Ayla or Isla

[Anonymous]

My husband and I really like Isla for a girl name but prefer the Ayla spelling. Thoughts on which we should use? Is the Ayla spelling too 'different?'

[Anonymous]

A-Y-L-A is a spelling for Isla?

Pronunciation?

I'm an elementary school teacher in nwdc and this is really a new one for me.

[Anonymous]

I actually prefer Aila.

But I looove the name regardless of the spelling.

[Anonymous]

For women of a certain age, this is going to lead them to think of those Clan of the Cave Bear novels. Possibly the only association most of us have with that name.

[Anonymous]

Isla is much better.

Ayla reminds me of Layla or Kayla, which is also how most people will probably pronounce it.

[Anonymous]

I wonder when Jondolar will make it into circulation. Very good name associations with that one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder when Jondolar will make it into circulation. Very good name associations with that one.

Yes, a beautiful man. And Ayla is not only beautiful, but highly accomplished as well. She invented fire, horseback riding, domesticated the dog, etc.

[Anonymous]

This is OP. Ayla is the Turkish/Hebrew spelling. Isla is the Scottish. Isla seems to be gaining so much popularity and so we were exploring other spellings. We also like that Ayla means Oak Tree. Both are pronounced Eye-lah. Though I bet people might say Ayla like Kayla..so there's that.

[Anonymous]

I would pronounce "Ayla" like "Kayla" and I know an Ayla who pronounces it that way. You will be correcting a lot of people if you spell it Ayla and want people to pronounce it I-La.

[Anonymous]

I would have pronounced Isla like Ees-la

[Anonymous]

Forever having people not knowing how to say it.

Dropped my kid off at a party today- had no idea how to say the kids name. Awkward.

[Anonymous]

Ugh, neither. SO ugly, both in sound and the spellings.

[Anonymous]

I love the name Ayla pronounced eye-luh

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband and I really like Isla for a girl name but prefer the Ayla spelling. Thoughts on which we should use? Is the Ayla spelling too 'different?'

No, that's how I would pronounce it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband and I really like Isla for a girl name but prefer the Ayla spelling. Thoughts on which we should use? Is the Ayla spelling too 'different?'

People are going to mispronounce it. Provide the pronunciation for each name. Are they the same pronunciation or different?