Your opinion on Laila

Girl Names
1

After talking to a friend who is expecting a baby girl in [name]July[/name], she asked me about names that I like and I mentioned the name [name]Laila[/name]. She thought it was nice and would consider adding it to her list but thinks it is more of a child’s name rather than an adult and couldn’t think of any middle names that go with it.

What do you think about the name [name]Laila[/name]? And what middle names do you think ‘go with’ [name]Laila[/name]?

Thanks Berries!

2

I much prefer [name]Leila[/name] or [name]Layla[/name], but [name]Laila[/name] is just as pretty.

Some middle name suggestions:
[name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Madeline[/name]/[name]Madeleine[/name]/[name]Madelyn[/name]

3

Assuming you’re pronouncing it “[name]Lay[/name]-luh” not “Lie-luh” (I saw [name]Lila[/name] spelt this way once and it confused the bejeezus out of me), then:

[name]Laila[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Laila[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Laila[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Laila[/name] [name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Laila[/name] [name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Laila[/name] [name]Primrose[/name]
[name]Laila[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Laila[/name] [name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Laila[/name] [name]Winifred[/name]
[name]Laila[/name] [name]Verity[/name]
[name]Laila[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Laila[/name] [name]Maud[/name]

4

I was just thinking about how [name]Laila[/name] / [name]Leila[/name] / [name]Layla[/name], etc is probably one of the few names that I really like in all spellings. I’m pretty sure that I saw a Bollywood movie not too long ago where the lead female role was named [name]Laila[/name]. Maybe suggest that she watch some to see it as a grown-up name.

I’d like to second the suggestions of [name]Laila[/name] [name]Rosemary[/name], [name]Laila[/name] [name]Jane[/name], and [name]Laila[/name] [name]Josephine[/name] — they were all ideas that I had before reading all of the posts and I see that they’ve been suggested already.

[name]Laila[/name] [name]Julienne[/name]
[name]Laila[/name] [name]Estelle[/name]
[name]Laila[/name] [name]Colette[/name]
[name]Laila[/name] [name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Laila[/name] [name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Laila[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Laila[/name] [name]Kathleen[/name]
[name]Laila[/name] [name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Laila[/name] [name]Hope[/name]
[name]Laila[/name] [name]Millicent[/name]
[name]Laila[/name] [name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Laila[/name] [name]Skye[/name]
[name]Laila[/name] [name]Annabel[/name]
[name]Laila[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Laila[/name] [name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Laila[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]

5

Here you go: Nameberry - Welcome to the Nameberry Forums

There was a whole thread about [name]Laila[/name] the other day :slight_smile:

6

It would pronounced [name]Lay[/name]-Luh/Lah really like the suggestions of:

[name]Laila[/name] [name]Madeline[/name]
[name]Laila[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Laila[/name] [name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Laila[/name] [name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Laila[/name] [name]Hope[/name]
[name]Laila[/name] [name]Annabel[/name]

7

sorry I just dislike this name. I knew a girl with this name, spelled [name]Layla[/name], and all the boys would say ‘I want to lay ya’

8

I love it but I like it much better spelled [name]Leila[/name] or [name]Layla[/name]. It kind of blends in with all the double ‘L’ names going around these days but I still love it. [name]Leila[/name] [name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Leila[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Leila[/name] [name]Renee[/name]
[name]Leila[/name] [name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Leila[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Leila[/name] [name]Faith[/name]
[name]Leila[/name] [name]Felicity[/name]

9

I prefer the [name]Leila[/name] spelling. The daughter of boxer [name]Mohammed[/name] [name]Ali[/name] is named [name]Laila[/name]. I think it’s a name that works well on women of all ages.