Ayla

Girl Names
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What do you think of Ayla? Do you say it A-la with a hard A as the A in Hayley? Do you like Isla more?

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Iā€™d personally pronounce it Ay-la.

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I know two girls with this name who both pronounce it like Isla so thatā€™s how i instinctively say it

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Interesting I mean with a hard A like Kayla without the K

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I like [name_f]Ayla[/name_f], and I pronounce it Ay-luh, or the letter A followed by -luh.

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I like it quite a bit! I would pronounce it as Ay-la, and definitely prefer it over [name_f]Isla[/name_f].

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I love it, and pronounce it A-luh too. [name_f]My[/name_f] husband unfortunately vetoed it due to a character in a book.

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I would pronounce it Eye-la, but could easily understand Ale-uh (like Kayla) too.

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I love [name_f]Ayla[/name_f]! Prononuced ay-lah, not like eye-luh. I think itā€™s about equal in my mind with [name_f]Isla[/name_f].

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Iā€™ve always liked Ayla (Kayla minus the K) and prefer it over Isla. Itā€™s not out of this world interesting, but itā€™s a nice sound!

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Ay-luh (ay rhyming with pay) is my instinctive pronunciation but Eye-luh wouldnā€™t surprise me.

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The most natural way for me to say it is [name_f]Kayla[/name_f] without the ā€˜Kā€™. I love [name_f]Isla[/name_f] more though! Itā€™s more straightforward, and I find ā€˜Yā€™sā€™ in the middle of names a bit awkward looking.

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I adore [name_f]Ayla[/name_f]! [name_f]Ayla[/name_f] [name_f]Lavender[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] is on my short list. I love it for the Hebrew origins, so I say like AY-lah (like Hayley) as a Jewish berry friend once told me thatā€™s how itā€™s said in Hebrew. I vastly prefer it to [name_f]Isla[/name_f], which still reminds me of [name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_m]Fisher[/name_m]. I like [name_f]Isla[/name_f] well enough (sheā€™s beautiful written out! I totally get why sheā€™s popular), but I adore [name_f]Ayla[/name_f]. I also love that it means ā€œterebinth treeā€ā€“sort of a subtle tie to my own name meaning ā€œash tree meadowā€. I donā€™t know that she fits altogether that well with most of my favorites (except maybe the other Hebrew names like Tali), but [name_f]Ayla[/name_f] makes me happy, so she sticks around. Iā€™d love to meet an [name_f]Ayla[/name_f] in real life!

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It reminds me of pirate talk.

I didnā€™t even realize it was said the same way as [name_f]Isla[/name_f], which I like.

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I know one who pronounces it like [name_f]Isla[/name_f], and one who pronounces it ā€œay-laā€. I personally love it and itā€™s a long time favorite of mine- Iā€™m so sad itā€™s gotten so popular! I like both pronunciations equally :slight_smile:

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I pronounce [name_f]Ayla[/name_f] the same way as [name_f]Isla[/name_f] (EYE-la). I used to know someone with this name, thatā€™s how they pronounced it, so Iā€™ve always seen it this way.

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I say it to rhyme with [name_f]Kayla[/name_f]. I prefer [name_f]Isla[/name_f], but [name_f]Isla[/name_f] is getting pretty common. [name_f]Ayla[/name_f] is a refreshing choice!

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I love it pronounced like [name_f]Isla[/name_f].

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I pronounce it like eye-la. I like it but itā€™s pretty dated where I live so I slightly prefer [name_f]Isla[/name_f]. Itā€™s a nice name though!

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I would assume AY-la, rhyming with [name_f]Layla[/name_f].

I have also heard EYE-la, like [name_f]Isla[/name_f].

I prefer [name_f]Isla[/name_f] personally but itā€™s a pretty and very on trend name.

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