Lila or Elka?

[name_f]My[/name_f] baby came early and while she is well, we were completely unprepared name wise. We have a difficult last name- killingbeck. [name_f]My[/name_f] first born is called [name_f]Tia[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f] Killingbeck and we have narrowed our new additions name to either [name_f]Elka[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f] Killingbeck or [name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Indigo[/name_f] Killingbeck. [name_f]My[/name_f] family and friends are sick of me talking about it and can’t believe I can’t make a decision!
I think my husband secretly prefers [name_f]Lila[/name_f].

What are your thoughts- [name_f]Lila[/name_f] or [name_f]Elka[/name_f]??
Thanks

I personally prefer [name_f]Elka[/name_f]: it has a lovely meaning, and there are quite a lot of [name_f]Lila[/name_f]'s / [name_f]Lilla[/name_f]'s / [name_f]Lily[/name_f]'s / [name_f]Lillian[/name_f]'s / [name_f]Delilah[/name_f]'s nowadays. I also think [name_f]Lila[/name_f] is a bit too similar to your first borns middle name, [name_f]Lily[/name_f]. Continuing the floral theme with [name_f]Tia[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f] and [name_f]Elka[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f] would be a very lovely link between the names, too. At the end of the day, it is your decision, but those are just my two cents. Good luck!

[name_f]Elka[/name_f] [name_f]Indigo[/name_f]

[name_f]Elka[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]. [name_f]Lila[/name_f] seems too similar to [name_f]Tia[/name_f]'s middle name. I feel like its soft sound gets subsumed into your surname. [name_f]Elka[/name_f] feels stronger. It is unusual and at the same time accessible among all the [name_f]El[/name_f] names that are currently popular.

I actually like [name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Indigo[/name_f]. I like the way it flows, and it has a similar feel to [name_f]Tia[/name_f] [name_f]Lilly[/name_f]. The [name_f]Lila[/name_f] and [name_f]Lilly[/name_f] are similar but one’s a fn and one’s a mn, so mostly it will not matter. It will be [name_f]Tia[/name_f] and [name_f]Lila[/name_f] most of the time. Which I think is really sweet. [name_f]Elka[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f] is nice too but it is a strong sound and a strong contrast compared to [name_f]Tia[/name_f] [name_f]Lilly[/name_f] and so I don’t feel like these are siblings.

I love [name_f]Elka[/name_f]! It’s such a beautiful name, with great imagery. Personally, I think [name_f]Lila[/name_f] blends in a bit with all the Lilys and other [name_f]Lil[/name_f]- names.