Torn Between....

Hello again. :slight_smile:
We are due with baby number three in [name_u]December[/name_u]. We still have quite awhile to decide, and had thought we were set on our choices. We won’t be finding out the gender this time because this will be our last baby and we’d like it to be a surprise.

We have decided on [name_m]Scott[/name_m] [name_m]Allen[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] for a boy, and for a girl we had [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]May[/name_f] and [name_f]Lyla[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f] picked out. We have been leaning more towards [name_f]Lyla[/name_f] more and more. Our thought was that we’d decide between the two closer to the due date or when we met her. Well the other day I went to various places with our girls and heard the name [name_f]Nylah[/name_f]… I couldn’t get it out of my head I told my husband about it and he likes it more than [name_f]Lyla[/name_f], but said it is up to me. I’m torn.

[name_f]Lyla[/name_f] is for a childhood favorite [name_f]Delilah[/name_f] (which is not an option), and in honor of my grandmothers favorite flower, Lilacs (also not an option). We chose the [name_f]Lyla[/name_f] spelling due to having a niece [name_f]Lily[/name_f] and not wanting [name_f]Lilah[/name_f] accidently pronounced as [name_f]Lil[/name_f]-la. [name_f]My[/name_f] husband does like it, but he said the Lie sound throws him off… I like it. Lol.

[name_f]Nylah[/name_f] has the same sound in a way, but instead of Lie it’s [name_m]Nye[/name_m] as in night. [name_f]Nylah[/name_f] has the Arabic roots same as [name_f]Lyla[/name_f]/[name_f]Lylah[/name_f]. I’ve come to realize I like a lot of Arabic and Persian girl names. Not sure why. [name_f]Nylah[/name_f] lacks the sentiment, but is a name that is so new to me yet so familiar.

So here are my questions…
Which do you personally prefer out of the two- [name_f]Lylah[/name_f] or [name_f]Nylah[/name_f]? And why.

Does [name_f]Nylah[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f] or [name_f]Lylah[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f] flow better? I am open to suggestions on a middle name. We prefer one syllable middle names with our last name. Cannot be [name_f]Grace[/name_f], [name_f]Bea[/name_f], [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Beth[/name_f], or [name_u]Kay[/name_u].

Which name fits better with [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] [name_f]Bea[/name_f] (pronounced like [name_f]Bee[/name_f]) and [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]?

Should we keep the ‘H’ at the end or have it end in a vowel as [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] and [name_f]Anna[/name_f] do?

Thank you for your help!!

[name_f]Nyla[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f] (without the ‘h’) is adorable, and I much prefer it to [name_f]Lyla[/name_f]. HOWEVER, I think [name_f]Lyla[/name_f] goes better with the big sisters’ names.

Either way, you have a winner. You can’t go wrong.

I prefer [name_f]Lyla[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f] without the ‘h’. It flows better and has so much meaning for you. I feel like if you went with [name_f]Nylah[/name_f] you would one day regret it. I know when I like a new name I have to hear and say it for a couple days then stop thinking about and then go back to the name to see if I really like it, and nine times out of ten I don’t…I only like it at first because it’s new and different. I always seem to stick to what I’ve always liked.

And I’m not a fan of [name_f]Nylah[/name_f]. It sounds like a variation of Nalah (not sure I spelt that right).

I agree with the first poster; they are all gorgeous names and work with your girls’ names. You can’t go wrong!

At first glance, [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] and [name_f]Anna[/name_f] seem like classic, English names and my first thought is that they work best with [name_u]Ruby[/name_u].

But they are also both variations of Hebrew names. I’m not sure about this, but, to me, some Arabic and Persian names seem to have some similar sounds to some Hebrew names. I love names from all of these origins also!

[name_f]Nyla[/name_f] is gorgeous and certainly unique. I would probably spell it without the H. It’s not dissimilar to other more common names like [name_f]Noa[/name_f], [name_f]Nora[/name_f] and [name_f]Nola[/name_f] or, for boys, Neill or Niall.

