Baby Name Poll Results
Isla vs. Ayla vs. Eyla
What is the best spelling for EYE-LAH? What nn’s would work?
The Top Baby Name is...
Isla
Ayla
Eyla
Poll created: Jan 26, 2009
Total Votes: 25
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I love Isla pro (E-slah) and (EYE-slah) :)
I thought Ayla was a-la
posted by
guest
:: 16 years ago |
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nn for Isla are Izzy and Iley.
posted by
sarah
:: 16 years ago |
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My daughter’s name is Isla and her siblings call her Lala.
posted by
kate
:: 16 years ago |
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I think the poster is trying to find a spelling for EYE-luh. I think Isla is the traditional spelling, which most educated/readers would recognize.
posted by
guest
:: 16 years ago |
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Isla is the traditional spelling and I don’t really think it needs a nickname.
However, people could call her Izzy or Lala if you chose.
However, people could call her Izzy or Lala if you chose.
posted by
guest
:: 16 years ago |
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I think Eyla would be pn correctly. Isla, although it might be the "educated" spelling, imo would be pn Is-lah by everyone.
posted by
guest
:: 16 years ago |
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I think Ayla looks the best, but I think unfortunately most people will pronounce it A-la. Isla is the most straightforward I think. Most "educated" "readers" know how to pronounce Island (EYE-land) and should be able to pronounce Isla like EYE-lah.
I love this name and it’s sad that there is not one good spelling for it. All of them will have pronunciation issues.
I love this name and it’s sad that there is not one good spelling for it. All of them will have pronunciation issues.
posted by
cricket
:: 15 years ago |
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I named my daughter Eyla (pronounced Eye-lah). I didn\’t want to use the spelling Isla because I didn\’t want kids to call her an island or something and Ayla is almost always pronounced \"ay-lah\". That being said, VERY few people get the pronunciation correct upon seeing my daughter\’s name. Doesn\’t really bother me, but she will be correcting people for the rest of her life. Something to consider.
posted by
Guest
:: 13 years ago |
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We named our daughter Eyla and people are forever asking why it’s spelt that way, I just tell them it’s because we wanted something different for her that didn’t make her a sheep, while at the same time being a fairly normal name
posted by
Guest
:: 13 years ago |
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My name is Ayla and I pretty much hate it. I am constantly called A-la (a like hay) Even when you correct people, they don’t bother making effort. One person even had the audacity to argue with me on the pronunciation, like I was the idiot for not knowing my own name. I have the same problem with my surname too which is a common name but with an unconventional spelling.
posted by
ayla
:: 11 years ago |
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I love the name Eyla. A simple and beautiful name.
posted by
Deb
:: 9 years ago |
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I prefer Eylah
posted by
Guest
:: 9 years ago |
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We decided on Eyla after loving the name, but not the spelling of Isla. I love the way it looks in cursive!!
posted by
Eyla June
:: 5 years ago |
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My daughter is Eyla…. And it isn't pronounced Isla…. It's ey as in hey without the H… so ey.. La.
posted by
Toni
:: 2 years ago |
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We named our daughter Eyla. We loved the name but just didn't love the spelling 'Isla'. We definitely do have to correct people when they mispronounce it. I feel a bit bad about that for her sake in the future, but it's such a beautiful name and I love how we spelled it.
posted by
Krystal
:: 2 years ago |
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