Lila

So much better than Lily.

I LOVE this name! It's not very common, so classy, beautiful, easy to say, etc. Perfection!

This is my younger sister's name (my name is Maya). We pronounce it Ly - la, like telling a lie, or lying down. That's the Hebrew and Arabic pronunciation, which is what my family is most familiar with. It means night in Hebrew and is a variant of Leila in Arabic, which means dark haired beauty. People do call her Leela or Lil - luh, and surprisingly Lilia sometimes, but most get it right. Leela is a different name in it's own right, and a really nice one. Personally, I'd spell it that way (Lela looks like it should be pronounced Leila).

It's actually a little funny, in Hindu culture, there's a yin-yang sort of theory of the universe where Maya is the destruction and Lila is the playfulness. My parents weren't aware of this at all, but it's pretty cool.

I agree! I have a protagonist named Delilah, her closest friends call her Lila.

Ooh, me too!

I pronounce this Lee-lah,I don't like it pronounced Ly-lah

One of my favorites! Very feminine. I prefer the Ly-Lah pronunciation.

Ashton Lila Taylor is the name of my little baby girl and I think it's so pretty!! <3

My second daughter's name is Lila, pronounced like the more common
Lilah. I don't think the name looks as pretty with the H at the
end, so we left it off. It's a playful name, but it also has a romantic
side. We think it suits her perfectly. :)

Lila is very nice

Classic and cool with a super meaning. Love Lila, a lot!

I'm upset with the false representation of the name.
Lee-la (lila) is hindu , Sanskrit, Arabic
The name comes from one of Lord Rama s wifes it is not pronoced Lyla they will not no what you are talking about .
Ly-la (lila) is another form of Lily , the American short term for Liliac and Scottish female form of Lyles (island).
Do your research before naming your baby !
I was lucky enough for my Husband to explain the hindu version of the name it helped me search more and figure out what my baby's name means!
Both are beautiful with beautiful meanings but don't get mixed up!
I feel like name sights should explain the two and not slap on whatever sounds pretty.

That is the proper spelling of Lela. I was going to use this for my third daughter.

I love this but wouldn't use it because the pronunciation is so confusing. I like Lilla, Lilah or Lela to make things clearer

Lelah Lela

I really don't see how people get Lyla from this because all I see is Lily with an a. Lil a. That's so much prettier to me.

Lela. I know someone with this name that pronounces it lee-la.

Does anyone know any ways to spell it so the standard pronunciation is Lee-la? Besides Leela?

I wouldn't say everyone mispronounces it is a moron. I'm a native German speaker and Lila is our world for 'purple,' and the correct German pronunciation is lee-ah. I try to pronounce it properly but often get confused and say it the way I was raised to.

This is a cute name. c: I'm from Germany, though, and we pronounce Lila as lee-ah because it's our word for the color purple. So I'm still struggling to remind myself it's pronounced ly-lah in the English language.

Well, I'm a Portuguese speaker; so the right way for my people is: lee-lah.

I'm Muslim and when I have kids I have a tiny list of Arabic names that I want to use to honor my heritage and this name is defiantly up there. I also have a older cousin who's name is layla (I don't know how she spells it since there are so many spellings) so that's another reason.

The traditional pronunciation is Lee-lah .

Lila is sexy and sweet without being over the top. I do like the Lilah spelling

This name has been tainted by many people in my school. Every Lila I have ever met has been a terribly unpleasant person!

Just like Maya, the American pronunciation is different to the Australian, as we would instinctively pronounce it how it's spelt Lil-UH. A children's TV program here features a Lila with this pronunciation also.

Beware of morons who will mispronounce this name daily! My name is Lila and I've gotten everything but my entire life. Anything from Leela, lola, lil a, then there's the ever popular lala. Like who names their kid La La? Really!

Because that is the CORRECT pronounceation

Absolutely love this name! I'm using it for a character in my current story.

Strong nickname for Delilah.

I love this name i think its cute but also kinda classy i like the pronunciation as Ly Lah

I use Lila as a nickname for my character, whom I called Kalliope. It's a much better nickname than Callie and Poppy.

I love Leela as well but my sister's name is Leah which is too close for comfort :(

Lila is sweet and pretty, but Leela has more power and depth.

I love this name! It was my first competition team dance teacher so it has a lot of meaning to me :) I want to name a future daughter this!

I think we're going to use this for our baby girl;)

This is my daughters name, I love it!