Lila/Lilah - thoughts?

[name_f]Lila[/name_f]/Lilah is one of my top names at the moment, what do you think about it?
Which spelling is the most intuitive to get Lie-lah pronunciation?
For the middle I like [name_f]Rose[/name_f], but not keen on actually using it (many girls I know have it as a mn), what would you pair [name_f]Lila/name_f with?

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i adore the name lila/lilah! either way i would pronounce it lie-lah, although if you want to be sure that no one will mispronounce it i would opt for the “lilah” spelling.
lilah wren
lilah maeve
lilah raine
lilah jade
lilah juliet
lilah antoinette
lilah sutton
lilah camille

Love [name_f]Lila[/name_f]! Originally I preferred [name_f]Lilah[/name_f], but have grown to prefer the simplicity of just [name_f]Lila[/name_f]. She’s currently not on my list, but have loved [name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] and [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] [name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] in the past! I think [name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], [name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Audrey[/name_f], and [name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] all work really well. Other ideas:

Lila [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Jolie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_u]Camille[/name_u]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Joelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_u]Dove[/name_u]

Good luck!

This is one of the few names that I could easily see myself using either spellings. I think I slightly prefer [name_f]Lila[/name_f], but I also think [name_f]Lilah[/name_f] is beautiful.

I like a more classic name with [name_f]Lilah[/name_f], because even though it is not a floral name with its similarity to [name_f]Lilac[/name_f] and [name_f]Lily[/name_f] it always feels floral to me and I feel it needs that solid name with it.

Lila [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_u]Marie[/name_u]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Miriam[/name_f]

i think they’re both lovely! i think i slightly prefer lila (though my favourite spelling is lyla) and both are lie-lah pronunciation to me!

what about a rose variant if you think rose is too popular;

lila rosalind
lila rosyth
lila rĂłisĂ­n (pronounced ro-sheen)
lila rosamonde
lila roseanne
lila rosenna
lila rosemary

I actually don’t mind either of these spellings! I love that [name_f]Lila[/name_f] fits so perfectly with so many genres of names ,

Lila [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_u]Reign[/name_u]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Bea[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_u]Rae[/name_u]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_u]Walker[/name_u]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_u]Forest[/name_u]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_u]Brooke[/name_u]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_u]Joan[/name_u]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] Roísìn
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Roseanne[/name_f]

Lila is fresh and bright!

Lila [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Corinne[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Sarai[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_u]Romilly[/name_u]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]

Yeah [name_f]Lila[/name_f]/Lilah are both [name_f]Lyla[/name_f] to me.

Lila [name_f]Jade[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Seine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_u]Kay[/name_u]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Katheryn[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Sophie[/name_f]