On the other hand, I think [name_f]Lyla[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f] is also beautiful and flows a bit better than [name_f]Nyla[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]. This name is probably more familiar for most people. It sounds like it’s very meaningful to you.

Some other middle options for [name_f]Nyla[/name_f]…

[name_f]Nyla[/name_f] [name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Nyla[/name_f] [name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Nyla[/name_f] [name_u]Lou[/name_u]
[name_f]Nyla[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Nyla[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u]

[name_m]Just[/name_m] for fun, here are some others you may like…

[name_f]Maryam[/name_f]
[name_f]Niva[/name_f]
Safiya/Sophia/Sophie
[name_f]Soraya[/name_f] (I also like [name_f]Raya[/name_f], [name_f]Raia[/name_f] and [name_u]Rae[/name_u])
[name_f]Sara[/name_f]/Sarai/Zara

I can’t choose either; they are all lovely! Can you wait til she arrives or is this leaving too much up in the air? X

Wow! Thank you for the feed back.
@steampunkleo I think you’re right about the no ‘H’. And that is why it’s so hard! I know either would be great for us.

@bookworm26 It has been about three days now, and I will give it more time before deciding. Normally names don’t jump out at me like Nylah did. All of my children’s names have been favorites for years. Ellie, Anna, Scott, Ruby and Lyla are all names I either I had picked out years ago or my husband had picked out. All other names I could never imagine as a kid of mine. For some reason with Nylah I can. That is funny you associated it with Nala. I did too, and that is one of the reasons I actually like it. Call me a nerd, but I think it’s cute without being very obvious. :slight_smile:

@lee1981 that makes sense. Hebrew names have a strong appeal to me also, so do Native American names, Irish names, and Gaelic names. On a side note, I am from the US, so my choice in names makes little sense to me. :smiley: I’ve always loved Nora, and Nola! Just not enough to name my child one of those.

I like how unique Nyla is. Usually unique-ness and popularity do not matter to me. I usually go with what I have loved all along. But I have got to admit being the last baby I am emotional and picky… With everything! So being unique has an appeal to me this time. I really like Nyla Faye. Our last name has a long ‘U’ sound, and ends in an ‘R’. Too funny! Zara, Maryam/Miriam, Raia, Kiva (very similar to Niva) are all on my long list.

It is hard to wait, but I wanted to experience going through pregnancy not knowing the gender for my last child. It’s kind of a personal goal of mine, and I am very stubborn. So I think I can wait. I’m worried about my husband, and girls. They are being impatient. :wink: We saved all the baby girl clothes, have neutral gear, and Anna was “supposed” to be a boy so we have some boy stuff to get us started. We love Ruby and Lyla/Nyla, I think seeing her would help us choose, and it kind is to keep family guessing. They have been very opinionated and it can be nauseating.

Now, i just need to decide if the meaning behind Lyla is enough to keep the name, or if I can live with the meaning in a round about way through Nyla. I’ve decided I love both with Ellie and Anna. I also like both with Claire, Faye, Jade, and our last name.

Thank you again for your much needed help! When he or she arrives in December I will certainly put an announcement on here. :slight_smile:

Ha ha, we must have similar tastes :slight_smile: Thanks for sharing part of your journey. It’s understandable that it’s a bit harder this time round. Well done on waiting!

[name_f]Nyla[/name_f] really is stunning! I like it with [name_f]Jade[/name_f] too. I look forward to reading about a little [name_m]Scott[/name_m]/[name_f]Nyla[/name_f]/[name_f]Lyla[/name_f]/[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] in the announcements :slight_smile:

I love [name_f]Lyla[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f] without the h. [name_f]Lila[/name_f] with an h is ok, but somehow the y and the h is just too much. [name_f]Nyla[/name_f] is pretty too, and you can’t go wrong with [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]. But [name_f]Lyla[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f] gets my vote. :slight_smile:

I really like the sound of [name_f]Lyla[/name_f] [name_f]Beth[/name_f].

[name_f]Nyla[/name_f] keeps making me think of Nylon…sorry, but something to consider :slight_smile: