[name_m]How[/name_m] would you pronounce this name?
Like [name_f]Ella[/name_f], but with more emphasis on the second syllable (el-LA).
Ee-la or a long e and la
The same as [name_f]Ella[/name_f].
Same as [name_f]Ella[/name_f]
I would pronounce it [name_f]Ella[/name_f]
The actual spelling is ila which is pronounced ee-la, which is what I’m going for. I found and alternative spelling of [name_f]Ela[/name_f]. I’m trying to find an acceptable spelling that makes the long E sound which I love. I am really in to ee names.
[name_f]Ela[/name_f] is a common Polish nickname for [name_f]Elzbieta[/name_f] ([name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]), pronounced [name_f]Ella[/name_f], so that’s the only instance that I’ve ever seen or heard the same.
To get the pronunciation you’re looking for I would go with Eela or Aela, although they do look a bit funny. Everything else, like [name_f]Ila[/name_f], Iela, [name_f]Eyla[/name_f], [name_f]Eila[/name_f], people would assume is a varied spelling of [name_f]Isla[/name_f].
Yes I like Eela. I just don’t want it to look too made up. I am a member of another name forum and those people have pounded it into my head that made up names or spellings are terrible. I though about [name_f]Eila[/name_f] too, which is a little closer to what I’m looking for. Like I said, the correct spelling is ila, but everyone is going to say eye-la.