames. I love it :)

Date: 2009-03-05 09:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] i12bmore.livejournal.com
My father's first wife's name was Leila, pronounced LEE-luh.

Date: 2009-03-06 10:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] taleofaredhead.livejournal.com
Leela or Leila.

I knew a woman named Leila and she pronounced it "Lie-luh". But I also know a dog named "Leila" called "Lee-la". So..hm.

I would spell it Leela probably.

Date: 2009-03-06 11:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] onzeminutos.livejournal.com
I have a friend whose name is Liila (the Finnish version of Lila) and it's pronounced Lee-la.

Date: 2009-03-11 02:33 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lickystyx.livejournal.com
My mothers name is Leila (pn: Lee eye lah) and my daughters name is Lilah (pn: Lie lah.) We are forever telling people how to pronounce my mothers name, but as of yet haven't had to correct anyone on how to pronounce my daughters name, then again, she's only six. lol.
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