How would you pronounce Lela?

Girl Names
1

[name]Lay[/name]-lah, [name]Lee[/name]-lah, Leh-lah? I’m not sure which. Also what do you think of [name]Lela[/name]?

Thank you,
[name]Ellie[/name] xx

2

I would pronounce it “[name]Lee[/name]-lah”. I don’t like it as much as “[name]Layla[/name]”. Which I do pronounce “[name]Lay[/name]-lah”.

3

I would be unsure but I think I would guess [name]Lee[/name]-lah because of it’s similarity to [name]Lena[/name]/[name]Leda[/name]… Also because my sister is [name]Leila[/name] prn lay-lah, so I would think it different from [name]Leila[/name]/[name]Layla[/name]. I think it’s cute tho!

4

I lean toward “[name]LAY[/name]-lah,” but I believe the actress [name]Lela[/name] Rochon pronounces it [name]LEE[/name]-la. This is one of those names where I’d make my best guess and be prepared to be corrected.

It’s nice enough, but I’m growing tired of all these names that are so heavy with Ls ([name]Lily[/name], [name]Leila[/name], [name]Lila[/name], [name]Lillian[/name], [name]Lola[/name], and so on). No matter the pronunciation, I’d call [name]Lela[/name] pretty, but not a standout name.

5

I’d pronounce it [name]Lee[/name]-lah. If you want [name]Lay[/name]-lah, I’d go with [name]Layla[/name] or [name]Leila[/name] to make it more distinctive.

6

[name]Lee[/name]-luh. I think it’s cute but at first glance looks a bit like [name]Leia[/name].

7

[name]Leela[/name] is how I’d say it. I’d never imagine it could be [name]Layla[/name].