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Layla- LAY-la
Laila- LY-la
Leila- LAY-la
Leyla- LAY-la
Lila- LY-la
Lyla- LY-la
Laelia- LAY-lee-ah

Layla, Laila, Leila and Leyla = LAY-la

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Lila and Lyla = LIE-la

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Laelia = I would probably assume it was LAY-lee-ah

Layla, Laila, Leila, and Leyla are all LAY-la to me. Lila and Lyla are LIE-la. Laelia I would say LAY-lee-uh.

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I don't know many Laylas, but my friend in a different state says she's heard of tons of young Laylas. (She always wanted to name a daughter Leila, but it got popular so she ended up naming her dog Leila instead.) I only know one Lila - she'd be about 5 now, I think? Never heard of Laelia before.

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I like Lila spelled Lilah. I don't really care for the others.

Layla
Laila
Leila
Leyla

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The above are all pronounce the same, Lay-la.

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Lila
Lyla

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The above are all pronounced the same.

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Laelia

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This is Lay-lee-yah

This is how I say them:
Layla= LAY-la
Laila= LY-la
Leila= LAY-la
Leyla= LAY-la
Lila= LEE-la or LY-la
Lyla= LY-la
Laelia= LAY-lee-a

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I know one Layla and one Lyla. I like Leila, Laila, and Leyla. I also like Lilah, Laia, and Leia.

One of my best friends is named Leila and pronounces it LAY-LA. Another pronunciation has never occurred to me. Leila has been LAY-LA for so long to me that I probably couldn't get used to saying it another way.

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Layla -- like it looks

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Laila -- LAY-la

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Leila -- ditto

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Leyla -- ditto

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Lila -- I prefer LEE-la but in the US, I assume it's LY-la.

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Lyla -- LY-la

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Laelia -- LEH-lee-ah

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I've never heard LY-la for Leila. I think most people would either say LAY-la or LEE-la.

Layla -- LIE-lah
Laila -- LIE-lah
Leila -- LAY-lah
Leyla -- LAY-lah
Lila -- LEE-lah
Lyla -- LIE-lah
Laelia -- LAY-lah

On sight, I pronounce...

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Layla/Laila/Leila/Leyla = LAY-luh

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Lila/Lyla = LIE-luh

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And my first guess for Laelia would be LAY-lee-uh.

Layla - LAY-la
Laila - LAY-la
Leila - LAY-la
Leyla - LAY-la
Lila - LIE-la (but can understand LEE-la if the person was Hispanic or Italian)
Lyla - LIE-la
Laelia - LAY-lee-a

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I've never heard Leila as anything but LAY-la, and am sure that most people in the US who see it would pronounce it that way.

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I don't know anyone with any of these names, but I've seen Lila and Lyla popping up here and there on people's lists.

This message was edited 5/27/2010, 2:15 PM

Layla- LAY-la
Laila- this one I wouldn't know what to say LY-la or LAY-la, probably the second
Leila- I say LAY-la for this, so yes I do think it would get mispronounced if you wanted LY-la
Leyla- LEE-la
Lila- LY-la
Lyla- LY-la
Laelia- LAY-lee-a

Layla-- LAY-la
Laila-- LAY-la
Leila-- LAY-la
Leyla-- LAY-la
Lila-- LYE-la (but I've also heard LEE-la)
Lyla-- LYE-la
Laelia-- LAY-lee-a

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I think that LAY-la is the the most common pronunciation for Leila... The names are very pretty, and not overused yet, though the double L names are gaining popularity. I know a Laylah, and while I haven't met a Lila yet, the name does seem to pop up often on name boards. If you're worried about popularity, I think you're safe with Laelia. :)

This message was edited 5/27/2010, 1:48 PM

Layla - LAY-lah
Laila - LAY-lah
Leila - I used to always pronounce it LAY-lah, but now that I'm learning German I am transitioning to LIE-lah.
Leyla - LAY-lah
Lila - LIE-lah
Lyla - LIE-lah
Laelia - LAY-lee-ah

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I don't think it's all that popular. I don't know any with any of the spellings, nor have I heard of any via friends or anything.